Electric power production per capita rose 5.68% to 4,658 kWh in China in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electric power production per capita in China reached an all time high of 4,658 kWh in 2017 and an all time low of 166 kWh in 1971. When compared to China's main peers, electric power production per capita in India amounted to 1,159 kWh, 8,167 kWh in Japan, 7,837 kWh in Russia and 13,133 kWh in USA in 2017.
China has been ranked 43rd within the group of 79 countries we follow in terms of electric power production per capita, 28 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Bangladesh | kWh | 290 | 316 | 349 | 365 | 390 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kWh | 18,526 | 18,315 | 18,908 | 18,704 | 18,655 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kWh | 3,448 | 3,632 | 3,940 | 4,083 | 4,190 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kWh | 7,402 | 7,627 | 7,750 | 7,624 | 7,894 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kWh | 848 | 885 | 920 | 1,003 | 1,038 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kWh | 8,680 | 8,717 | 8,587 | 8,414 | 8,183 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kWh | 2,451 | 2,460 | 2,441 | 2,469 | 2,503 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kWh | 568 | 554 | 563 | 583 | 592 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kWh | 7,363 | 7,489 | 7,451 | 7,523 | 7,586 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kWh | 10,632 | 10,869 | 10,954 | 10,988 | 11,111 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kWh | 555 | 565 | 568 | 604 | 618 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kWh | 13,869 | 13,608 | 13,586 | 13,608 | 13,485 |
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