Revealed: These Are The Largest electricity consumers in the world by country (in terawatt-hours)

In 2022, China was the world’s largest electricity consumer, using over 8539.69 terawatt-hours. The United States followed as the second-largest consumer, with over 4128.18 terawatt-hours used that year, and India came in third with a significant margin. The availability of energy has transformed humanity over the last few centuries. New energy sources have been unlocked—first fossil fuels, followed by diversification to nuclear, hydropower, and now other renewable technologies—in quantities we can produce and consume.

The top three electricity consumers are the countries with the largest population. India leads in both rankings but records less than one-fifth of the annual Chinese electricity consumption. Surprisingly, countries like Pakistan or Nigeria, which boast the fifth—and sixth-largest populations worldwide—didn’t even rank among the top 20 electricity consumers.

Countries with a high GDP per capita, like the United States, provide their residents with greater average purchasing power. As a result, higher-income residents tend to be more urbanized, leading to higher electricity consumption. The US stands among the world’s ten largest electricity consumers per capita, with Iceland and Norway leading the ranking.

Largest electricity consumers in the world by country (in terawatt-hours)

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