Litecoin Mining by Country

Scrypt

Litecoin (LTC) is mined with the Scrypt algorithm. Electricity is the single biggest driver of mining profitability, so where you mine matters as much as what you mine: across the 20 jurisdictions below, residential rates range from $0.020/kWh to $0.320/kWh. Browse them ranked from cheapest to most expensive.

Reviewed by Francesco Zinghinì · Updated June 2026

🇪🇹
Legal
Ethiopia
Africa
$0.020/kWh
🇵🇾
Legal
Paraguay
South America
$0.030/kWh
🇷🇺
Legal (regulated)
Russia
Eastern Europe / Asia
$0.040/kWh
🇰🇿
Legal (licensed)
Kazakhstan
Central Asia
$0.040/kWh
🇦🇷
Legal
Argentina
South America
$0.040/kWh
🇮🇸
Legal
Iceland
Northern Europe
$0.050/kWh
🇮🇳
Legal (unclear)
India
Asia
$0.070/kWh
🇨🇦
Legal
Canada
North America
$0.080/kWh
🇳🇴
Legal
Norway
Northern Europe
$0.080/kWh
🇦🇪
Legal
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
$0.080/kWh
🇧🇷
Legal
Brazil
South America
$0.090/kWh
🇸🇻
Legal
El Salvador
Central America
$0.100/kWh
🇺🇸
Legal
United States
North America
$0.120/kWh
🇸🇪
Legal (restricted in some contexts)
Sweden
Northern Europe
$0.130/kWh
🇯🇵
Legal
Japan
Asia
$0.210/kWh
🇦🇺
Legal
Australia
Oceania
$0.220/kWh
🇫🇷
Legal
France
Western Europe
$0.220/kWh
🇬🇧
Legal
United Kingdom
Western Europe
$0.260/kWh
🇩🇪
Legal
Germany
Western Europe
$0.320/kWh
🇨🇳
Banned
China
Asia
$0.070/kWh

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