Environment

Electricity per capita

EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC · kWh

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 5,136.68 kWh for Italy in 2024, over a series running from 1990 to 2024 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (Iceland, 48,998 kWh) to the lowest (South Sudan, 47.9 kWh).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Norway	Iceland	Croatia
2024	5,136.68 kWh	5,196.11 kWh	6,386.37 kWh	12,839 kWh			23,673 kWh	48,998 kWh
2023	5,047.47 kWh	5,117.83 kWh	6,206.43 kWh	12,553 kWh	6,523.72 kWh	47.9 kWh	23,520 kWh	50,951 kWh	4,484.04 kWh
2022	5,215.69 kWh	5,179.77 kWh	6,352.19 kWh	12,969 kWh	6,112.14 kWh	48.91 kWh	23,373 kWh	51,259 kWh	4,475.52 kWh
2021	5,290.23 kWh	5,236.42 kWh	6,708.82 kWh	12,556 kWh	5,847.8 kWh	50.53 kWh	24,650 kWh	51,136 kWh	4,506.6 kWh
2020	4,969.24 kWh	5,089.19 kWh	6,643.58 kWh	12,393 kWh	5,261.94 kWh	49.63 kWh	23,863 kWh	50,720 kWh	4,164.06 kWh
2019	5,260.02 kWh	5,418.87 kWh	6,757.33 kWh	12,678 kWh	5,082.39 kWh	50.66 kWh	23,926 kWh	52,576 kWh	4,363.71 kWh
2018	5,271.1 kWh	5,556.79 kWh	6,790.77 kWh	13,054 kWh	4,842.21 kWh	51.37 kWh	24,357 kWh	54,647 kWh	4,310.85 kWh
2017	5,248.52 kWh	5,605.86 kWh	6,727.98 kWh	12,604 kWh	4,571.04 kWh	50.59 kWh	24,008 kWh	54,301 kWh	4,249.02 kWh
2016	5,124.18 kWh	5,504.27 kWh	6,731.47 kWh	12,806 kWh	4,237.55 kWh	44.23 kWh	23,868 kWh	53,843 kWh	4,028.62 kWh
2015	5,141.23 kWh	5,477.3 kWh	6,711.78 kWh	12,829 kWh	4,017.08 kWh	49.61 kWh	23,596 kWh	55,085 kWh	3,947.76 kWh
2014	5,041.25 kWh	5,358.29 kWh	6,709.22 kWh	12,962 kWh	4,006.17 kWh	40.32 kWh	23,121 kWh	53,836 kWh	3,746.91 kWh
2013	5,152.52 kWh	5,411.23 kWh	6,827.6 kWh	12,972 kWh	3,757.19 kWh	39.85 kWh	23,822 kWh	54,799 kWh	3,773.57 kWh
2012	5,339.31 kWh	5,573.38 kWh	6,872.77 kWh	12,945 kWh	3,466.02 kWh	38.95 kWh	24,049 kWh	53,203 kWh	3,825.73 kWh
2011	5,455.31 kWh	5,599.36 kWh	7,060.05 kWh	13,235 kWh	3,295.78 kWh		23,655 kWh	52,374 kWh	3,900.6 kWh
2010	5,443.94 kWh	5,706.56 kWh	7,006.27 kWh	13,393 kWh	2,943.59 kWh		24,876 kWh	51,440 kWh	3,922.31 kWh
2009	5,326.9 kWh	5,652.6 kWh	6,856.28 kWh	12,914 kWh	2,612.46 kWh		23,860 kWh	51,259 kWh	3,818.42 kWh
2008	5,720.56 kWh	6,025.77 kWh	7,173.05 kWh	13,663 kWh	2,446.37 kWh		24,866 kWh	50,064 kWh	3,990.3 kWh
2007	5,772.9 kWh	6,054.53 kWh	7,157.38 kWh	13,657 kWh	2,325.93 kWh		24,855 kWh	36,846 kWh	3,846.67 kWh
2006	5,807.89 kWh	6,105.19 kWh	7,025.83 kWh	13,583 kWh	2,039.01 kWh		24,100 kWh	31,325 kWh	3,744.47 kWh
2005	5,711.65 kWh	6,111.36 kWh	6,912.37 kWh	13,705 kWh	1,782.31 kWh		25,083 kWh	27,988 kWh	3,582.25 kWh
2004	5,673.95 kWh	5,891.54 kWh	6,882.97 kWh	13,389 kWh	1,585.84 kWh		24,214 kWh	28,215 kWh	3,429.35 kWh
2003	5,644.03 kWh	5,675.64 kWh	6,695.72 kWh	13,307 kWh	1,379.48 kWh		23,201 kWh	27,666 kWh	3,257.89 kWh
2002	5,536.73 kWh	5,576.26 kWh	6,641.74 kWh	13,296 kWh	1,194.86 kWh		24,620 kWh	27,897 kWh	3,191.41 kWh
2001	5,406.2 kWh	5,422.34 kWh	6,599.27 kWh	13,047 kWh	1,076.55 kWh		25,591 kWh	26,950 kWh	2,993.27 kWh
2000	5,299.86 kWh	5,167.71 kWh	6,507.11 kWh	13,671 kWh	992.94 kWh		24,994 kWh	26,202 kWh	2,828.82 kWh
1999	5,079.49 kWh	4,815.62 kWh	6,349.32 kWh	13,282 kWh	913.96 kWh		25,057 kWh	24,522 kWh	2,778.89 kWh
1998	4,955.72 kWh	4,479.22 kWh	6,257.89 kWh	13,155 kWh	870.62 kWh		25,424 kWh	21,321 kWh	2,631.43 kWh
1997	4,791.29 kWh	4,324.57 kWh	6,066.24 kWh	12,890 kWh	852.74 kWh		24,326 kWh	18,958 kWh	2,609.97 kWh
1996	4,658.7 kWh	4,009.09 kWh	5,905.99 kWh	12,854 kWh	821.08 kWh		23,999 kWh	17,359 kWh	2,405.04 kWh
1995	4,597.89 kWh	3,917.45 kWh	5,718.41 kWh	12,660 kWh	770.28 kWh		24,528 kWh	17,396 kWh	2,314.7 kWh
1994	4,439.32 kWh	3,756.17 kWh	5,616.32 kWh	12,455 kWh	727.11 kWh		24,247 kWh	17,066 kWh	2,203.13 kWh
1993	4,303.65 kWh	3,638.63 kWh	5,462.65 kWh	12,262 kWh	662.64 kWh		23,967 kWh	16,737 kWh	2,218.25 kWh
1992	4,310.54 kWh	3,690.69 kWh	5,403.52 kWh	12,015 kWh	604.69 kWh		23,787 kWh	16,100 kWh	2,227.8 kWh
1991	4,224.74 kWh	3,607.8 kWh	5,291.18 kWh	12,134 kWh	548.95 kWh		23,809 kWh	15,931 kWh	2,608.86 kWh
1990	4,144.91 kWh	3,536.83 kWh	5,183.69 kWh	11,713 kWh	510.62 kWh		23,354 kWh	16,148 kWh	2,966.28 kWh

World Bank definition

Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)

Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.

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