This Small Nordic Nation Consumes More Electricity In A Month Than Most Countries Do In A Year

"While the average resident of planet Earth consumes 3,486 kilowatt-hours of electricity every year, some countries consume more than 10 times that. Electricity consumption is a function of wealth, industrial intensity, climate conditions, population density, and the availability and cost of energy resources. While the United States is the largest consumer economy, the average American uses 12,645 kilowatt-hours of electricity every year, the ninth most of any country."

"The U.S. is outranked by smaller, Nordic countries like Finland, Norway, and Iceland, where heating demands and industrial activity drive up electricity consumption. Other major electricity consumers include petrostates like Qatar and Bahrain, while small island nations like Curacao and Malta require disproportionately high energy imports to meet their power needs due to geographic isolation, raising electricity consumption per capita to world-leading levels."

Global per-capita electricity consumption averages 3,486 kilowatt-hours annually, while some countries exceed ten times that level. The United States averages 12,645 kilowatt-hours per person annually, ranking ninth worldwide. Higher per-capita consumption is driven by wealth, heavy industrial activity, cold climates that increase heating demand, population density, and availability and cost of energy resources. Smaller Nordic countries and petrostates frequently rank among the highest consumers. Small island nations often register high per-capita electricity use because geographic isolation forces large energy imports. World Bank electricity consumption and supplemental energy metrics were used to rank countries by annual electric power consumption per capita.

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