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CHART · #031

Countries With the Highest Electricity Use per Person

2026-06-083 sources

Data table

#CountryMWh per person per year
01Iceland48.42
02Norway24.87
03Bahrain23.92
04Kuwait18.74
05Qatar18.59
06United Arab Emirates16.05
07Bhutan15.74
08Canada15.71
09Finland15.26
10Saudi Arabia13.38

This chart compares each country’s electricity demand per person in 2024. A higher value means that more electricity is used relative to the population, not only for lighting, heating, cooling, and appliances in homes and offices, but also in factories, commercial buildings, data centers, and desalination facilities. However, this does not mean household electricity use alone; it also reflects factors such as industry structure and climate.

Sources

  1. Per capita electricity demandOur World in Data
  2. Yearly Electricity DataEmber
  3. Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)World Bank
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