world's largest electricity consuming country - China. North America and Europe trailed in second and third, with around 4,700 and 3,300 terawatt-hours consumed, respectively.
Asia is the world's region with the greatest electricity consumption. In 2022, countries within that region consumed a combined 12,674 terawatt-hours of electricity. The region is home to the Electricity consumption worldwide in 2022, by region (in terawatt-hours)
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Enerdata. (September 7, 2023). Electricity consumption worldwide in 2022, by region (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688164/worldwide-consumption-of-electricity-by-region/
Enerdata. "Electricity consumption worldwide in 2022, by region (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. September 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688164/worldwide-consumption-of-electricity-by-region/
Enerdata. (2023). Electricity consumption worldwide in 2022, by region (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688164/worldwide-consumption-of-electricity-by-region/
Enerdata. "Electricity Consumption Worldwide in 2022, by Region (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688164/worldwide-consumption-of-electricity-by-region/
Enerdata, Electricity consumption worldwide in 2022, by region (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688164/worldwide-consumption-of-electricity-by-region/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Electricity consumption worldwide in 2022, by region (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], Enerdata, September 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/688164/worldwide-consumption-of-electricity-by-region/