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Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•208 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2,276.8kilowatt-hours
Median: 950.3kilowatt-hours
Countries Covered
208
with available data
Highest
Bahrain
23,552.3kilowatt-hours
Lowest
Bhutan
0.0kilowatt-hours
Top 5 Countries
1Bahrain23,552.3kilowatt-hours
2Kuwait17,990.2kilowatt-hours
3Qatar17,298.4kilowatt-hours
4Saudi Arabia13,097.3kilowatt-hours
5Brunei Darussalam11,993.9kilowatt-hours
By Region
Asia5,046.5kilowatt-hours(27 countries)
Oceania3,895.6kilowatt-hours(2 countries)
North America3,359.3kilowatt-hours(4 countries)
Other2,007.1kilowatt-hours(127 countries)
Europe1,479.0kilowatt-hours(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0kilowatt-hours)High (23,552.3kilowatt-hours)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2,276.8kilowatt-hours)

Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Other (127)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
South America (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Bahrain23,552.3kilowatt-hours
2Kuwait17,990.2kilowatt-hours
3Qatar17,298.4kilowatt-hours
4Saudi Arabia13,097.3kilowatt-hours
5Brunei Darussalam11,993.9kilowatt-hours
6United Arab Emirates10,973.8kilowatt-hours
7Taiwan, Province of China10,809.6kilowatt-hours
8Guam10,131.7kilowatt-hours
9Singapore9,716.4kilowatt-hours
10Bermuda9,279.3kilowatt-hours
11Oman9,179.8kilowatt-hours
12Cayman Islands9,130.5kilowatt-hours
13Saint Pierre and Miquelon8,761.2kilowatt-hours
14New Caledonia7,790.7kilowatt-hours
15Virgin Islands, U.S.7,700.2kilowatt-hours
16Aruba7,679.8kilowatt-hours
17United States of America7,418.3kilowatt-hours
18South Korea7,259.2kilowatt-hours
19Israel7,166.0kilowatt-hours
20Australia6,844.9kilowatt-hours
21Trinidad and Tobago6,327.2kilowatt-hours
22Puerto Rico5,866.6kilowatt-hours
23Japan5,629.7kilowatt-hours
24Gibraltar5,590.7kilowatt-hours
25Turks and Caicos Islands5,583.8kilowatt-hours
26Bahamas5,557.2kilowatt-hours
27Russian Federation5,327.6kilowatt-hours
28Hong Kong4,996.7kilowatt-hours
29Kazakhstan4,879.4kilowatt-hours
30Faroe Islands4,749.9kilowatt-hours
31Libya4,685.0kilowatt-hours
32Saint Kitts and Nevis4,480.8kilowatt-hours
33Malaysia4,437.0kilowatt-hours
34Turkmenistan4,403.2kilowatt-hours
35People's Republic of China4,360.8kilowatt-hours
36Virgin Islands, British4,358.0kilowatt-hours
37Seychelles4,063.3kilowatt-hours
38Islamic Republic of Iran4,038.4kilowatt-hours
39Serbia3,952.7kilowatt-hours
40Canada3,743.4kilowatt-hours
41American Samoa3,633.1kilowatt-hours
42Antigua and Barbuda3,625.4kilowatt-hours
43Barbados3,575.5kilowatt-hours
44Malta3,373.6kilowatt-hours
45Netherlands3,372.2kilowatt-hours
46Nauru3,342.2kilowatt-hours
47Iraq3,199.3kilowatt-hours
48Cyprus3,115.1kilowatt-hours
49Poland3,111.4kilowatt-hours
50South Africa3,080.4kilowatt-hours
51Ireland3,023.7kilowatt-hours
52Belarus3,018.6kilowatt-hours
53Greece2,949.0kilowatt-hours
54Czech Republic2,906.9kilowatt-hours
55Falkland Islands (Malvinas)2,858.8kilowatt-hours
56Bosnia and Herzegovina2,595.5kilowatt-hours
57Mongolia2,524.8kilowatt-hours
58Germany2,435.1kilowatt-hours
59Azerbaijan2,373.6kilowatt-hours
60Thailand2,370.8kilowatt-hours
61Italy2,292.5kilowatt-hours
62Türkiye2,289.9kilowatt-hours
63Montserrat2,265.5kilowatt-hours
64Mauritius2,202.7kilowatt-hours
65Saint Lucia2,169.7kilowatt-hours
66Grenada2,047.5kilowatt-hours
67Algeria2,036.3kilowatt-hours
68Mexico2,003.7kilowatt-hours
69The Republic of North Macedonia1,984.8kilowatt-hours
70Dominica1,954.0kilowatt-hours
71Argentina1,950.4kilowatt-hours
72Uzbekistan1,886.5kilowatt-hours
73Saint Helena1,881.1kilowatt-hours
74Estonia1,837.5kilowatt-hours
75Moldova, Republic of1,825.7kilowatt-hours
76Egypt1,808.9kilowatt-hours
77Greenland1,790.1kilowatt-hours
78Belgium1,734.9kilowatt-hours
79Tunisia1,733.8kilowatt-hours
80Cuba1,698.6kilowatt-hours
81French Polynesia1,667.8kilowatt-hours
82Vietnam1,665.4kilowatt-hours
83Guyana1,612.3kilowatt-hours
84Bulgaria1,587.6kilowatt-hours
85Lao People's Democratic Republic1,567.6kilowatt-hours
86Jordan1,555.5kilowatt-hours
87Spain1,524.5kilowatt-hours
88Jamaica1,514.5kilowatt-hours
89Dominican Republic1,499.9kilowatt-hours
90Chile1,498.5kilowatt-hours
91Maldives1,496.8kilowatt-hours
92United Kingdom1,495.4kilowatt-hours
93Slovenia1,478.5kilowatt-hours
94Cook Islands1,454.5kilowatt-hours
95Botswana1,356.5kilowatt-hours
96Austria1,317.8kilowatt-hours
97Suriname1,292.5kilowatt-hours
98Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,291.9kilowatt-hours
99Armenia1,121.1kilowatt-hours
100Indonesia1,073.5kilowatt-hours
101India1,043.0kilowatt-hours
102Hungary1,030.9kilowatt-hours
103Syrian Arab Republic972.7kilowatt-hours
104Panama952.3kilowatt-hours
105Montenegro948.3kilowatt-hours
106New Zealand946.3kilowatt-hours
107Portugal935.5kilowatt-hours
108Latvia911.8kilowatt-hours
109Croatia906.9kilowatt-hours
110Morocco880.5kilowatt-hours
111Romania855.7kilowatt-hours
112Philippines808.5kilowatt-hours
113Slovakia789.1kilowatt-hours
114Ukraine755.9kilowatt-hours
115Macao749.7kilowatt-hours
116Georgia722.4kilowatt-hours
117Lithuania703.1kilowatt-hours
118Bolivia692.3kilowatt-hours
119Cape Verde685.9kilowatt-hours
120Republic of the Congo682.1kilowatt-hours
121Gabon661.7kilowatt-hours
122Peru635.4kilowatt-hours
123Bangladesh576.0kilowatt-hours
124Equatorial Guinea576.0kilowatt-hours
125Tonga575.9kilowatt-hours
126Finland535.3kilowatt-hours
127Lebanon516.7kilowatt-hours
128Honduras513.6kilowatt-hours
129Denmark489.8kilowatt-hours
130Fiji452.2kilowatt-hours
131Ghana449.6kilowatt-hours
132France440.4kilowatt-hours
133Samoa412.8kilowatt-hours
134Ecuador412.2kilowatt-hours
135Brazil398.0kilowatt-hours
136Colombia388.6kilowatt-hours
137North Korea374.7kilowatt-hours
138Timor-Leste364.1kilowatt-hours
139Sao Tome and Principe346.5kilowatt-hours
140Pakistan344.6kilowatt-hours
141Papua New Guinea341.3kilowatt-hours
142Senegal330.8kilowatt-hours
143Sri Lanka330.7kilowatt-hours
144Kyrgyzstan330.4kilowatt-hours
145Mauritania309.5kilowatt-hours
146Norway286.3kilowatt-hours
147Guatemala271.6kilowatt-hours
148Zimbabwe264.5kilowatt-hours
149Venezuela250.0kilowatt-hours
150Nicaragua245.8kilowatt-hours
151Cote d'Ivoire240.2kilowatt-hours
152Western Sahara227.9kilowatt-hours
153Kiribati223.0kilowatt-hours
154Myanmar207.7kilowatt-hours
155Mali196.1kilowatt-hours
156Sweden195.2kilowatt-hours
157Luxembourg191.0kilowatt-hours
158Vanuatu187.3kilowatt-hours
159Republic of The Gambia184.8kilowatt-hours
160Switzerland167.3kilowatt-hours
161Comoros164.6kilowatt-hours
162Belize143.9kilowatt-hours
163Tajikistan128.9kilowatt-hours
164Solomon Islands122.1kilowatt-hours
165Nigeria120.1kilowatt-hours
166Zambia115.9kilowatt-hours
167Yemen114.8kilowatt-hours
168Eritrea113.1kilowatt-hours
169Djibouti111.2kilowatt-hours
170State of Palestine109.2kilowatt-hours
171Angola108.2kilowatt-hours
172Mozambique94.7kilowatt-hours
173United Republic of Tanzania86.5kilowatt-hours
174Uruguay76.8kilowatt-hours
175Guinea67.8kilowatt-hours
176Benin67.1kilowatt-hours
177Cameroon67.0kilowatt-hours
178Togo59.5kilowatt-hours
179Sudan59.5kilowatt-hours
180Haiti59.5kilowatt-hours
181Burkina Faso59.5kilowatt-hours
182Liberia46.3kilowatt-hours
183South Sudan46.1kilowatt-hours
184Madagascar43.8kilowatt-hours
185Rwanda40.0kilowatt-hours
186Guinea-Bissau36.3kilowatt-hours
187Niger34.0kilowatt-hours
188Kenya24.3kilowatt-hours
189Somalia17.9kilowatt-hours
190Chad17.2kilowatt-hours
191Eswatini16.1kilowatt-hours
192Namibia13.2kilowatt-hours
193Burundi8.5kilowatt-hours
194Malawi3.7kilowatt-hours
195Uganda3.4kilowatt-hours
196Afghanistan3.0kilowatt-hours
197Sierra Leone1.2kilowatt-hours
198Central African Republic0.0kilowatt-hours
199Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0kilowatt-hours
200Costa Rica0.0kilowatt-hours
201Ethiopia0.0kilowatt-hours
202Iceland0.0kilowatt-hours
203Lesotho0.0kilowatt-hours
204Nepal0.0kilowatt-hours
205Niue0.0kilowatt-hours
206Paraguay0.0kilowatt-hours
207Albania0.0kilowatt-hours
208Bhutan0.0kilowatt-hours
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Topics

#environmental#kilowatt-hours#electricity#generation#from#fossil#fuels#per#person

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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