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Electricity demand — Demand per capita — Demand per capita (MWh)

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  1. 1Norway24.5
  2. 2Qatar18
  3. 3Kuwait17.8
  4. 4Canada16.1
  5. 5Finland15.6
  6. 6United States13.1
  7. 7Sweden12.8
  8. 8Taiwan12.5
  9. 9Korea, Rep.12.1
  10. 10Australia10.6
  11. 11Singapore10.3
  12. 12Oman9.6
  13. 13Luxembourg9.5
  14. 14Austria8.5
  15. 15Japan8.4
  16. 16New Zealand8.3
  17. 17Russian Federation8.2
  18. 18Israel8
  19. 19China7.5
  20. 20Switzerland7.3
  21. 21France7.2
  22. 22Denmark7
  23. 22Ireland7
  24. 23Belgium6.8
  25. 24Slovenia6.8
  26. 25Estonia6.6
  27. 26Netherlands6.6
  28. 27Czechia6.4
  29. 28Germany6.2
  30. 29Puerto Rico (US)6.1
  31. 29Kazakhstan6.1
  32. 30Malta5.9
  33. 31Portugal5.8
  34. 32Spain5.8
  35. 33Serbia5.7
  36. 34Greece5.6
  37. 35Malaysia5.6
  38. 36Montenegro5.5
  39. 37Bulgaria5.5
  40. 38Italy5.3
  41. 39Croatia5.2
  42. 40Hungary5.1
  43. 41Belarus5
  44. 42Slovak Republic4.9
  45. 43North Macedonia4.7
  46. 44United Kingdom4.6
  47. 45Poland4.6
  48. 46Chile4.5
  49. 47Kosovo4.4
  50. 48Lithuania4.4
  51. 49Uruguay4.4
  52. 50Cyprus4.3
  53. 51Iran, Islamic Rep.4.3
  54. 52Paraguay4.2
  55. 53Latvia4.2
  56. 54Turkiye4
  57. 55Bosnia and Herzegovina3.9
  58. 56Georgia3.9
  59. 57South Africa3.7
  60. 58Brazil3.6
  61. 59Argentina3.5
  62. 60Mongolia3.5
  63. 61Thailand3.1
  64. 62Viet Nam3.1
  65. 63Romania2.8
  66. 64Mexico2.7
  67. 65Kyrgyz Republic2.6
  68. 66Azerbaijan2.5
  69. 67Costa Rica2.4
  70. 67Uzbekistan2.4
  71. 68Armenia2.4
  72. 69Egypt, Arab Rep.2.1
  73. 70Tunisia2
  74. 71Ecuador2
  75. 72Dominican Republic2
  76. 73Moldova1.8
  77. 74Peru1.8
  78. 75Tajikistan1.7
  79. 76Colombia1.7
  80. 77India1.4
  81. 78Morocco1.3
  82. 78Cambodia1.3
  83. 79Bolivia1.1
  84. 80Philippines1.1
  85. 81El Salvador0.98
  86. 82Sri Lanka0.74
  87. 83Pakistan0.7
  88. 84Bangladesh0.67
  89. 85Kenya0.27
  90. 86Ethiopia0.23
  91. 87Nigeria0.17

Electricity demand — Demand per capita — Demand per capita (MWh)