Rank | Country | Electricity - consumption (billion kWh) | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 5,564 | |
2 | United States | 3,902 | |
3 | India | 1,137 | |
4 | Japan | 943.7 | |
5 | Russia | 909.6 | |
6 | Germany | 536.5 | |
7 | Canada | 522.2 | |
8 | Brazil | 509.1 | |
9 | Korea, South | 507.6 | |
10 | France | 450.8 | |
11 | United Kingdom | 309.2 | |
12 | Saudi Arabia | 296.2 | |
13 | Italy | 293.5 | |
14 | Mexico | 258.7 | |
15 | Spain | 239.5 | |
16 | Taiwan | 237.4 | |
17 | Iran | 236.3 | |
18 | Turkey | 231.1 | |
19 | Australia | 229.4 | |
20 | Indonesia | 213.4 | |
21 | South Africa | 207.1 | |
22 | Thailand | 187.7 | |
23 | Egypt | 159.7 | |
24 | Poland | 149.4 | |
25 | Vietnam | 143.2 | |
26 | Malaysia | 136.9 | |
27 | Sweden | 133.5 | |
28 | Ukraine | 133.2 | |
29 | Norway | 122.2 | |
30 | Argentina | 121 | |
31 | United Arab Emirates | 113.2 | |
32 | Netherlands | 108.8 | |
33 | Kazakhstan | 94.23 | |
34 | Pakistan | 92.33 | |
35 | Finland | 82.79 | |
36 | Belgium | 82.16 | |
37 | Philippines | 78.3 | |
38 | Chile | 73.22 | |
39 | Venezuela | 71.96 | |
40 | Colombia | 68.25 | |
41 | Austria | 64.6 | |
42 | Czech Republic | 62.34 | |
43 | Switzerland | 58.46 | |
44 | Kuwait | 57.78 | |
45 | Greece | 56.89 | |
46 | Algeria | 55.96 | |
47 | Israel | 55 | |
48 | Bangladesh | 53.65 | |
49 | Romania | 49.64 | |
50 | Uzbekistan | 49.07 |
Definition: This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
See also: Electricity - consumption map