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Norway Uses the Most Electricity per Person, 24.5 MWh/person in 2025

The average person in Norway used 24.5 MWh/person of electricity in 2025, the highest of any country generating at least 1 TWh. Qatar (18.0 MWh/person) and Kuwait (17.8 MWh/person) follow. The world average was 3.86 MWh/person.

Top 20, 2025

Size and use
Highest Electricity Use per Person by Country, 2025: top 20
CountryDemand per personTotal demand
1. Norway24.5 MWh/person138 TWh
2. Qatar18.0 MWh/person57.2 TWh
3. Kuwait17.8 MWh/person89.2 TWh
4. Canada16.1 MWh/person646 TWh
5. Finland15.6 MWh/person87.8 TWh
6. United States13.1 MWh/person4,532 TWh
7. Sweden12.8 MWh/person137 TWh
8. Taiwan12.5 MWh/person289 TWh
9. South Korea12.1 MWh/person625 TWh
10. Australia10.6 MWh/person287 TWh
11. Singapore10.3 MWh/person60.4 TWh
12. Oman9.62 MWh/person52.8 TWh
13. Luxembourg9.51 MWh/person6.47 TWh
14. Austria8.49 MWh/person77.2 TWh
15. Japan8.37 MWh/person1,030 TWh
16. New Zealand8.25 MWh/person43.3 TWh
17. Russia8.17 MWh/person1,177 TWh
18. Israel7.95 MWh/person75.7 TWh
19. China7.46 MWh/person10,486 TWh
20. Switzerland7.26 MWh/person65.1 TWh

Countries that generated at least 1 TWh in 2025, 93 in this data. Demand is generation plus net imports, divided by population.

How the Leaders Got Here

2010 to 2025
Electricity demand per person, five highest countries Electricity demand per person, five highest countries, 2010 to 2025. Norway ends at 24.5 MWh/person; Qatar ends at 18.0 MWh/person; Kuwait ends at 17.8 MWh/person; Canada ends at 16.1 MWh/person; Finland ends at 15.6 MWh/person. 0.0 7.5 15.0 22.5 30.0 2010201520202025
Electricity demand per person, five highest countries, 2010 to 2025. Norway ends at 24.5 MWh/person; Qatar ends at 18.0 MWh/person; Kuwait ends at 17.8 MWh/person; Canada ends at 16.1 MWh/person; Finland ends at 15.6 MWh/person.
Annual statistics, 2010 to 2025
Electricity demand per person, five highest countries
YearNorwayQatarKuwaitCanadaFinland
201026.7 MWh/person16.5 MWh/person19.4 MWh/person17.0 MWh/person17.0 MWh/person
201124.8 MWh/person17.0 MWh/person18.3 MWh/person17.4 MWh/person16.2 MWh/person
201225.6 MWh/person18.3 MWh/person18.3 MWh/person16.9 MWh/person16.2 MWh/person
201325.2 MWh/person17.1 MWh/person17.4 MWh/person17.1 MWh/person16.0 MWh/person
201424.4 MWh/person17.5 MWh/person17.8 MWh/person17.0 MWh/person15.8 MWh/person
201524.7 MWh/person17.2 MWh/person17.8 MWh/person16.7 MWh/person15.5 MWh/person
201625.1 MWh/person16.3 MWh/person17.5 MWh/person16.6 MWh/person16.0 MWh/person
201725.2 MWh/person16.9 MWh/person16.6 MWh/person16.5 MWh/person16.0 MWh/person
201825.6 MWh/person17.4 MWh/person17.2 MWh/person16.4 MWh/person16.4 MWh/person
201925.0 MWh/person17.9 MWh/person16.9 MWh/person16.1 MWh/person16.1 MWh/person
202024.9 MWh/person17.6 MWh/person17.0 MWh/person15.7 MWh/person15.3 MWh/person
202125.8 MWh/person18.4 MWh/person18.5 MWh/person15.7 MWh/person16.2 MWh/person
202224.4 MWh/person18.9 MWh/person18.6 MWh/person15.8 MWh/person15.2 MWh/person
202324.6 MWh/person18.9 MWh/person18.6 MWh/person15.6 MWh/person14.9 MWh/person
202424.9 MWh/person18.6 MWh/person18.7 MWh/person15.7 MWh/person15.3 MWh/person
202524.5 MWh/person18.0 MWh/person17.8 MWh/person16.1 MWh/person15.6 MWh/person

Key Facts

  • Norway had the highest electricity demand per person in 2025: 24.5 MWh/person.
  • That is 6.3 times the world average of 3.86 MWh/person in 2025.
  • Demand per person counts everything used in a country, including industry, divided by its population, so industrial and cold or hot countries rank high.

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. Annual statistics from Ember.