electricity demand increased by roughly 370 terawatt-hours compared to 2021. The European countries with the largest electricity demand were Germany and France, with approximately 500 terawatt-hours each.
China accounted for the largest electricity demand in 2022. The country required around 8,840 terawatt-hours, more than double the electricity demand of the United States. That year, China's Electricity demand worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in terawatt-hours)
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Ember. "Electricity demand worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. April 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381753/global-electricity-demand-by-key-country/
Ember. (2023). Electricity demand worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381753/global-electricity-demand-by-key-country/
Ember. "Electricity Demand Worldwide in 2022, by Leading Country (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381753/global-electricity-demand-by-key-country/
Ember, Electricity demand worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381753/global-electricity-demand-by-key-country/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Electricity demand worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], Ember, April 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381753/global-electricity-demand-by-key-country/