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Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

kWh · higher is better · 201 countries

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

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person