Fig. 2.
Ranking of nations based on electricity consumption (kWh/year) and GDP per capita (US$) a. World map showing the nation-wise electricity consumption (kWh/year). b. Ranking of some the selected countries in different continents, based on electricity consumption and GDP per capita. The values on Y-axis represent electricity consumption, while X-axis represents the various countries. Bubble size reflects the relative values of GDP per capita of each country with bigger size representing higher GDP per capita. Note the USA ranks at 10, China at 47 and India at 137 globally in terms of electricity consumption per capita. (Data sourced from World Bank [47,48]).