WorldDataRank / Energy
Compare Electricity Use per Capita across 20 selected countries in the Americas using World Bank data for 2023. Values are measured in kWh per capita.
Data year: 2023 Source: World Bank Last refreshed:
The latest sufficiently complete World Bank data for the selected countries is from 2023. Retrieval date and data year are different; no newer values are inferred.
Key findings
- Canada has the highest observed value at 14,472.3 kWh per capita.
- Nicaragua has the lowest observed value at 640.6 kWh per capita.
- The median across 20 reporting countries is 2,036.7 kWh per capita.
- The difference between the highest and lowest values is 13,831.7 kWh per capita.
Comparison across selected countries in the Americas. Values in kWh per capita. Bar lengths start at zero; the table below provides the same observations.
Complete selected-country ranking
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 14,472.3 kWh per capita |
| 2 | United States | 12,553.1 kWh per capita |
| 3 | Chile | 4,323 kWh per capita |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3,789.8 kWh per capita |
| 5 | Brazil | 2,916.5 kWh per capita |
| 6 | Argentina | 2,821.8 kWh per capita |
| 7 | Panama | 2,714.9 kWh per capita |
| 8 | Mexico | 2,597.4 kWh per capita |
| 9 | Paraguay | 2,388.6 kWh per capita |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 2,206 kWh per capita |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 1,867.4 kWh per capita |
| 12 | Ecuador | 1,675.6 kWh per capita |
| 13 | Peru | 1,594.7 kWh per capita |
| 14 | Colombia | 1,552.8 kWh per capita |
| 15 | Cuba | 1,461.7 kWh per capita |
| 16 | El Salvador | 1,137 kWh per capita |
| 17 | Bolivia | 890.1 kWh per capita |
| 18 | Honduras | 752.1 kWh per capita |
| 19 | Guatemala | 733.1 kWh per capita |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 640.6 kWh per capita |
What the data shows
The unweighted country mean is 3,154.4 kWh per capita, compared with a median of 2,036.7 kWh per capita. Each reporting country has equal weight; this is not a population-weighted or regional aggregate. The gap between the two highest observed values is 1,919.2 kWh per capita. These comparisons describe the observations and do not establish causes.
Methodology
- Provider
- World Bank
- Dataset
- Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
- Indicator ID
- EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC
- Data year
- 2023
- Units
- kWh per capita
- Coverage
- 20 of 20 selected countries in the Americas.
Source: World Bank: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) (2023)
Rankings use the cited source values without imputation or interpolation. Display rounding does not affect rank.
Technical details
- Coverage threshold
- Minimum 18 reporting countries.
- Countries included
- Canada, United States, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Panama, Mexico, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua
- Countries excluded (missing observations; ISO3 codes)
- None
- Ranking direction
- descending
- Sorting
- Exact source values; equal values share competition rank. Ties display by ascending country ID, then record ID.
- Statistics
- Unweighted arithmetic mean, median, and highest minus lowest. Derived decimals use half-up rounding; source values remain exact.
Why a newer year was not selected
- 2026: 0 available observations; 18 required.
- 2025: 0 available observations; 18 required.
- 2024: 8 available observations; 18 required.
Caveats
This is a selected-country comparison, not a global ranking. Missing countries may affect the distribution. A higher value does not necessarily imply a better outcome. Source observations may be revised.