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 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.
Electricity consumption worldwide in 2022, by region
(in terawatt-hours)
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*Commonwealth of the Independent States (CIS) countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
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Enerdata. (September 7, 2023). Electricity consumption worldwide in 2022, by region (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688164/worldwide-consumption-of-electricity-by-region/
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