# Electricity consumption

Net electricity consumption in the country in the year: net generation plus imports, minus exports and transmission and distribution losses, in terawatt hours (billion kilowatt hours), as estimated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in its International Energy Statistics.

## Key facts

- Electricity consumption in the United States was 4,194.3 TWh in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- China had the highest electricity consumption of 212 countries in 2024, at 9,793.7 TWh, and Western Sahara the lowest, at 0 TWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- Published for 214 places, with figures from 1980 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-11.

- Indicator id: `electricity_consumption`
- Unit: TWh
- Note: Countries only. EIA publishes 0 for some small economies in years it has no estimate, and a few tiny negative values where losses exceed supply.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-consumption
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/electricity_consumption

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | TWh | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2024 | 4,194.3 | Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. International Energy Statistics: electricity net consumption, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-2-BKWH.A). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world. Retrieved 2026-10-11. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/electricity-consumption/countries.md) (214 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/electricity-consumption/eu-countries.md) (27 places)