Asia is the world's region with the greatest electricity consumption. In 2023, countries within that region consumed a combined 12,868 terawatt-hours of electricity. The region is home to China, the world's largest electricity consuming country. North America and Europe trailed in second and third, with 4,623 and 3,223 terawatt-hours consumed, respectively.
Electricity consumption worldwide in 2023, 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. (June 18, 2024). Electricity consumption worldwide in 2023, by region (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688164/worldwide-consumption-of-electricity-by-region/
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