China vs France: Electric power consumption

China
6,524 kWh per capita
in 2023
France
6,447 kWh per capita
in 2024
China rank
26th
France rank
28th

Electric power consumption over time

  • China
  • France
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How they compare

China currently reports 6,524 kWh per capita against 6,447 kWh per capita in France, a difference of 76.51 kWh per capita.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

Globally, China ranks 26th and France ranks 28th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Unit
kWh per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,529 data points, 1990–2024
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Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.