Electricity demand worldwide 2023, by leading country

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 28, 2024

China accounted for the largest electricity demand in 2023. The country required around 9,445 terawatt-hours, more than double the electricity demand of the second ranked, which was the United States with more than 4,268 terawatts-hours. The European countries with the largest electricity demand were Germany, with 513.71, and France, with 464.17 terawatt-hours.

Electricity demand worldwide in 2023, by leading country (in terawatt-hours)

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