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World electricity consumption is the total amount of electricity consumed by humanity per year. Electricity is generated in power stations since 1882. The invention of the steam turbine in 1883 to drive the electric generator started a strong increase of world electricity consumption.

Coal plant

The energy sources for electricity generation are usually classified as

Coal and lignite are the biggest energy source for electricity generation.

Electricity consumption is measured in TWh/a (Terawatt-hours per year). The table lists the top 37 electricity consuming countries, which use 19.000 TWh/a, i.e. 90% of the consumption of all more than 190 countries. The data are of 2012.[1][2] The last column contains the number of millions of inhabitants.

Table

Total Fossil Nuclear Renewable Inhabitants
TWh/a million
WOLRD 20.900 68% 11% 21% 7.040
North-America
United States 4.070 66% 19% 13% 314
Canada 543 24% 15% 59% 34,9
Mexico 246 75% 2% 23% 117
South-America
Brazil 498 17% 1% 82% 199
Argentina 124 54% 4% 41% 41,1
Venezuela 102 35% 0 65% 30,0
Europe
Germany 585 57% 15% 25% 81,9
France 482 9% 75% 16% 65,4
Template:UK 347 67% 19% 12% 63,7
Template:Flag 321 68% 0 32% 60,9
Template:Flag 261 48% 21% 31% 46,2
Template:Flag 166 45% 47% 8% 45,6
Template:Flag 148 89% 0 10% 38,5
Template:Flag 136 2% 38% 60% 9,5
Template:Flag 119 2% 0 98% 5,0
Template:Flag 115 81% 4% 14% 16,8
Template:Flag 88,9 35% 48% 14% 11,1
Template:Flag 84,9 26% 33% 41% 5,4
Russia
Template:Flag 948 63% 16% 21% 144
Mid-East
Template:Flag 248 100% 0 0 28,3
Template:Flag 207 73% 0 27% 74,9
Template:Flag 93,7 100% 0 0 9,2
Southern Asia
Template:Flag 4.830 78% 2% 20% 1.356
Template:Flag 989 85% 1% [3] 12% 128
Template:Flag 940 81% 3% 16% 1.237
Template:Flag 517 70% 28% 2% 50
Template:Flag 241 79% 16% 5% 23,4
Template:Flag 186 94% 1% 5% 80,8
Template:Flag 181 89% 0 11% 247
Template:Flag 169 95% 0 5% 67,7
Template:Flag 126 84% 0 16% 29,2
Template:Flag 104 60% 0 40% 93,4
Template:Flag 85,4 88% 0 12% 16,8
Template:Flag 80,1 64% 6% 29% 179
Australia
Template:Flag 236 89% 0 9% 23,1
Africa
Template:Flag 231 93% 5% 2% 52,3
Template:Flag 146 88% 0 12% 80,7


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