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Electricity Consumption per Capita by African country

5,156 kWhLibya · highest shown · 2024

Libya has the highest reported electric power consumption per capita among the 37 countries shown, at 5,156 kWh (2024).

Electric power consumption per person, in kilowatt-hours. 37 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

1Libya5,156 kWh2South Africa3,308 kWh3Mauritius2,588 kWh
#1 vs #37406×Libya vs Chad
Median353 kWhAngola
Lowest13 kWhChad

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown
North Africa1,904 kWh
6 countries shown · highest value: Libya
Southern Africa1,397 kWh
6 countries shown · highest value: South Africa
Central Africa405 kWh
7 countries shown · highest value: Gabon
East Africa394 kWh
10 countries shown · highest value: Mauritius
West Africa262 kWh
8 countries shown · highest value: Ghana

Full ranking

37 of 54 countries
#CountryElectricity Consumption per CapitaPeriod
1Libya
5,156 kWh2024
2South Africa
3,308 kWh2024
3Mauritius
2,588 kWh2024
4Algeria
1,918 kWh2024
5Botswana
1,660 kWh2024
6Tunisia
1,570 kWh2024
7Egypt
1,555 kWh2024
8Namibia
1,246 kWh2024
9Eswatini
1,102 kWh2024
10Morocco
1,035 kWh2024
11Gabon
1,016 kWh2024
12Equatorial Guinea
855 kWh2024
13Ghana
598 kWh2024
14Zimbabwe
553 kWh2024
15Zambia
514 kWh2024
16Senegal
419 kWh2024
17Mozambique
390 kWh2024
18Cote d'Ivoire
366 kWh2024
19Angola
353 kWh2024
20Republic of the Congo
271 kWh2024
21Togo
242 kWh2024
22Cameroon
202 kWh2024
23Kenya
195 kWh2024
24Sudan
192 kWh2024
25Tanzania
171 kWh2024
26Ethiopia
157 kWh2024
27Burkina Faso
145 kWh2024
28Nigeria
141 kWh2024
29Eritrea
128 kWh2024
30Democratic Republic of the Congo
127 kWh2024
31Benin
123 kWh2024
32Uganda
99 kWh2024
33Rwanda
79 kWh2024
34Madagascar
77 kWh2024
35Niger
64 kWh2024
36South Sudan
53 kWh2024
37Chad
13 kWh2024

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Which observations are included?

The table includes 37 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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