The data describes worldwide electricity consumption between 1980 and 2015. In 2015, the world's electricity consumption amounted to approx. 21.15 trillion kilowatt hours. One quadrillion watts is approx. equal to one petawatt.
Global consumption of electricityGlobal consumption of electricity has increased over the last decades from 7,323 terawatt hours in 1980 to 21.2 terawatt hours in 2015. In a similar pattern, power consumption in China has quickly risen, reaching 5,920 terawatt hours in 2016. China is the highest consumer of electricity in the world with the U.
