Electricity Demand Per Person by Country 2023

Source: Ember - Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity Demand Per Person by Country 2023

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Key Findings

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Iceland leads in Electricity Demand Per Capita (MWh) with 51.10 in 2023.

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Average Electricity Demand Per Capita (MWh) in 2023: 18.10 · median: 15.30.

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Gap in 2023: Iceland is 5× larger than Australia.

About This Dataset

Electricity Demand Per Person by Country 2023

Electricity demand per person in 2023, in megawatt-hours, as measured by Ember. One MWh is 1,000 kilowatt-hours. Covers countries that generated at least 10 TWh of electricity in the year, so very small island grids do not dominate the ranking.

Analysis

In 2023 Iceland led at 51.1 MWh per person, with Norway second at 24.6. The order at the top is largely unchanged from 2024, which is expected: per-person demand moves with heating, cooling and industrial structure rather than with new power plants. The spread across this table is wide - the fifteenth country uses about 4.9 times less electricity per person than the leader.

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15 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

51.10

Iceland

Electricity Demand Per Capita (MWh) · 2023

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Electricity Demand Per Capita (MWh)

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2023

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Methodology & source

Data source: Ember - Yearly Electricity Data
Coverage: 15 entities · 2023 · 15 observations
Measure: Electricity Demand Per Capita (MWh)
Last updated: 15 August 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.

Rankings & Full Data

15 records · Electricity Demand Per Capita (MWh) · ranked by 2023

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#	Category	2023
🥇	Iceland	51.10
🥈	Norway	24.60
🥉	Bahrain	24.20
4	Qatar	18.90
5	Kuwait	18.60
6	United Arab Emirates	15.70
7	Canada	15.60
8	Bhutan	15.30
9	Finland	14.90
10	Sweden	13
11	Saudi Arabia	12.90
12	United States	12.40
13	Taiwan	12.10
14	South Korea	11.90
15	Australia	10.30

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://ember-energy.org/data/yearly-electricity-data/ Visit ↗

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