Household electricity prices vary greatly across the world. In 2023, the price of electricity was below 0.1 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour in countries which rely on nationally produced fossil fuels for electricity generation, while it exceeded 0.4 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour where the power sector is dependent on energy imports.
The European countries of Italy and Germany saw their residential electricity prices surpass 0.55 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour during the 2022 energy crisis.
Household electricity prices worldwide from March 2019 to December 2023, by select country
(in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour)
Characteristic
Italy
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Spain
Japan
Brazil
United States
Mexico
China
India
Russia
Qatar
Nigeria
Iran*
Mar 2019
0.26
0.25
0.35
0.19
0.25
0.28
0.17
0.14
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.03
0.07
0.01
Jun 2019
0.25
0.27
0.34
0.19
0.23
0.27
0.17
0.15
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.03
0.07
0.01
Sep 2019
0.26
0.24
0.35
0.2
0.24
0.28
0.15
0.15
0.07
0.08
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.07
0.01
Dec 2019
0.28
0.26
0.37
0.21
0.24
0.29
0.14
0.14
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.07
0
Mar 2020
0.27
0.27
0.39
0.22
0.24
0.29
0.15
0.15
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.07
0
Jun 2020
0.25
0.26
0.38
0.22
0.22
0.28
0.14
0.15
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.01
Sep 2020
0.26
0.26
0.37
0.22
0.24
0.26
0.14
0.15
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.01
Dec 2020
0.26
0.26
0.37
0.22
0.23
0.26
0.14
0.15
0.08
0.09
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.01
Mar 2021
0.25
0.26
0.36
0.2
0.24
0.25
0.12
0.15
0.08
0.09
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.06
0
Jun 2021
0.24
0.27
0.35
0.2
0.23
0.25
0.15
0.15
0.08
0.09
0.08
0.03
0.03
0.06
0
Sep 2021
0.23
0.28
0.35
0.2
0.26
0.24
0.16
0.16
0.09
0.09
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.01
Dec 2021
0.24
0.33
0.34
0.19
0.32
0.22
0.2
0.16
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.03
0.06
0.01
Mar 2022
0.32
0.33
0.46
0.19
0.33
0.23
0.19
0.16
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.08
0.03
0.05
0.01
Jun 2022
0.46
0.47
0.52
0.21
0.37
0.25
0.2
0.18
0.1
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.03
0.05
0.01
Sep 2022
0.57
0.41
0.55
0.21
0.36
0.25
0.17
0.18
0.1
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.03
0.05
0
Mar 2023
0.56
0.46
0.41
0.21
0.22
0.21
0.16
0.18
0.1
0.08
0.08
0.05
0.03
0.03
0
Jun 2023
0.43
0.44
0.4
0.26
0.23
0.23
0.16
0.17
0.11
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.03
0.05
0
Sep 2023
0.46
0.44
0.4
0.28
0.24
0.22
0.17
0.17
0.12
0.08
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.02
0
Dec 2023
0.45
0.4
0.4
0.28
0.24
0.2
0.15
0.16
0.11
0.08
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.02
0
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GPP. (July 15, 2024). Household electricity prices worldwide from March 2019 to December 2023, by select country (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461537/household-electricity-price-worldwide-by-country/
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