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22Energy and the environment
Electricity consumption per capita (kilowatt-hours)
| HDI Rank | Country | 2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 29,430 | |
| 2 | Norway | 26,657 | |
| 3 | Australia | 11,849 | |
| 4 | Canada | 18,408 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 6,751 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 16,670 | |
| 7 | Switzerland | 8,669 | 1 |
| 8 | Japan | 8,459 | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 7,196 | |
| 10 | France | 8,231 | 2 |
| 11 | Finland | 17,374 | |
| 12 | United States | 14,240 | |
| 13 | Spain | 6,412 | |
| 14 | Denmark | 6,967 | |
| 15 | Austria | 8,256 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 6,756 | |
| 17 | Belgium | 8,986 | |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 16,630 | |
| 19 | New Zealand | 10,238 | |
| 20 | Italy | 6,029 | 3 |
| 21 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 6,401 | |
| 22 | Germany | 7,442 | |
| 23 | Israel | 6,924 | |
| 24 | Greece | 5,630 | |
| 25 | Singapore | 8,685 | |
| 26 | Korea (Republic of) | 7,710 | |
| 27 | Slovenia | 7,262 | |
| 28 | Cyprus | 5,718 | |
| 29 | Portugal | 4,925 | |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 8,842 | |
| 31 | Barbados | 3,304 | |
| 32 | Czech Republic | 6,720 | |
| 33 | Kuwait | 15,423 | |
| 34 | Malta | 5,542 | |
| 35 | Qatar | 19,840 | |
| 36 | Hungary | 4,070 | |
| 37 | Poland | 3,793 | |
| 38 | Argentina | 2,714 | |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 12,000 | |
| 40 | Chile | 3,347 | |
| 41 | Bahrain | 11,932 | |
| 42 | Slovakia | 5,335 | |
| 43 | Lithuania | 3,505 | |
| 44 | Estonia | 6,168 | |
| 45 | Latvia | 2,923 | |
| 46 | Uruguay | 2,408 | |
| 47 | Croatia | 3,818 | |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 1,876 | |
| 49 | Bahamas | 6,964 | 4 |
| 50 | Seychelles | 2,716 | 4 |
| 51 | Cuba | 1,380 | |
| 52 | Mexico | 2,130 | |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 4,582 | |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,333 | 4 |
| 55 | Tonga | 327 | 4 |
| 56 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 3,147 | |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,346 | 4 |
| 58 | Oman | 5,079 | |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,921 | |
| 60 | Romania | 2,548 | |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 6,902 | |
| 62 | Panama | 1,807 | |
| 63 | Malaysia | 3,196 | |
| 64 | Belarus | 3,508 | |
| 65 | Mauritius | 1,775 | |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,690 | |
| 67 | Russian Federation | 6,425 | |
| 68 | Albania | 1,847 | |
| 69 | Macedonia (TFYR) | 3,863 | |
| 70 | Brazil | 2,340 | |
| 71 | Dominica | 1,129 | |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 1,879 | |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 4,320 | |
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3,770 | |
| 75 | Colombia | 1,074 | 4 |
| 76 | Ukraine | 3,727 | |
| 77 | Samoa | 619 | 4 |
| 78 | Thailand | 2,020 | 4 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 1,536 | |
| 80 | Belize | 686 | 4 |
| 81 | China | 1,684 | |
| 82 | Grenada | 1,963 | |
| 83 | Armenia | 1,744 | |
| 84 | Turkey | 2,122 | |
| 85 | Suriname | 3,437 | |
| 86 | Jordan | 1,738 | |
| 87 | Peru | 927 | |
| 88 | Lebanon | 2,691 | |
| 89 | Ecuador | 1,092 | |
| 90 | Philippines | 677 | |
| 91 | Tunisia | 1,313 | |
| 92 | Fiji | 926 | 4 |
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,030 | |
| 94 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,460 | |
| 95 | Paraguay | 1,146 | |
| 96 | Georgia | 1,577 | |
| 97 | Guyana | 1,090 | |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 2,796 | |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 420 | |
| 100 | Maldives | 539 | |
| 101 | Jamaica | 2,697 | |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 529 | |
| 103 | El Salvador | 732 | |
| 104 | Algeria | 889 | |
| 105 | Viet Nam | 560 | |
| 106 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 513 | |
| 107 | Indonesia | 476 | 4 |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,784 | |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 2,060 | |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 525 | |
| 111 | Moldova | 1,554 | |
| 112 | Egypt | 1,465 | 4 |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 1,944 | |
| 114 | Mongolia | 1,260 | |
| 115 | Honduras | 730 | |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,320 | |
| 117 | Bolivia | 493 | |
| 118 | Guatemala | 532 | |
| 119 | Gabon | 1,128 | |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 206 | 4 |
| 121 | South Africa | 4,818 | 5 |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 2,638 | |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 99 | 4 |
| 124 | Botswana | .. | 6 |
| 125 | Namibia | .. | 6 |
| 126 | Morocco | 652 | |
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | 52 | 4 |
| 128 | India | 618 | |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 107 | 4 |
| 130 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 126 | 4 |
| 131 | Cambodia | 10 | 4 |
| 132 | Myanmar | 129 | |
| 133 | Bhutan | 229 | 4 |
| 134 | Comoros | 31 | 4 |
| 135 | Ghana | 289 | |
| 136 | Pakistan | 564 | |
| 137 | Mauritania | 112 | 4 |
| 138 | Lesotho | .. | 6 |
| 139 | Congo | 229 | |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 154 | |
| 141 | Swaziland | .. | 6 |
| 142 | Nepal | 86 | |
| 143 | Madagascar | 56 | |
| 144 | Cameroon | 256 | |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 620 | 4 |
| 146 | Haiti | 61 | |
| 147 | Sudan | 116 | |
| 148 | Kenya | 169 | |
| 149 | Djibouti | 260 | 4 |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | 294 | 4 |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 924 | |
| 152 | Togo | 102 | |
| 153 | Yemen | 208 | |
| 154 | Uganda | 63 | 4 |
| 155 | Gambia | 98 | 4 |
| 156 | Senegal | 206 | |
| 157 | Eritrea | 67 | |
| 158 | Nigeria | 157 | |
| 159 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 69 | |
| 160 | Guinea | 87 | 4 |
| 161 | Rwanda | 31 | 4 |
| 162 | Angola | 220 | |
| 163 | Benin | 81 | |
| 164 | Malawi | 100 | 4 |
| 165 | Zambia | 721 | |
| 166 | Côte d'Ivoire | 224 | |
| 167 | Burundi | 22 | 4 |
| 168 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 92 | |
| 169 | Ethiopia | 36 | |
| 170 | Chad | 11 | 4 |
| 171 | Central African Republic | 28 | 4 |
| 172 | Mozambique | 545 | |
| 173 | Mali | 41 | 4 |
| 174 | Niger | 40 | 4 |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 44 | 4 |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 31 | 4 |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 24 |
Notes :
| 1 - | Includes Liechtenstein. |
| 2 - | Includes Monaco. |
| 3 - | Includes San Marino. |
| 4 - | Data are estimates produced by the UN Statistics Division. |
| 5 - | Data refer to the South African Customs Union, which includes Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. |
| 6 - | Included in data for South Africa. |
Source :
UN (United Nations). 2007d. The 2004 Energy Statistics Yearbook. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division. New York.
