Countries ranked by electricity generation per person

Electricity per capita is total annual generation divided by population. It reflects climate (heating and cooling), industry (aluminium smelters, data centres), wealth and how electrified homes are. Iceland, Norway and the Gulf states sit at the top; many countries in sub-Saharan Africa generate under 200 kWh per person a year, less than a typical European fridge uses.

Ranking rule. Countries and territories that generate less than 1 TWh of electricity a year (mostly small islands) are left out, because one diesel generator or one solar farm can swing their shares by tens of points. Values older than 2020 are also excluded.