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Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

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  1. 1Kuwait17,990.2
  2. 2Qatar17,298.4
  3. 3Taiwan10,809.6
  4. 4Singapore9,683.6
  5. 5Oman9,179.8
  6. 6United States7,418.3
  7. 7Korea, Rep.7,259.2
  8. 8Israel7,166
  9. 9Australia6,515.9
  10. 10Puerto Rico (US)5,866.6
  11. 11Japan5,629.7
  12. 12Russian Federation5,327.6
  13. 13Kazakhstan5,052.4
  14. 14Malaysia4,435
  15. 15China4,360.8
  16. 16Iran, Islamic Rep.4,038.4
  17. 17Serbia3,952.7
  18. 18Canada3,743.4
  19. 19Malta3,373.6
  20. 20Netherlands3,372.2
  21. 21Cyprus3,115.1
  22. 22Poland3,111.4
  23. 23South Africa3,080.4
  24. 24Ireland3,023.7
  25. 25Belarus3,018.6
  26. 26Greece2,949
  27. 27Czechia2,906.9
  28. 28Bosnia and Herzegovina2,595.5
  29. 29Mongolia2,524.8
  30. 30Germany2,435.1
  31. 31Azerbaijan2,373.6
  32. 32Italy2,292.5
  33. 33Turkiye2,289.9
  34. 34Thailand2,192.7
  35. 35Mexico2,003.7
  36. 36North Macedonia1,984.8
  37. 37Argentina1,950.4
  38. 38Uzbekistan1,886.5
  39. 39Estonia1,837.5
  40. 40Moldova1,825.7
  41. 41Egypt, Arab Rep.1,805.7
  42. 42Belgium1,734.9
  43. 43Tunisia1,733.8
  44. 44Viet Nam1,665.4
  45. 45Bulgaria1,587.6
  46. 46Spain1,524.5
  47. 47Dominican Republic1,499.9
  48. 48Chile1,498.5
  49. 49United Kingdom1,495.4
  50. 50Slovenia1,478.5
  51. 51Austria1,317.8
  52. 52Armenia1,121.1
  53. 53India1,043
  54. 54Hungary1,030.9
  55. 55Montenegro948.3
  56. 56New Zealand946.3
  57. 57Portugal935.5
  58. 58Latvia911.8
  59. 59Croatia906.9
  60. 60Morocco880.5
  61. 61Romania855.7
  62. 62Philippines808.5
  63. 63Slovak Republic789.1
  64. 64Georgia722.4
  65. 65Lithuania703.1
  66. 66Bolivia692.3
  67. 67Peru635.4
  68. 68Cambodia588.3
  69. 69Bangladesh576
  70. 70Finland535.3
  71. 71Denmark489.8
  72. 72France440.4
  73. 73Ecuador412.2
  74. 74Brazil398
  75. 75Colombia388.6
  76. 76Pakistan344.6
  77. 77Kyrgyz Republic330.4
  78. 78Norway286.3
  79. 79Sri Lanka285
  80. 80Sweden195.2
  81. 81Luxembourg191
  82. 82Switzerland167.3
  83. 83El Salvador136.7
  84. 84Tajikistan128.9
  85. 85Nigeria120.1
  86. 86Uruguay76.8
  87. 87Kenya24.3
  88. 88Costa Rica0
  89. 88Paraguay0
  90. 88Ethiopia0

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person