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China vs United States: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) was 6,523.72, compared to United States's 12,835.30. That makes China's value 49.2% lower than United States's.

China

Not reported

China trend
Latest (2023)
6,523.72
Year-over-year
+6.7%
10-year change
+73.6%
Peak
6,523.72 (2023)
Trough
1,782.31 (2005)

United States

Rank #5 of 41 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
12,835.30
Year-over-year
+2.3%
10-year change
-1.0%
Peak
13,704.58 (2005)
Trough
12,393.44 (2020)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC), CC BY 4.0.