Environment

Electricity per capita

EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC · kWh

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 6,447.21 kWh for France in 2024, over a series running from 1990 to 2024 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (Finland, 14,819 kWh) to the lowest (United Kingdom, 4,194.89 kWh).

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Annual values by country
	France	Germany	United Kingdom	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	Finland
2024	6,447.21 kWh	6,109.09 kWh	4,194.89 kWh	5,136.68 kWh	5,196.11 kWh	6,386.37 kWh	12,839 kWh		14,819 kWh
2023	6,415.03 kWh	5,947.27 kWh	4,229.27 kWh	5,047.47 kWh	5,117.83 kWh	6,206.43 kWh	12,553 kWh	6,523.72 kWh	14,393 kWh
2022	6,649.39 kWh	6,316.28 kWh	4,314.48 kWh	5,215.69 kWh	5,179.77 kWh	6,352.19 kWh	12,969 kWh	6,112.14 kWh	14,738 kWh
2021	6,950.7 kWh	6,582.55 kWh	4,570.05 kWh	5,290.23 kWh	5,236.42 kWh	6,708.82 kWh	12,556 kWh	5,847.8 kWh	15,647 kWh
2020	6,685.62 kWh	6,367.11 kWh	4,511.3 kWh	4,969.24 kWh	5,089.19 kWh	6,643.58 kWh	12,393 kWh	5,261.94 kWh	14,689 kWh
2019	7,059.07 kWh	6,580.29 kWh	4,775.62 kWh	5,260.02 kWh	5,418.87 kWh	6,757.33 kWh	12,678 kWh	5,082.39 kWh	15,508 kWh
2018	7,156.82 kWh	6,815.82 kWh	4,902.02 kWh	5,271.1 kWh	5,556.79 kWh	6,790.77 kWh	13,054 kWh	4,842.21 kWh	15,805 kWh
2017	7,229.04 kWh	6,947.26 kWh	4,932.31 kWh	5,248.52 kWh	5,605.86 kWh	6,727.98 kWh	12,604 kWh	4,571.04 kWh	15,464 kWh
2016	7,276.88 kWh	6,972.37 kWh	5,009.62 kWh	5,124.18 kWh	5,504.27 kWh	6,731.47 kWh	12,806 kWh	4,237.55 kWh	15,490 kWh
2015	7,208.3 kWh	7,032.02 kWh	5,078.34 kWh	5,141.23 kWh	5,477.3 kWh	6,711.78 kWh	12,829 kWh	4,017.08 kWh	15,056 kWh
2014	7,106.66 kWh	7,035.62 kWh	5,119.01 kWh	5,041.25 kWh	5,358.29 kWh	6,709.22 kWh	12,962 kWh	4,006.17 kWh	15,251 kWh
2013	7,506.2 kWh	7,217.18 kWh	5,395.83 kWh	5,152.52 kWh	5,411.23 kWh	6,827.6 kWh	12,972 kWh	3,757.19 kWh	15,512 kWh
2012	7,473.83 kWh	7,251.53 kWh	5,456.25 kWh	5,339.31 kWh	5,573.38 kWh	6,872.77 kWh	12,945 kWh	3,466.02 kWh	15,690 kWh
2011	7,350.23 kWh	7,281.96 kWh	5,472.53 kWh	5,455.31 kWh	5,599.36 kWh	7,060.05 kWh	13,235 kWh	3,295.78 kWh	15,712 kWh
2010	7,737.8 kWh	7,266 kWh	5,712.74 kWh	5,443.94 kWh	5,706.56 kWh	7,006.27 kWh	13,393 kWh	2,943.59 kWh	16,485 kWh
2009	7,342.59 kWh	6,827.56 kWh	5,644.57 kWh	5,326.9 kWh	5,652.6 kWh	6,856.28 kWh	12,914 kWh	2,612.46 kWh	15,244 kWh
2008	7,647.94 kWh	7,197.69 kWh	6,015.39 kWh	5,720.56 kWh	6,025.77 kWh	7,173.05 kWh	13,663 kWh	2,446.37 kWh	16,350 kWh
2007	7,518.98 kWh	7,238.5 kWh	6,102.4 kWh	5,772.9 kWh	6,054.53 kWh	7,157.38 kWh	13,657 kWh	2,325.93 kWh	17,162 kWh
2006	7,540.17 kWh	7,219.99 kWh	6,200.55 kWh	5,807.89 kWh	6,105.19 kWh	7,025.83 kWh	13,583 kWh	2,039.01 kWh	17,216 kWh
2005	7,652.67 kWh	7,144.71 kWh	6,271 kWh	5,711.65 kWh	6,111.36 kWh	6,912.37 kWh	13,705 kWh	1,782.31 kWh	16,118 kWh
2004	7,661.15 kWh	7,116.23 kWh	6,138.6 kWh	5,673.95 kWh	5,891.54 kWh	6,882.97 kWh	13,389 kWh	1,585.84 kWh	16,778 kWh
2003	7,528.93 kWh	7,015.51 kWh	6,174.4 kWh	5,644.03 kWh	5,675.64 kWh	6,695.72 kWh	13,307 kWh	1,379.48 kWh	16,446 kWh
2002	7,298.42 kWh	6,900.78 kWh	6,142.73 kWh	5,536.73 kWh	5,576.26 kWh	6,641.74 kWh	13,296 kWh	1,194.86 kWh	16,140 kWh
2001	7,341.43 kWh	6,762.65 kWh	6,141.97 kWh	5,406.2 kWh	5,422.34 kWh	6,599.27 kWh	13,047 kWh	1,076.55 kWh	15,710 kWh
2000	7,223.8 kWh	6,635.42 kWh	6,114.53 kWh	5,299.86 kWh	5,167.71 kWh	6,507.11 kWh	13,671 kWh	992.94 kWh	15,305 kWh
1999	7,148.66 kWh	6,505.13 kWh	6,007.48 kWh	5,079.49 kWh	4,815.62 kWh	6,349.32 kWh	13,282 kWh	913.96 kWh	15,076 kWh
1998	7,014.99 kWh	6,479.49 kWh	5,908.87 kWh	4,955.72 kWh	4,479.22 kWh	6,257.89 kWh	13,155 kWh	870.62 kWh	14,846 kWh
1997	6,832.77 kWh	6,427.8 kWh	5,831.96 kWh	4,791.29 kWh	4,324.57 kWh	6,066.24 kWh	12,890 kWh	852.74 kWh	14,455 kWh
1996	6,904.99 kWh	6,403.33 kWh	5,815.83 kWh	4,658.7 kWh	4,009.09 kWh	5,905.99 kWh	12,854 kWh	821.08 kWh	13,722 kWh
1995	6,622.01 kWh	6,327.71 kWh	5,575.81 kWh	4,597.89 kWh	3,917.45 kWh	5,718.41 kWh	12,660 kWh	770.28 kWh	13,591 kWh
1994	6,530.65 kWh	6,244.96 kWh	5,380.26 kWh	4,439.32 kWh	3,756.17 kWh	5,616.32 kWh	12,455 kWh	727.11 kWh	13,603 kWh
1993	6,453.38 kWh	6,288.42 kWh	5,491.99 kWh	4,303.65 kWh	3,638.63 kWh	5,462.65 kWh	12,262 kWh	662.64 kWh	13,013 kWh
1992	6,476.28 kWh	6,445.87 kWh	5,452.39 kWh	4,310.54 kWh	3,690.69 kWh	5,403.52 kWh	12,015 kWh	604.69 kWh	12,514 kWh
1991	6,360.31 kWh	6,564.8 kWh	5,451.68 kWh	4,224.74 kWh	3,607.8 kWh	5,291.18 kWh	12,134 kWh	548.95 kWh	12,471 kWh
1990	5,966.43 kWh	6,639.73 kWh	5,356.58 kWh	4,144.91 kWh	3,536.83 kWh	5,183.69 kWh	11,713 kWh	510.62 kWh	12,486 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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