Top 5 Countries with Highest Electricity Consumption

In this article we are going to list the top 5 countries with highest electricity consumption. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list please take a look at the top 20 countries with highest electricity consumption.

5. Japan

Consumption in 2020: 928 TWh

Consumption in 2021: 916 TWh

Japan is considered to me among the most technologically advanced countries in the world, and tech advancement requires a lot of electricity. The country has committed to carbon neutrality by 2050 but to achieve the target, it needs to increase its focus on wind and solar energy for power generation.

4. Russia

Consumption in 2020: 909 TWh

Consumption in 2021: 963 TWh

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created an energy crisis across Europe and has attacked Ukrainian power supplies. However, its own electricity consumption is continuing to increase, and is easily among the countries that consume the most electricity.

3. India

Consumption in 2020: 1,294 TWh

Consumption in 2021: 1,355 TWh

India’s electric sector is growing at a healthy pace year on year, and while the government is attempting to promote renewable energy resources, including a major hydropower project near its border with China, the country’s electricity sector is still completely dominated by fossil fuels.

2. United States of America

Consumption in 2020: 3,803 TWh

Consumption in 2021: 3,869 TWh

The U.S. electricity sector is still dominated by fossil fuels but it is home to the largest renewable energy company in the world in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE). According to the New York Times, the U.S. electric grid isn’t currently ready to transition to renewable energy especially as there are three U.S. grids.

1. China

Consumption in 2020: 7,028 TWh

Consumption in 2021: 7,714 TWh

Easily topping the list of the top 20 countries with highest electricity consumption is China, which accounts for nearly 35% of the global electricity consumption. According to the country’s state media outlet, China’s non-fossil fuel electricity capacity has now exceed more than half of its total output capacity. The biggest electricity company in the country is the State Grid Corporation of China.

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