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Electric power consumption per capita

A blunt but comparable measure of how much electricity an economy actually uses.

New Zealand, 2025, ranked 19 of 150

7,910 kWh

kWh per capita

Since 2015

−1,169

kWh per capita, down from 9,079 kWh

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New Zealand, its region and the world

Electric power consumption per capita, kWh per capita
  • New Zealand
  • World
  • East Asia & Pacific
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Electric power consumption per capita, kWh per capita
YearNew ZealandWorldEast Asia & Pacific
2025 7,910 kWh––
2024 7,965 kWh3,708 kWh5,715 kWh
2023 8,006 kWh3,578 kWh5,406 kWh
2022 8,207 kWh3,497 kWh5,116 kWh
2021 8,180 kWh3,438 kWh4,938 kWh
2020 8,207 kWh3,257 kWh4,538 kWh
2019 8,494 kWh3,306 kWh4,455 kWh
2018 8,531 kWh3,292 kWh4,310 kWh
2017 8,662 kWh3,208 kWh4,123 kWh
2016 8,745 kWh3,136 kWh3,898 kWh
2015 9,079 kWh3,083 kWh3,735 kWh
2014 9,119 kWh3,083 kWh3,722 kWh
2013 9,209 kWh3,036 kWh3,572 kWh
2012 9,443 kWh2,981 kWh3,388 kWh
2011 9,496 kWh2,948 kWh3,271 kWh
2010 9,630 kWh2,886 kWh3,074 kWh
2009 9,426 kWh2,723 kWh2,781 kWh
2008 9,578 kWh2,770 kWh2,676 kWh
2007 9,676 kWh2,749 kWh2,613 kWh
2006 9,685 kWh2,666 kWh2,412 kWh
2005 9,676 kWh2,590 kWh2,236 kWh
2004 9,731 kWh2,509 kWh2,092 kWh
2003 9,427 kWh2,435 kWh1,926 kWh
2002 9,553 kWh2,374 kWh1,800 kWh
2001 9,451 kWh2,321 kWh1,705 kWh
2000 9,421 kWh2,330 kWh1,644 kWh
1999 9,176 kWh2,262 kWh1,547 kWh
1998 9,169 kWh2,232 kWh1,495 kWh
1997 9,178 kWh2,213 kWh1,487 kWh
1996 9,162 kWh2,193 kWh1,439 kWh
1995 9,200 kWh2,156 kWh1,376 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

  1. North America 13,236 kWh 2025
  2. East Asia & Pacific 5,715 kWh 2024
  3. Europe & Central Asia 5,493 kWh 2024
  4. World 3,708 kWh 2024
  5. Latin America & Caribbean 2,828 kWh 2025
  6. Middle East & North Africa 2,428 kWh 2024
  7. South Asia 1,140 kWh 2024
  8. Sub-Saharan Africa 380 kWh 2024

Years differ where countries report on different schedules.

About this series

Series code
EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC
Unit
kWh per capita
Publisher
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Original source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Publisher’s last update
2026-10-08
Retrieved by CEII
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:06:38 GMT
Publisher’s definition

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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World map of Consumption per person, latest available year by country
Ranking of all 150 economies
#EconomykWh per capitaYear
1 Iceland47,510 kWh2025
2 Bahrain23,846 kWh2024
3 Norway23,699 kWh2025
4 Qatar19,313 kWh2024
5 Kuwait16,626 kWh2024
6 United Arab Emirates15,361 kWh2024
7 Finland15,057 kWh2025
8 Canada14,655 kWh2025
9 United States13,064 kWh2025
10 South Korea12,071 kWh2025
11 Sweden11,974 kWh2025
12 Saudi Arabia11,808 kWh2024
13 Brunei10,963 kWh2024
14 Luxembourg10,209 kWh2025
15 Singapore9,947 kWh2024
16 Australia9,795 kWh2025
17 Oman8,489 kWh2024
18 Austria8,050 kWh2025
19 New Zealand7,910 kWh2025
20 Russia7,774 kWh2024
21 Japan7,531 kWh2025
22 Israel7,203 kWh2025
23 Switzerland7,111 kWh2025
24 China7,038 kWh2024
25 Belgium6,963 kWh2025
26 Trinidad and Tobago6,816 kWh2024
27 France6,536 kWh2025
28 Ireland6,497 kWh2025
29 Netherlands6,447 kWh2025
30 Slovenia6,417 kWh2025
31 Denmark6,373 kWh2025
32 Hong Kong6,311 kWh2024
33 Estonia6,161 kWh2025
34 Germany6,060 kWh2025
35 Czechia6,042 kWh2025
36 Kazakhstan5,667 kWh2024
37 Curaçao5,610 kWh2024
38 Bulgaria5,470 kWh2024
39 Portugal5,460 kWh2025
40 Malaysia5,418 kWh2024
41 Spain5,337 kWh2025
42 Italy5,178 kWh2025
43 Serbia5,166 kWh2024
44 Libya5,156 kWh2024
45 Malta5,138 kWh2024
46 Gibraltar5,009 kWh2024
47 Hungary4,825 kWh2025
48 Greece4,782 kWh2025
49 Slovakia4,713 kWh2025
50 Montenegro4,691 kWh2024
51 Croatia4,630 kWh2024
52 Poland4,565 kWh2025
53 Belarus4,415 kWh2024
54 Lithuania4,397 kWh2025
55 Chile4,348 kWh2025
56 United Kingdom4,208 kWh2025
57 Cyprus4,071 kWh2024
58 Latvia4,038 kWh2025
59 Uruguay4,013 kWh2024
60 Iran3,910 kWh2024
61 Türkiye3,873 kWh2025
62 Bosnia and Herzegovina3,860 kWh2024
63 Georgia3,486 kWh2024
64 Turkmenistan3,397 kWh2024
65 South Africa3,308 kWh2024
66 North Macedonia3,301 kWh2024
67 Brazil3,138 kWh2025
68 Thailand3,080 kWh2024
69 Albania2,986 kWh2024
70 Mongolia2,969 kWh2024
71 Suriname2,919 kWh2024
72 Paraguay2,849 kWh2024
73 Argentina2,835 kWh2025
74 Kosovo2,818 kWh2014
75 Vietnam2,756 kWh2024
76 Romania2,682 kWh2024
77 Ukraine2,599 kWh2024
78 Mexico2,595 kWh2025
79 Mauritius2,588 kWh2024
80 Moldova2,550 kWh2024
81 Armenia2,478 kWh2024
82 Azerbaijan2,444 kWh2024
83 Costa Rica2,382 kWh2025
84 Venezuela2,362 kWh2024
85 Panama2,242 kWh2024
86 Kyrgyzstan2,168 kWh2024
87 Uzbekistan2,097 kWh2024
88 Dominican Republic2,034 kWh2024
89 Jordan1,962 kWh2024
90 Algeria1,918 kWh2024
91 Iraq1,756 kWh2024
92 Botswana1,660 kWh2024
93 Ecuador1,639 kWh2024
94 Peru1,637 kWh2024
95 Colombia1,636 kWh2025
96 Indonesia1,611 kWh2024
97 Tunisia1,570 kWh2024
98 Tajikistan1,559 kWh2024
99 Egypt1,555 kWh2024
100 Laos1,502 kWh2024
101 Cuba1,373 kWh2024
102 Namibia1,246 kWh2024
103 India1,223 kWh2024
104 El Salvador1,208 kWh2024
105 Jamaica1,202 kWh2024
106 Eswatini1,102 kWh2024
107 Cambodia1,086 kWh2024
108 Morocco1,035 kWh2024
109 Gabon1,016 kWh2024
110 Philippines988 kWh2024
111 Bolivia911 kWh2024
112 Equatorial Guinea855 kWh2024
113 Lebanon848 kWh2024
114 Honduras816 kWh2024
115 North Korea794 kWh2024
116 Guatemala743 kWh2024
117 Sri Lanka695 kWh2024
118 Syria660 kWh2024
119 Nicaragua647 kWh2024
120 Bangladesh632 kWh2024
121 Ghana598 kWh2024
122 Zimbabwe553 kWh2024
123 Zambia514 kWh2024
124 Pakistan493 kWh2024
125 Senegal419 kWh2024
126 Mozambique390 kWh2024
127 Nepal389 kWh2024
128 Ivory Coast366 kWh2024
129 Angola353 kWh2024
130 Myanmar296 kWh2024
131 Congo271 kWh2024
132 Togo242 kWh2024
133 Cameroon202 kWh2024
134 Kenya195 kWh2024
135 Sudan192 kWh2024
136 Tanzania171 kWh2024
137 Ethiopia157 kWh2024
138 Burkina Faso145 kWh2024
139 Nigeria141 kWh2024
140 Eritrea128 kWh2024
141 DR Congo127 kWh2024
142 Benin123 kWh2024
143 Yemen99 kWh2024
144 Uganda99 kWh2024
145 Rwanda79 kWh2024
146 Madagascar77 kWh2024
147 Niger64 kWh2024
148 Haiti63 kWh2024
149 South Sudan53 kWh2024
150 Chad13 kWh2024

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