Countries by Total Electricity Consumption 2025
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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China leads in Electricity Consumption (TWh) with 9,800 in 2025.
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Average Electricity Consumption (TWh) in 2025: 2,425 · median: 1,000.
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Gap in 2025: China is 19.6× larger than Canada.
About This Dataset
Countries by Total Electricity Consumption 2025
Countries ranked by total electricity consumption in 2025, measured in terawatt-hours according to IEA World Energy Outlook and EIA International Energy Statistics. China surpassed the United States as the world's largest electricity consumer around 2011 and has continued to extend its lead substantially — consuming nearly 9,800 TWh in 2025, more than double American consumption, driven by an industrial base that manufactures a majority of the world's electronics, steel, cement, and consumer goods, combined with rapidly growing residential demand as hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens upgrade to energy-intensive modern appliances, electric vehicles, and air conditioning in a climate that spans subtropical south to subarctic northeast.
Analysis
The top three in Electricity Consumption (TWh) in 2025 are China (9,800), United States (4,100) and India (1,900). The 8 entries cover a range of 9,300, from 9,800 down to 500. Most of that gap is between first and second alone (5,700 of 9,300); the other 7 are separated by just 3,600. Only 1 of the 8 reaches even half the leader's figure (4,900 or more).
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2025 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Electricity Consumption (TWh)
- Last updated
- 6 September 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 2025.
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