This is a list of countries by electric energy consumption. China is the largest producer and consumer of electricity, representing 55% of consumption in Asia and 31% of the world in 2023.
Consumption by country
Data in this table are from Ember and are for 2025 unless otherwise specified. It includes some dependent territories. Total consumption figures are in terawatt-hours (TWh) while per capita (i.e., per person) figures are in megawatt-hours (MWh).
Links for each location go to the relevant electricity market page, when available.
Location Consumption(TWh ) Per capita(MWh ) Year 31,746.92 3.86 2025 10,560.24 7.46 2025 4,535.81 13.06 2025 2,082.82 1.42 2025 1,176.11 8.17 2025 1,029.86 8.37 2025 762.12 3.58 2025 645.63 16.09 2025 624.66 12.09 2025 520.27 6.19 2025 477.49 7.16 2025 454.59 13.39 2024 395.60 4.28 2025 372.50 1.31 2024 356.66 2.70 2025 351.93 4.01 2025 321.38 4.62 2025 313.59 3.09 2025 311.60 5.27 2025 288.39 12.48 2025 286.34 10.62 2025 275.70 5.76 2025 244.31 2.06 2025 236.84 3.66 2025 225.10 3.14 2025 199.91 5.56 2025 177.02 16.05 2024 174.31 4.57 2025 162.43 3.54 2025 156.83 3.41 2024 137.71 24.49 2025 137.11 12.87 2025 185.9 0.77 2025 126.10 6.05 2025 123.12 1.05 2025 121.11 6.60 2025 118.06 0.67 2025 111.61 2.72 2022 93.84 2.01 2024 92.49 18.40 2025 91.61 1.72 2025 89.63 2.42 2025 88.50 4.46 2025 87.78 15.61 2025 86.56 7.36 2025 80.13 2.82 2024 75.84 8.32 2025 75.70 7.95 2025 68.04 6.41 2025 65.12 7.26 2025 60.47 1.75 2025 60.44 10.30 2025 60.36 5.80 2025 56.18 18.03 2025 55.56 5.59 2025 54.39 2.88 2025 52.84 9.62 2025 48.90 5.08 2025 48.81 6.58 2024 46.69 1.22 2025 44.89 4.99 2025 43.34 8.25 2025 40.67 6.78 2025 39.24 0.17 2025 38.44 23.92 2024 37.66 7.10 2025 37.40 5.59 2025 36.64 2.00 2025 36.53 5.44 2025 34.59 4.69 2024 31.02 0.23 2025 29.65 4.23 2025 27.10 1.02 2024 26.75 4.89 2025 26.54 2.55 2025 24.90 2.02 2025 24.28 0.98 2024 24.01 3.20 2024 23.73 2.05 2024 22.68 1.97 2025 22.39 1.25 2025 21.92 0.40 2024 21.83 0.63 2024 20.05 5.21 2025 19.58 6.05 2025 19.43 1.77 2024 19.23 2.64 2025 19.05 48.42 2024 18.81 1.74 2025 17.36 0.16 2024 17.25 0.74 2025 16.60 0.78 2024 16.49 0.48 2024 16.35 0.89 2024 15.61 2.01 2024 15.59 0.41 2024 15.58 0.27 2025 15.57 0.31 2024 14.75 4.36 2025 14.70 3.86 2025 14.31 6.76 2025 13.63 1.08 2025 13.29 2.94 2024 12.63 1.17 2024 12.46 15.74 2024 12.45 2.42 2025 12.41 3.53 2025 12.32 4.35 2025 12.10 0.73 2024 12.09 3.85 2025 11.03 0.37 2024 10.06 0.32 2024 9.55 6.33 2024 9.34 6.95 2025 9.03 0.13 2024 8.67 3.11 2024 8.35 4.60 2025 8.13 0.44 2024 7.99 1.45 2024 7.52 4.06 2025 7.38 4.41 2025 7.32 0.25 2024 7.09 2.40 2025 6.82 0.16 2024 6.70 9.85 2025 6.28 8.72 2024 6.27 0.99 2025 6.17 2.06 2025 5.91 4.31 2025 5.56 12.02 2024 5.46 0.22 2024 5.42 0.78 2024 5.38 0.85 2024 5.37 0.11 2024 5.34 0.92 2024 5.25 0.13 2024 4.92 1.73 2024 4.73 0.45 2024 4.67 1.85 2024 4.34 6.86 2025 4.04 1.33 2024 4.03 0.27 2024 3.41 2.68 2024 3.23 5.92 2025 3.19 0.14 2024 3.18 1.25 2024 3.12 10.66 2024 3.07 3.51 2023 2.43 0.08 2024 2.37 0.46 2024 2.31 0.16 2024 2.25 5.61 2024 2.21 0.23 2024 2.15 0.08 2024 1.86 11.09 2024 1.81 0.08 2024 1.74 2.74 2024 1.67 4.44 2023 1.65 1.33 2024 1.51 4.36 2023 1.49 0.79 2024 1.38 1.66 2024 1.22 0.09 2024 1.15 1.24 2024 1.11 3.93 2024 1.00 9.25 2024 0.98 3.23 2023 0.86 0.07 2024 0.85 2.04 2024 0.85 1.61 2024 0.80 0.69 2024 0.72 2.56 2024 0.71 9.54 2024 0.68 7.94 2023 0.63 4.83 2024 0.61 9.44 2024 0.60 10.75 2024 0.58 0.25 2024 0.57 0.04 2024 0.57 0.10 2024 0.56 0.05 2024 0.52 0.99 2024 0.51 0.19 2024 0.51 0.36 2024 0.49 8.96 2023 0.45 0.13 2024 0.43 0.02 2024 0.40 2.23 2024 0.37 3.95 2024 0.37 0.02 2024 0.27 5.80 2024 0.24 2.05 2024 0.23 4.91 2024 0.22 5.59 2024 0.21 0.02 2024 0.18 3.85 2024 0.17 4.36 2023 0.16 0.73 2024 0.15 2.26 2023 0.15 1.49 2024 0.14 0.03 2023 0.14 0.17 2023 0.11 0.13 2024 0.09 0.39 2023 0.09 0.23 2009 0.08 0.04 2024 0.08 0.25 2023 0.07 0.67 2024 0.05 4.19 2024 0.05 8.80 2023 0.04 2.91 2024 0.04 0.30 2024 0.01 2.88 2023 0.01 2.28 2024 0.01 1.89 2023 0.00 2023
Consumption by continent Continent Consumption(TWh ) Per capita(MWh ) Asia 16,704.91 3.76 North America 5,172.81 13.35 Europe 5,101.30 6.12 Latin America and Caribbean 1,846.23 2.77 Middle East 1,581.74 5.26 Africa 997.77 0.64 Oceania 342.16 7.38
See also Electric energy consumption Electricity by country List of countries by energy consumption per capita List of countries by energy intensity List of countries by energy consumption and production List of countries by renewable electricity production World energy supply and consumption
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