In 2017, global electricity consumption increased 2.5 percent to reach 25,721 Twh.
When it comes to consumption, China uses the most of any country at 25.9 percent, followed by the United States with 17.5 percent; but, as Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes, on a per capita basis, the situation is different.
According to the IEA Atlas of Energy, electricity consumption in Iceland was 54.4 megwatt hours per capita in 2017, the highest level of any country.
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That’s primarily due to abundant natural resources that make electricity production affordable along with energy-intensive industries. The harsh and dark Icelandic climate also contributes to heavy demand for electricity.
The situation is similar in Norway which comes second with 23.7 megawatt hours per capita.
Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait follow due to considerable demand for air conditioning.
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The story behind that story, also pointed out in the comments section at zh, is that most of that 54mwh per capita isn’t coming from personal use, but rather the aluminum smelting industry, which makes use of over 70% of Iceland’s cheap hydropower output.
Although aluminum is significantly more plentiful in nature than iron, it costs a whole lot more in the scrap metals market, because unlike iron, pulling aluminum out of ore requires massive amounts of electricity. The cost of that power is an implicit and major part of the value of aluminum scrap.
Iceland is a fantastic country. (Before any impending Globohomofeminazi infiltration.) Expensive. But a treat to behold.
It is something to behold, I’ve traveled all over it. Only problem is it’s jammed packed with self righteous socialists.
Climate change hypocrites. They must reduce their carbon based economies to the level of the climate responsible USA. More windmills and solar panels for them.(sarc off)
We best get over there and stop this shit. Crank up the war machine