The Nordic countries of Iceland, Norway, Finland, and Sweden recorded the largest electricity demand per capita in Europe over the last few years. In 2023, Iceland’s per capita electricity demand averaged at almost 52 megawatt-hours per person, more than twice the consumption of runner-up Norway. Meanwhile, France, the largest electricity producer among the European Union countries, had an average per capita consumption of seven megawatt-hours in 2024. Why is electricity consumption so high in Iceland? The intense electricity consumption in Iceland stems from a combination of factors. On the one hand, due to its abundant natural resources, hydro and geothermal are the main sources of electricity generation in Iceland, allowing the country to produce power at high reliability and very low costs. Meanwhile, on the demand side, Iceland is home to some particularly energy-intensive industries – in 2023, it ranked among the largest aluminum smelter producers worldwide. To top it off, electricity demand is also high on the household sector side, due to the Nordic country’s long, dark, and cold winters. A similar combination of factors can also be found in Norway. How cheap is electricity in Iceland? In 2024, household electricity prices in Iceland averaged between 18 and 22.2 euro cents per kilowatt-hour, depending on the level of demand. In comparison to the average household electricity price in the European Union in the same period, it was around 40 percent cheaper. Iceland had one of the lowest residential electricity prices in Europe. On the other side of the spectrum, Germany, Denmark, and Belgium reported the highest prices in the region.

The average for 2015 based on 25 countries was 4104.95 kilograms of oil equivalent. The highest value was in Iceland: 17478.89 kilograms of oil equivalent and the lowest value was in Turkey: 1657.93 kilograms of oil equivalent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2015. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Qatar has the highest per capita energy consumption worldwide. In 2023, residents in Qatar used an average of *** megawatt-hours worth of energy - all of which was derived from fossil fuels. Sources of primary energy In 2023, oil and coal were the main fuels used for primary energy worldwide. Except for the Nordic countries and Canada, all other countries listed among the leading 10 consumers sourced energy almost exclusively from fossil fuels. Many of them are also responsible for large oil production shares or the refining thereof. Differences in energy consumption There is a notable disparity between the highest and lowest energy users. Resource-rich countries outside the temperate climate zone tend to use more energy to heat or cool homes and are also more likely to use greater amounts of energy as costs are much lower. For example, electricity prices in oil and gas-producing countries such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia are only a fraction of those of resource-poor countries in Europe. Furthermore, energy consumption disparity is a strong indicator of the different income levels around the world and largely tied to economic prosperity.

For several years, domestic electricity consumption has been growing (the average annual growth rate of electricity consumption for 2005-2010 is 2.75%). The increase in demand for electricity is related to the continuous development of the Polish economy, the enrichment of society and the growing, year by year, industrial production. It should be noted that electricity consumption is related to the GDP per capita, the general economic situation and the modernization of the economy. The following dataset shows that there is a correlation between electricity consumption per capita and the GDP of a given country. Therefore, it should be assumed that the Polish economy, which is developing despite the global financial crisis and the European crisis of public debt and the financial sector, will become an increasingly larger energy consumer.

Germany is the largest electricity consumer in the European Union (EU), with demand exceeding *** terawatt-hours in 2024. France followed closely in second, with a demand of *** terawatt-hours. In contrast, the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus and Malta had the lowest power demands in the EU that year.

The United Kingdom’s electricity use has been declining since peaking at *** terawatt-hours in 2005. In 2024, the UK's electricity increased on the previous year, amounting to *** terawatt-hours. Electricity consumption in the UK typically follows a seasonal trend, peaking in the winter months. How electricity-intensive is the UK? Despite the continual decline in electricity consumption, the UK remains one of the largest electricity consumers in the world. In terms of per capita electricity consumption, however, the UK ranks low in comparison to other European countries such as Norway, Germany, and France. In 2023, it registered an average of ***** kilowatt-hours per person. The race towards a clean power mix In 2010, gas and coal accounted for roughly ** percent of the UK's power mix. Since then, alongside the EU Renewables Directive, the UK agreed and created its own National Renewable Energy Plan, to increase the use of renewable sources and decrease its fossil fuel dependence. In the past decade, the share of energy consumption in the UK attributable to renewable energy increased slightly, although it was still a small percentage out of the total in 2023.

Data for the 28 countries of the European Union as well as Norway on following variables influencing the countries' energy consumption: - self-constructed weighted average price index - HDD - longitude - latitude - age - average floor area - GDP per capita - home ownership - share of apartment - share of new buildings - share of district heating

Cluster centroids of the EU countries regarding the SDG 7 in 2020.

South Sudan ranked as the least-electrified country in the world in 2022, with only 8.4 percent of its population having access to electricity. Burundi fared only slightly better, with an access rate of around 10 percent. Electricity access in Africa As of 2022, the top 20 least-electrified countries in the world were all located in Africa, except for Papua New Guinea. In fact, while the number of people without electricity worldwide more than halved in the past two decades, the figure for Sub-Saharan Africa has remained fairly stable in the period, accounting for roughly eight out of every 10 people without electricity in 2023. The region also shows great disparities in access between urban and rural areas. In 2022, over 80 percent of the urban population in Sub-Saharan Africa had access to electricity, while the same was true for only 31 percent of rural dwellers. Global power trends Despite disparities, electricity consumption worldwide has seen continuous growth in the past century, more than tripling since 1980. As more people gain access to this service, and different sectors (such as heating and transportation) see a growth in electrification, global power generation is forecast to double again by the middle of the century.

From the selected regions, the ranking by combined volume per capita in the 'Energy & Sports Drinks' segment of the non-alcoholic drinks market is led by the United States with 29.17 litres and is followed by the United Kingdom (13.02 litres). In contrast, the ranking is trailed by Russia with 0.29 litres, recording a difference of 28.88 litres to the United States. Find other insights concerning similar markets and segments, such as a ranking of subsegments in Denmark regarding revenue in the Non-Alcoholic Drinks market as a whole and a ranking by country regarding revenue in the orange juice segment of the non-alcoholic drinks market. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

This statistic shows the countries with the highest quality of electricity supply in 2019. That year, Luxembourg had an index score of around 100 and was tied in first with nine other countries.

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In today’s culture, many people cannot imagine life without electricity. It has become a global necessity and a part of the everyday life of many people. Life without electricity is almost impossible - it can be difficult and slow. The importance of electricity can be seen throughout various fields of human activity: engineering, communication and transport, entertainment, and surgery. We often forget how heavily we rely on electricity, even for small and relatively insignificant activities in our daily lives.

The world’s electricity consumption has steadily risen in the last decades from 7.32 trillion kilowatt hours in 1980 to 21.8 trillion kilowatt hours in 2016. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Canada and the United States were the two countries with the highest electricity consumption per capita in 2017.

Despite our reliance, many populations suffer from electricity supplies that may be unreliable and/or poor in quality. The number of people who did not have access to electricity is significantly higher in developing Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. More than 260 million people living in India were not connected to the main electricity grid. Even though South Sudan reported a high rate of population growth, it was the country with the lowest access to electricity in 2016. Slightly more than five percent of the population had access to electricity.

European countries tended to have the highest ratio of electric cars per 1,000 inhabitants as of 2020, with Norway leading the ranking at around **. Norway dwarfed all other countries, including Iceland and other small markets. By contrast, large countries such as the United States and China had a ratio of *** and *****, respectively. The electric vehicle market The European Union aims to decrease its carbon emissions by ** percent by 2030 to reach climate neutrality by 2050. With the push for decarbonization by national governments, automakers are expected to be penalized if they fail to meet the limits that are being set out. Electric passenger cars are projected to represent more than ** percent of car sales worldwide in 2050. In 2019, around **** million battery-electric cars were sold worldwide. One of the barriers to the sale of electric cars, however, remains limited accessibility to charging infrastructure. As of 2020, China recorded the largest amount of fast charging points, dwarfing all other countries. Leading manufacturers In 2020, Tesla was the leading electric vehicle automaker, recording sales of just under ******* plug-in electric vehicles, the majority of which were Model 3 units. Strong demand for Model 3 cars helped the company record over **** billion U.S. dollars in revenue that same year. Tesla also offers the vehicle with the longest range as of 2021, the Tesla Model S Long Range, which offers *** miles of autonomy. Its main competitor, Ford’s Mustang Mach-E, recorded a maximum range of *** miles.

Denmark's carbon dioxide emissions from energy use fell *** percent in 2023, to **** million metric tons of (MtCO₂). This was the second-lowest annual CO₂ emissions produced in the Scandinavian country since 1970. Clean energy pioneer Denmark is known as a leader in clean and renewable energy, especially wind power, which accounts for almost ** percent of the electricity generated in the country. Bioenergy also plays a key role in Denmark's power mix. The transition to renewables has helped cut CO₂ emissions from electricity production by more than ** percent since the turn of the century. Per capita emissions While Denmark has some of the lowest total CO₂ emissions in the EU, its per capita emissions are above the EU average. In 2022, the average Dane produced the equivalent of *** kilograms of CO₂. Nevertheless, Denmark's per capita GHG emissions are roughly half those of the bloc's biggest per capita polluters.