United States

Country in Americas

In brief

Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Americas, 1 of 46. Air passengers per year: 941.6M (2023). World rank 1 of 163; in Americas, 1 of 28. Scientific articles per year: 430,843 (2023). World rank 2 of 197; in Americas, 1 of 37. From 2015 to 2025: electricity use 12,860 → 13,064 (kWh per person) and electricity from fossil fuels 66.8% → 57.6%. Better than all its neighbours (Canada and Mexico): using the internet and research spending. Worse than all its neighbours (Canada and Mexico): renewable share of energy use and electricity from renewables.

Internet and communications

Using the internet: 94.7% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 113 2024
Home broadband per 100 people: 38.9 2024
Internet domain: .us

Energy

Access to electricity: 100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person: 13,064 2025
Renewable share of energy use: 10.9% 2021
Electricity from renewables: 20.3% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels: 57.6% 2025
Mains voltage: 120 V
Plug types: A, B

Transport

Driving side: Right
Air passengers per year: 941,557,000 2023
Airports: 16,116 2025
Railways, km: 293,564 2014

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP: 3.5% 2023
Researchers per million people: 4,937 2022
Scientific articles per year: 430,843 2023
Patent applications by residents: 270,295 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports: 24.3% 2024