20 Countries With The Highest Energy Consumption

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58% : Energy Resources has previously repowered roughly 6 gigawatts of its approximately 23 gigawatt operating wind portfolio, and we believe we will be able to repower much of our existing wind portfolio in the coming years.
58% : Total primary energy consumption (exajoules): 2.28Energy consumption per capita (exajoules per million people): 2.2
58% : Total primary energy consumption (exajoules): 2.73Energy consumption per capita (exajoules per million people): 2.3For a short while in June 2023, Belgium's entire energy needs were met through wind and solar energy, despite being one of the countries with the highest energy consumption in the world.
57% : Total primary energy consumption (exajoules): 3.47Energy consumption per capita (exajoules per million people): 2.0While Netherland's consumption per capita is one of the highest in the world, new estimates suggest that the AI industry alone could consume as much electricity as all of Netherlands.
57% : Total primary energy consumption (exajoules): 9.41Energy consumption per capita (exajoules per million people): 1.4France and Germany account for around 40% of Europe's total energy consumption and France's electricity consumption is expected to increase sharply by 2030.
57% : Total primary energy consumption (exajoules): 5.72Energy consumption per capita (exajoules per million people): 2.2South Australia is one of the global leaders of energy transition, and crushed renewable energy records, as 86.9% of its total electricity requirement was driven by renewable energy.
56% : Total primary energy consumption (exajoules): 157.65Energy consumption per capita (exajoules per million people): 1.1China has the highest total energy consumption in the world, but its energy consumption per capita has fallen as the country transitions further to the services industry.
56% : Total primary energy consumption (exajoules): 17.74Energy consumption per capita (exajoules per million people): 1.4While being counted among the countries with the highest energy consumption, Japan has committed to carbon neutrality by 2050, though it needs to increase focus on its wind and solar energy sectors.
56% : Total primary energy consumption (exajoules): 3.46Energy consumption per capita (exajoules per million people): 6.1Singapore is set to provide households with additional incentives to reduce electricity usage during peaks times from 2024, and total electricity consumption in Singapore increased by 2.6% in 2022, reaching 53.5 TWh.
55% : Total primary energy consumption (exajoules): 31.3Energy consumption per capita (exajoules per million people): 2.2Europe has continued to move away from Russia's energy provisions but Russia is likely to enter into an agreement with Kyrgyzstan to sell electricity to the latter.
51% : Russia is one of the biggest suppliers of oil and natural gas in the world, and Europe has traditionally been heavily dependent on Russian supplies, despite political tensions preceding the invasion and subsequent war.
49% : In the current year, the share price of TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) has increased by more than 8%.Aristotle Capital Global Equity Strategy made the following comment about TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) in its Q3 2023 investor letter:However, TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) mentioned recently that if needed, the company could divert natural gas from Qatar to non-European companies if it benefited Qatar and the company.
41% : Total primary energy consumption (exajoules): 12.19Energy consumption per capita (exajoules per million people): 1.4Despite being embroiled in sanctions from Western countries for several years now, Iran's energy industry has thrived and electricity consumption in Iran broke all-time records in 2023, though this has put a heavy strain on its already overburdened grid.
37% : Total primary energy consumption (exajoules): 12.64Energy consumption per capita (exajoules per million people): 1.5Germany is one of the most energy intensive countries in Europe, and the energy crisis has negatively impacted its economy, which was called the worst-performing economy recently among developed countries.
29% : In a bid to dissuade Russia from further aggression with Ukraine and as a punishment for activities already undertaken by it, Western countries, led by the U.S., implemented heavy sanctions on Russia, which also provides nearly half of all coal imports in the EU and 27% of oil imports in the region.

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