Electric power consumption per capita
A blunt but comparable measure of how much electricity an economy actually uses.
Belgium, 2025, ranked 25 of 150
6,963 kWh
kWh per capita
Since 2015
−737
kWh per capita, down from 7,700 kWh
Belgium, its region and the world
- Belgium
- World
- Europe & Central Asia
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| Year | Belgium | World | Europe & Central Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,963 kWh | – | – |
| 2024 | 7,099 kWh | 3,708 kWh | 5,493 kWh |
| 2023 | 6,931 kWh | 3,578 kWh | 5,350 kWh |
| 2022 | 7,286 kWh | 3,497 kWh | 5,398 kWh |
| 2021 | 7,681 kWh | 3,438 kWh | 5,553 kWh |
| 2020 | 7,421 kWh | 3,257 kWh | 5,295 kWh |
| 2019 | 7,673 kWh | 3,306 kWh | 5,453 kWh |
| 2018 | 7,748 kWh | 3,292 kWh | 5,520 kWh |
| 2017 | 7,802 kWh | 3,208 kWh | 5,490 kWh |
| 2016 | 7,754 kWh | 3,136 kWh | 5,448 kWh |
| 2015 | 7,700 kWh | 3,083 kWh | 5,399 kWh |
| 2014 | 7,701 kWh | 3,083 kWh | 5,366 kWh |
| 2013 | 7,991 kWh | 3,036 kWh | 5,457 kWh |
| 2012 | 8,002 kWh | 2,981 kWh | 5,512 kWh |
| 2011 | 8,082 kWh | 2,948 kWh | 5,482 kWh |
| 2010 | 8,353 kWh | 2,886 kWh | 5,509 kWh |
| 2009 | 7,911 kWh | 2,723 kWh | 5,279 kWh |
| 2008 | 8,494 kWh | 2,770 kWh | 5,566 kWh |
| 2007 | 8,556 kWh | 2,749 kWh | 5,536 kWh |
| 2006 | 8,606 kWh | 2,666 kWh | 5,469 kWh |
| 2005 | 8,410 kWh | 2,590 kWh | 5,352 kWh |
| 2004 | 8,467 kWh | 2,509 kWh | 5,272 kWh |
| 2003 | 8,412 kWh | 2,435 kWh | 5,166 kWh |
| 2002 | 8,312 kWh | 2,374 kWh | 5,053 kWh |
| 2001 | 8,267 kWh | 2,321 kWh | 5,007 kWh |
| 2000 | 8,248 kWh | 2,330 kWh | 4,921 kWh |
| 1999 | 7,944 kWh | 2,262 kWh | 4,794 kWh |
| 1998 | 7,913 kWh | 2,232 kWh | 4,723 kWh |
| 1997 | 7,702 kWh | 2,213 kWh | 4,683 kWh |
| 1996 | 7,528 kWh | 2,193 kWh | 4,671 kWh |
| 1995 | 7,380 kWh | 2,156 kWh | 4,628 kWh |
Source: The World Bank, updated 13 Oct 2026. Annual national estimates compiled by the World Bank from IEA, IRENA, UN and national sources. The latest year typically lags by one to three years.
World and regions
- North America 13,236 kWh 2025
- East Asia & Pacific 5,715 kWh 2024
- Europe & Central Asia 5,493 kWh 2024
- World 3,708 kWh 2024
- Latin America & Caribbean 2,828 kWh 2025
- Middle East & North Africa 2,428 kWh 2024
- South Asia 1,140 kWh 2024
- Sub-Saharan Africa 380 kWh 2024
Years differ where countries report on different schedules.
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Ranking of all 150 economies
| # | Economy | kWh per capita | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 47,510 kWh | 2025 |
| 2 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 23,846 kWh | 2024 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 23,699 kWh | 2025 |
| 4 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 19,313 kWh | 2024 |
| 5 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 16,626 kWh | 2024 |
| 6 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 15,361 kWh | 2024 |
| 7 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 15,057 kWh | 2025 |
| 8 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 14,655 kWh | 2025 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸 United States | 13,064 kWh | 2025 |
| 10 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 12,071 kWh | 2025 |
| 11 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 11,974 kWh | 2025 |
| 12 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 11,808 kWh | 2024 |
| 13 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 10,963 kWh | 2024 |
| 14 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 10,209 kWh | 2025 |
| 15 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 9,947 kWh | 2024 |
| 16 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 9,795 kWh | 2025 |
| 17 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 8,489 kWh | 2024 |
| 18 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 8,050 kWh | 2025 |
| 19 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 7,910 kWh | 2025 |
| 20 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 7,774 kWh | 2024 |
| 21 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 7,531 kWh | 2025 |
| 22 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 7,203 kWh | 2025 |
| 23 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 7,111 kWh | 2025 |
| 24 | 🇨🇳 China | 7,038 kWh | 2024 |
| 25 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 6,963 kWh | 2025 |
| 26 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 6,816 kWh | 2024 |
| 27 | 🇫🇷 France | 6,536 kWh | 2025 |
| 28 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 6,497 kWh | 2025 |
| 29 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 6,447 kWh | 2025 |
| 30 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 6,417 kWh | 2025 |
| 31 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 6,373 kWh | 2025 |
| 32 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 6,311 kWh | 2024 |
| 33 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 6,161 kWh | 2025 |
| 34 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 6,060 kWh | 2025 |
| 35 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 6,042 kWh | 2025 |
| 36 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 5,667 kWh | 2024 |
| 37 | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 5,610 kWh | 2024 |
| 38 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 5,470 kWh | 2024 |
| 39 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 5,460 kWh | 2025 |
| 40 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 5,418 kWh | 2024 |
| 41 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 5,337 kWh | 2025 |
| 42 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 5,178 kWh | 2025 |
| 43 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 5,166 kWh | 2024 |
| 44 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 5,156 kWh | 2024 |
| 45 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 5,138 kWh | 2024 |
| 46 | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | 5,009 kWh | 2024 |
| 47 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 4,825 kWh | 2025 |
| 48 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 4,782 kWh | 2025 |
| 49 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 4,713 kWh | 2025 |
| 50 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 4,691 kWh | 2024 |
| 51 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 4,630 kWh | 2024 |
| 52 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 4,565 kWh | 2025 |
| 53 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 4,415 kWh | 2024 |
| 54 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 4,397 kWh | 2025 |
| 55 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 4,348 kWh | 2025 |
| 56 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 4,208 kWh | 2025 |
| 57 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 4,071 kWh | 2024 |
| 58 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 4,038 kWh | 2025 |
| 59 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 4,013 kWh | 2024 |
| 60 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 3,910 kWh | 2024 |
| 61 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 3,873 kWh | 2025 |
| 62 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,860 kWh | 2024 |
| 63 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 3,486 kWh | 2024 |
| 64 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 3,397 kWh | 2024 |
| 65 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 3,308 kWh | 2024 |
| 66 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 3,301 kWh | 2024 |
| 67 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3,138 kWh | 2025 |
| 68 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 3,080 kWh | 2024 |
| 69 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 2,986 kWh | 2024 |
| 70 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 2,969 kWh | 2024 |
| 71 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 2,919 kWh | 2024 |
| 72 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 2,849 kWh | 2024 |
| 73 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2,835 kWh | 2025 |
| 74 | Kosovo | 2,818 kWh | 2014 |
| 75 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 2,756 kWh | 2024 |
| 76 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2,682 kWh | 2024 |
| 77 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2,599 kWh | 2024 |
| 78 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2,595 kWh | 2025 |
| 79 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 2,588 kWh | 2024 |
| 80 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 2,550 kWh | 2024 |
| 81 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 2,478 kWh | 2024 |
| 82 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 2,444 kWh | 2024 |
| 83 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 2,382 kWh | 2025 |
| 84 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 2,362 kWh | 2024 |
| 85 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 2,242 kWh | 2024 |
| 86 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 2,168 kWh | 2024 |
| 87 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 2,097 kWh | 2024 |
| 88 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2,034 kWh | 2024 |
| 89 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 1,962 kWh | 2024 |
| 90 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 1,918 kWh | 2024 |
| 91 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 1,756 kWh | 2024 |
| 92 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 1,660 kWh | 2024 |
| 93 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 1,639 kWh | 2024 |
| 94 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1,637 kWh | 2024 |
| 95 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1,636 kWh | 2025 |
| 96 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 1,611 kWh | 2024 |
| 97 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 1,570 kWh | 2024 |
| 98 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 1,559 kWh | 2024 |
| 99 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1,555 kWh | 2024 |
| 100 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 1,502 kWh | 2024 |
| 101 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1,373 kWh | 2024 |
| 102 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 1,246 kWh | 2024 |
| 103 | 🇮🇳 India | 1,223 kWh | 2024 |
| 104 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 1,208 kWh | 2024 |
| 105 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1,202 kWh | 2024 |
| 106 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 1,102 kWh | 2024 |
| 107 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 1,086 kWh | 2024 |
| 108 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 1,035 kWh | 2024 |
| 109 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 1,016 kWh | 2024 |
| 110 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 988 kWh | 2024 |
| 111 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 911 kWh | 2024 |
| 112 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 855 kWh | 2024 |
| 113 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 848 kWh | 2024 |
| 114 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 816 kWh | 2024 |
| 115 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 794 kWh | 2024 |
| 116 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 743 kWh | 2024 |
| 117 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 695 kWh | 2024 |
| 118 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 660 kWh | 2024 |
| 119 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 647 kWh | 2024 |
| 120 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 632 kWh | 2024 |
| 121 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 598 kWh | 2024 |
| 122 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 553 kWh | 2024 |
| 123 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 514 kWh | 2024 |
| 124 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 493 kWh | 2024 |
| 125 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 419 kWh | 2024 |
| 126 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 390 kWh | 2024 |
| 127 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 389 kWh | 2024 |
| 128 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 366 kWh | 2024 |
| 129 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 353 kWh | 2024 |
| 130 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 296 kWh | 2024 |
| 131 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 271 kWh | 2024 |
| 132 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 242 kWh | 2024 |
| 133 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 202 kWh | 2024 |
| 134 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 195 kWh | 2024 |
| 135 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 192 kWh | 2024 |
| 136 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 171 kWh | 2024 |
| 137 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 157 kWh | 2024 |
| 138 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 145 kWh | 2024 |
| 139 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 141 kWh | 2024 |
| 140 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 128 kWh | 2024 |
| 141 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo | 127 kWh | 2024 |
| 142 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 123 kWh | 2024 |
| 143 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 99 kWh | 2024 |
| 144 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 99 kWh | 2024 |
| 145 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 79 kWh | 2024 |
| 146 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 77 kWh | 2024 |
| 147 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 64 kWh | 2024 |
| 148 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 63 kWh | 2024 |
| 149 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 53 kWh | 2024 |
| 150 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 13 kWh | 2024 |