Based on a comparison of 79 countries in 2017, Iceland ranked the highest in electric power production per capita with 56,696 kWh followed by Norway and Kuwait. On the other end of the scale was Bangladesh with 463 kWh, Pakistan with 647 kWh and Sri Lanka with 689 kWh.
Average electric power production per capita reached 3,464 kWh in 2017 in the World according to World Bank / EIA. This is 1.65 % more than in the previous year and 13.3 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average electric power production per capita reached an all time high of 3,464 kWh in 2017 and an all time low of 1,390 kWh in 1971. The average annual growth amounted to 2.00 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Electric Power Production Per Capita indicator page.
| Electric Power Production Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | kWh | 11,282 | 10,902 | 10,737 | 10,547 | 10,721 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kWh | 18,526 | 18,315 | 18,908 | 18,704 | 18,655 | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | kWh | 9,969 | 9,293 | 10,356 | 9,744 | 8,207 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | kWh | 13,688 | 13,059 | 13,210 | 12,602 | 12,694 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kWh | 53,495 | 53,986 | 55,210 | 54,743 | 56,304 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | kWh | 18,409 | 19,328 | 18,187 | 18,850 | 19,231 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | kWh | 10,072 | 9,960 | 9,650 | 9,638 | 9,722 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | kWh | 25,841 | 29,647 | 26,673 | 28,043 | 28,321 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | kWh | 16,097 | 17,002 | 16,043 | 17,149 | 17,777 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | kWh | 9,456 | 10,091 | 10,428 | 11,437 | 12,134 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kWh | 10,632 | 10,869 | 10,954 | 10,988 | 11,111 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | kWh | 16,012 | 17,523 | 16,063 | 16,045 | 16,846 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | kWh | 10,858 | 10,739 | 10,797 | 11,102 | 11,006 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kWh | 13,869 | 13,608 | 13,586 | 13,608 | 13,485 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | kWh | 11,121 | 11,572 | 11,826 | 12,426 | 13,427 |
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