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Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person

kWh · higher is better · 203 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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League table

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  1. 1Norway28,311.9
  2. 2Sweden15,823.9
  3. 3Finland14,100.2
  4. 4Canada12,516.1
  5. 5France8,111.4
  6. 6New Zealand7,305.9
  7. 7Switzerland7,083.4
  8. 8Austria6,716.4
  9. 9Paraguay6,466.5
  10. 10United States5,596.6
  11. 11Slovenia5,531.2
  12. 12Denmark5,057.9
  13. 13Korea, Rep.4,830.9
  14. 14Slovak Republic4,526.1
  15. 15Spain4,487
  16. 16Belgium4,464
  17. 17Czechia4,209.5
  18. 18Australia4,099.5
  19. 19Bulgaria4,065.8
  20. 20Netherlands3,983.8
  21. 21Portugal3,975.3
  22. 22Germany3,517.6
  23. 23Uruguay3,450.8
  24. 24Hungary3,146.7
  25. 25Brazil3,128.8
  26. 26China3,112.8
  27. 27Chile2,957.7
  28. 28Russian Federation2,955.8
  29. 29Montenegro2,939.6
  30. 30Greece2,913.8
  31. 31Croatia2,913.1
  32. 32Georgia2,824
  33. 33Ireland2,807.1
  34. 34Japan2,736.1
  35. 35Estonia2,707.9
  36. 36United Kingdom2,707.4
  37. 37Costa Rica2,486
  38. 38Latvia2,470.9
  39. 39Lithuania2,438
  40. 40Italy2,182.9
  41. 41Armenia2,171.1
  42. 42Tajikistan2,158.2
  43. 43Belarus2,135
  44. 44Luxembourg2,072.1
  45. 45Bosnia and Herzegovina2,003.1
  46. 46Kyrgyz Republic1,832.8
  47. 47Romania1,778.6
  48. 48North Macedonia1,775.3
  49. 49Turkiye1,745.7
  50. 50Taiwan1,667.9
  51. 51Ecuador1,588.9
  52. 52Serbia1,521.9
  53. 53Israel1,460.5
  54. 54Poland1,431.3
  55. 55Argentina1,389.7
  56. 56Viet Nam1,385.7
  57. 57Colombia1,302.7
  58. 58Cyprus1,196.4
  59. 59Malaysia1,154.3
  60. 60Peru1,112.6
  61. 61Kazakhstan881.8
  62. 62El Salvador878.2
  63. 63Qatar731.7
  64. 64Mexico701.7
  65. 65South Africa668.9
  66. 66Malta641.7
  67. 67Singapore562.1
  68. 68Dominican Republic468.7
  69. 69Sri Lanka457.6
  70. 70Uzbekistan453.4
  71. 71Oman436.8
  72. 72Thailand435.6
  73. 73Pakistan419.6
  74. 74Kuwait411.9
  75. 75Cambodia406.8
  76. 76Puerto Rico (US)398.7
  77. 77Bolivia391
  78. 78India379
  79. 79Azerbaijan328
  80. 80Morocco277.4
  81. 81Egypt, Arab Rep.270.2
  82. 82Ethiopia246.3
  83. 83Philippines245.7
  84. 84Iran, Islamic Rep.244.1
  85. 85Mongolia230.3
  86. 86Moldova230.3
  87. 87Kenya219.7
  88. 88Tunisia72.9
  89. 89Nigeria54.8
  90. 90Bangladesh12.6

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person