Global electricity demand is a dynamic and essential aspect of the modern world's energy landscape. It encompasses the fluctuating need for electrical power across various sectors and regions, reflecting the maximum capacity required at specific times. This demand is driven by factors such as population growth, urbanization, industrialization, and technological advancements.
It is a pivotal metric for energy planners and policymakers, helping them ensure a reliable supply of electricity to meet the ever-evolving needs of societies and its industries. Understanding global electricity demand is crucial for making informed decisions about expanding infrastructure, optimizing energy grids, and transitioning to cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, while keeping environmental, humanitarian and economic considerations in mind.
Between the year 2000 and 2024 the global total electricity demand has grown from 15,278.69 TWh to 30,914.03 TWh, an increase of consumed Terawatt hours by 102.33429698488547% in a 24 year time period.
| Year | TW | YoY change | YoY absolute change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,278.69 | % | |
| 2001 | 15,500.42 | 1.45% | 221.73 |
| 2002 | 16,049.61 | 3.54% | 549.19 |
| 2003 | 16,627.73 | 3.6% | 578.12 |
| 2004 | 17,414.66 | 4.73% | 786.93 |
| 2005 | 18,133.84 | 4.13% | 719.18 |
| 2006 | 18,839.01 | 3.89% | 705.17 |
| 2007 | 19,713.95 | 4.64% | 874.94 |
| 2008 | 20,102.47 | 1.97% | 388.52 |
| 2009 | 19,943.44 | -0.79% | -159.03 |
| 2010 | 21,263.61 | 6.62% | 1320.17 |
| 2011 | 21,971.91 | 3.33% | 708.3 |
| 2012 | 22,515.71 | 2.47% | 543.8 |
| 2013 | 23,155.24 | 2.84% | 639.53 |
| 2014 | 23,747.12 | 2.56% | 591.88 |
| 2015 | 24,003.18 | 1.08% | 256.06 |
| 2016 | 24,695.32 | 2.88% | 692.14 |
| 2017 | 25,442.69 | 3.03% | 747.37 |
| 2018 | 26,464.95 | 4.02% | 1022.26 |
| 2019 | 26,840.66 | 1.42% | 375.71 |
| 2020 | 26,729.31 | -0.41% | -111.35 |
| 2021 | 28,260.22 | 5.73% | 1530.91 |
| 2022 | 28,919.07 | 2.33% | 658.85 |
| 2023 | 29,664.05 | 2.58% | 744.98 |
| 2024 | 30,914.03 | 4.21% | 1249.98 |
Year over Year change (YoY change) measures the percentage of growth in an annualized metric across two comparable periods, in this case the current calendar year relative to the previous calendar year.
Formula:
YoY change = (final value – initial value) / initial value * 100Year over Year absolute change (YoY absolute change) refers to the simple difference in the indicator over two periods in time
Formula:
YoY absolute change = final value – initial value| Flag | Country | TW | YoY change | YoY absolute change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 | Afghanistan | 6.76 | 6.79% | 0.43 |
| 🇦🇱 | Albania | 8.39 | 10.54% | 0.8 |
| 🇩🇿 | Algeria | 84.45 | 6.48% | 5.14 |
| 🇦🇸 | American Samoa | 0.17 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇦🇴 | Angola | 16.85 | 0.24% | 0.04 |
| 🇦🇬 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.35 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇦🇷 | Argentina | 155.65 | 4.22% | 6.3 |
| 🇦🇲 | Armenia | 7.09 | 6.94% | 0.46 |
| 🇦🇼 | Aruba | 1 | 1.01% | 0.01 |
| 🇦🇺 | Australia | 267.45 | 0.87% | 2.3 |
| 🇦🇹 | Austria | 74.35 | 4.37% | 3.11 |
| 🇦🇿 | Azerbaijan | 26.27 | 6.18% | 1.53 |
| 🇧🇸 | Bahamas (the) | 2.04 | 0.49% | 0.01 |
| 🇧🇭 | Bahrain | 33.93 | 2.32% | 0.77 |
| 🇧🇩 | Bangladesh | 103.75 | 12.61% | 11.62 |
| 🇧🇧 | Barbados | 1.06 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇧🇾 | Belarus | 40.95 | 7.65% | 2.91 |
| 🇧🇪 | Belgium | 91.51 | 4.04% | 3.55 |
| 🇧🇿 | Belize | 0.64 | -9.86% | -0.07 |
| 🇧🇯 | Benin | 1.82 | 11.66% | 0.19 |
| 🇧🇲 | Bermuda | 0.59 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇧🇹 | Bhutan | 11.65 | 88.21% | 5.46 |
| 🇧🇴 | Bolivia | 10.87 | 5.84% | 0.6 |
| 🇧🇦 | Bosnia Herzegovina | 13.65 | 7.14% | 0.91 |
| 🇧🇼 | Botswana | 4.15 | -1.89% | -0.08 |
| 🇧🇷 | Brazil | 679.5 | 3.98% | 26.02 |
| 🇧🇳 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.7 | -0.7% | -0.04 |
| 🇧🇬 | Bulgaria | 38.44 | 4.66% | 1.71 |
| 🇧🇫 | Burkina Faso | 3.23 | 6.95% | 0.21 |
| 🇧🇮 | Burundi | 0.49 | 6.52% | 0.03 |
| 🇨🇻 | Cabo Verde | 0.43 | 2.38% | 0.01 |
| 🇰🇭 | Cambodia | 13.46 | 5.32% | 0.68 |
| 🇨🇲 | Cameroon | 8.41 | -5.08% | -0.45 |
| 🇨🇦 | Canada | 605.11 | 1.15% | 6.86 |
| 🇰🇾 | Cayman Islands (the) | 0.7 | 1.45% | 0.01 |
| 🇨🇫 | Central African Republic (the) | 0.15 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇹🇩 | Chad | 0.43 | 22.86% | 0.08 |
| 🇨🇱 | Chile | 87.13 | 4.25% | 3.55 |
| 🇨🇳 | China | 8,520.02 | 9.77% | 757.99 |
| 🇨🇴 | Colombia | 84.48 | 7.21% | 5.68 |
| 🇰🇲 | Comoros (the) | 0.13 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇨🇩 | Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) | 15.62 | 14.43% | 1.97 |
| 🇨🇬 | Congo (the) | 4.08 | 2.51% | 0.1 |
| 🇨🇰 | Cook Islands (the) | 0.04 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇨🇷 | Costa Rica | 11.73 | 4.64% | 0.52 |
| 🇨🇮 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.8 | 6.51% | 0.66 |
| 🇭🇷 | Croatia | 19.07 | 6.72% | 1.2 |
| 🇨🇺 | Cuba | 17.83 | -6.31% | -1.2 |
| 🇨🇾 | Cyprus | 5.12 | 5.57% | 0.27 |
| 🇨🇿 | Czechia | 72.58 | 3.76% | 2.63 |
| 🇩🇰 | Denmark | 37.79 | 6.57% | 2.33 |
| 🇩🇯 | Djibouti | 0.71 | 12.7% | 0.08 |
| 🇩🇲 | Dominica | 0.14 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇩🇴 | Dominican Republic (the) | 21.43 | 9.95% | 1.94 |
| 🇪🇨 | Ecuador | 31.96 | 5.83% | 1.76 |
| 🇪🇬 | Egypt | 208.19 | 5.58% | 11.01 |
| 🇸🇻 | El Salvador | 7.76 | 11.33% | 0.79 |
| 🇬🇶 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.43 | 1.42% | 0.02 |
| 🇪🇷 | Eritrea | 0.42 | 2.44% | 0.01 |
| 🇪🇪 | Estonia | 9.82 | 1.03% | 0.1 |
| 🇸🇿 | Eswatini | 1.41 | 0.71% | 0.01 |
| 🇪🇹 | Ethiopia | 14.12 | 1% | 0.14 |
| 🇫🇰 | Falkland Islands (the) [Malvinas] | 0.01 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇫🇴 | Faroe Islands (the) | 0.43 | 4.88% | 0.02 |
| 🇫🇯 | Fiji | 1.06 | -1.85% | -0.02 |
| 🇫🇮 | Finland | 89.88 | 6.57% | 5.54 |
| 🇫🇷 | France | 505.56 | 4.81% | 23.18 |
| 🇬🇫 | French Guiana | 1.01 | 2.02% | 0.02 |
| 🇵🇫 | French Polynesia | 0.66 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇬🇦 | Gabon | 3.49 | 0.58% | 0.02 |
| 🇬🇲 | Gambia (the) | 0.5 | 4.17% | 0.02 |
| 🇬🇪 | Georgia | 14.26 | 13% | 1.64 |
| 🇩🇪 | Germany | 560.25 | 2.29% | 12.53 |
| 🇬🇭 | Ghana | 20.39 | 13.34% | 2.4 |
| 🇬🇮 | Gibraltar | 0.23 | 9.52% | 0.02 |
| 🇬🇷 | Greece | 57.92 | 2.75% | 1.55 |
| 🇬🇱 | Greenland | 0.51 | -1.92% | -0.01 |
| 🇬🇩 | Grenada | 0.23 | 4.55% | 0.01 |
| 🇬🇵 | Guadeloupe | 1.66 | -2.35% | -0.04 |
| 🇬🇺 | Guam | 1.74 | 1.75% | 0.03 |
| 🇬🇹 | Guatemala | 15.5 | 25.51% | 3.15 |
| 🇬🇳 | Guinea | 3.64 | 46.77% | 1.16 |
| 🇬🇼 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.08 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇬🇾 | Guyana | 1.12 | -0.88% | -0.01 |
| 🇭🇹 | Haiti | 1.03 | 0.98% | 0.01 |
| 🇭🇳 | Honduras | 11.72 | 6.93% | 0.76 |
| 🇭🇰 | Hong Kong | 48.78 | 3.68% | 1.73 |
| 🇭🇺 | Hungary | 48.85 | 4.83% | 2.25 |
| 🇮🇸 | Iceland | 19.39 | 2.65% | 0.5 |
| 🇮🇳 | India | 1,683.29 | 7.16% | 112.43 |
| 🇮🇩 | Indonesia | 310.33 | 5.78% | 16.96 |
| 🇮🇷 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 349.61 | 5.81% | 19.2 |
| 🇮🇶 | Iraq | 125.56 | 0.79% | 0.99 |
| 🇮🇪 | Ireland | 33.17 | 4.24% | 1.35 |
| 🇮🇱 | Israel | 66.63 | 1.66% | 1.09 |
| 🇮🇹 | Italy | 328.28 | 6.24% | 19.27 |
| 🇯🇲 | Jamaica | 4.35 | 1.64% | 0.07 |
| 🇯🇵 | Japan | 1,034.67 | 2.34% | 23.64 |
| 🇯🇴 | Jordan | 21.58 | 3.3% | 0.69 |
| 🇰🇿 | Kazakhstan | 114.52 | 6.14% | 6.62 |
| 🇰🇪 | Kenya | 12.65 | 7.2% | 0.85 |
| 🇰🇮 | Kiribati | 0.04 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇰🇵 | Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of) | 25.63 | 6.35% | 1.53 |
| 🇽🇰 | Kosovo | 7.6 | 19.12% | 1.22 |
| 🇰🇼 | Kuwait | 80.8 | 8.25% | 6.16 |
| 🇰🇬 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.27 | 5.31% | 0.82 |
| 🇱🇦 | Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) | 11.53 | 8.88% | 0.94 |
| 🇱🇻 | Latvia | 7.62 | 3.67% | 0.27 |
| 🇱🇧 | Lebanon | 11.14 | -38.96% | -7.11 |
| 🇱🇸 | Lesotho | 0.96 | 10.34% | 0.09 |
| 🇱🇷 | Liberia | 0.38 | -15.56% | -0.07 |
| 🇱🇾 | Libya | 35.57 | 15.64% | 4.81 |
| 🇱🇹 | Lithuania | 13.34 | 5.79% | 0.73 |
| 🇱🇺 | Luxembourg | 6.95 | 4.04% | 0.27 |
| 🇲🇴 | Macao | 5.69 | 5.18% | 0.28 |
| 🇲🇬 | Madagascar | 2.53 | 17.13% | 0.37 |
| 🇲🇼 | Malawi | 1.81 | 4.62% | 0.08 |
| 🇲🇾 | Malaysia | 174.27 | 1.05% | 1.81 |
| 🇲🇻 | Maldives | 0.84 | 2.44% | 0.02 |
| 🇲🇱 | Mali | 4.1 | 0.24% | 0.01 |
| 🇲🇹 | Malta | 2.73 | 6.23% | 0.16 |
| 🇲🇶 | Martinique | 1.51 | 0.67% | 0.01 |
| 🇲🇷 | Mauritania | 1.77 | -4.32% | -0.08 |
| 🇲🇺 | Mauritius | 2.99 | 3.1% | 0.09 |
| 🇲🇽 | Mexico | 327.63 | -0.64% | -2.11 |
| 🇲🇩 | Moldova | 6.82 | 7.4% | 0.47 |
| 🇲🇳 | Mongolia | 9.24 | 11.59% | 0.96 |
| 🇲🇪 | Montenegro | 3.6 | 3.75% | 0.13 |
| 🇲🇸 | Montserrat | 0.01 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇲🇦 | Morocco | 41.14 | 5.41% | 2.11 |
| 🇲🇿 | Mozambique | 15.9 | 1.86% | 0.29 |
| 🇲🇲 | Myanmar | 18.66 | 6.39% | 1.12 |
| 🇳🇦 | Namibia | 3.95 | -5.73% | -0.24 |
| 🇳🇷 | Nauru | 0.04 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇳🇵 | Nepal | 10.68 | 19.33% | 1.73 |
| 🇳🇱 | Netherlands | 121.05 | 1.47% | 1.75 |
| 🇳🇨 | New Caledonia | 2.91 | -10.19% | -0.33 |
| 🇳🇿 | New Zealand | 43.55 | 0.46% | 0.2 |
| 🇳🇮 | Nicaragua | 5.21 | 7.2% | 0.35 |
| 🇳🇪 | Niger (the) | 1.83 | 2.81% | 0.05 |
| 🇳🇬 | Nigeria | 39.2 | 3.16% | 1.2 |
| 🇳🇺 | Niue | 0 | % | 0 |
| 🇲🇰 | North Macedonia | 8.01 | 4.43% | 0.34 |
| 🇳🇴 | Norway | 139.55 | 4.26% | 5.7 |
| 🇴🇲 | Oman | 41.82 | 8.23% | 3.18 |
| 🇵🇰 | Pakistan | 162.26 | 11.91% | 17.27 |
| 🇵🇸 | Palestine, State of | 7.59 | 3.13% | 0.23 |
| 🇵🇦 | Panama | 11.67 | 11.25% | 1.18 |
| 🇵🇬 | Papua New Guinea | 4.53 | 10.49% | 0.43 |
| 🇵🇾 | Paraguay | 19.12 | 2.63% | 0.49 |
| 🇵🇪 | Peru | 57.03 | 7.54% | 4 |
| 🇵🇭 | Philippines (the) | 105.75 | 3.93% | 4 |
| 🇵🇱 | Poland | 179.68 | 5.43% | 9.26 |
| 🇵🇹 | Portugal | 53.97 | 2.12% | 1.12 |
| 🇵🇷 | Puerto Rico | 19.36 | 1.52% | 0.29 |
| 🇶🇦 | Qatar | 51.79 | 4.84% | 2.39 |
| 🇷🇪 | Reunion | 3.09 | -18.47% | -0.7 |
| 🇷🇴 | Romania | 60.76 | 4.76% | 2.76 |
| 🇷🇺 | Russian Federation (the) | 1,135.73 | 5.68% | 61.05 |
| 🇷🇼 | Rwanda | 1.02 | 12.09% | 0.11 |
| 🇸🇭 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 0.01 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇰🇳 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.22 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇱🇨 | Saint Lucia | 0.4 | 5.26% | 0.02 |
| 🇵🇲 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.05 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇻🇨 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.14 | -6.67% | -0.01 |
| 🇼🇸 | Samoa | 0.17 | -5.56% | -0.01 |
| 🇸🇹 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.11 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇸🇦 | Saudi Arabia | 392.91 | 3.25% | 12.38 |
| 🇸🇳 | Senegal | 6.97 | 8.57% | 0.55 |
| 🇷🇸 | Serbia | 38.11 | 4.21% | 1.54 |
| 🇸🇨 | Seychelles | 0.6 | 1.69% | 0.01 |
| 🇸🇱 | Sierra Leone | 0.2 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇸🇬 | Singapore | 55.79 | 5.13% | 2.72 |
| 🇸🇰 | Slovakia | 30.47 | 5.69% | 1.64 |
| 🇸🇮 | Slovenia | 15.32 | 2.89% | 0.43 |
| 🇸🇧 | Solomon Islands | 0.1 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇸🇴 | Somalia | 0.38 | 2.7% | 0.01 |
| 🇿🇦 | South Africa | 240.83 | 2.2% | 5.19 |
| 🇰🇷 | South Korea | 607.76 | 5.31% | 30.65 |
| 🇸🇸 | South Sudan | 0.58 | 3.57% | 0.02 |
| 🇪🇸 | Spain | 271.6 | 3.37% | 8.85 |
| 🇱🇰 | Sri Lanka | 17.5 | 6.12% | 1.01 |
| 🇸🇩 | Sudan (the) | 18.63 | 3.9% | 0.7 |
| 🇸🇷 | Suriname | 2.09 | 1.95% | 0.04 |
| 🇸🇪 | Sweden | 146.21 | 5.35% | 7.43 |
| 🇨🇭 | Switzerland | 65.5 | 4.08% | 2.57 |
| 🇸🇾 | Syrian Arab Republic (the) | 21.36 | 3.14% | 0.65 |
| 🇹🇼 | Taiwan | 291.03 | 3.94% | 11.04 |
| 🇹🇯 | Tajikistan | 18.3 | -1.67% | -0.31 |
| 🇹🇿 | Tanzania, the United Republic of | 8.79 | 10.71% | 0.85 |
| 🇹🇭 | Thailand | 207.75 | 2.13% | 4.34 |
| 🇹🇱 | Timor-Leste | 0.51 | 2% | 0.01 |
| 🇹🇬 | Togo | 1.51 | 6.34% | 0.09 |
| 🇹🇴 | Tonga | 0.07 | 0% | 0 |
| 🇹🇹 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.27 | 0.43% | 0.04 |
| 🇹🇳 | Tunisia | 22.93 | 10.35% | 2.15 |
| 🇹🇷 | Turkey | 326.03 | 8.17% | 24.62 |
| 🇹🇲 | Turkmenistan | 25.2 | 11.7% | 2.64 |
| 🇹🇨 | Turks and Caicos Islands (the) | 0.26 | 4% | 0.01 |
| 🇺🇬 | Uganda | 4.9 | 11.36% | 0.5 |
| 🇺🇦 | Ukraine | 154.4 | 6.21% | 9.03 |
| 🇦🇪 | United Arab Emirates | 149.26 | 8.73% | 11.98 |
| 🇬🇧 | United Kingdom | 332.64 | 1.24% | 4.09 |
| 🇺🇸 | United States of America | 4,192.93 | 2.5% | 102.44 |
| 🇺🇾 | Uruguay | 13.2 | 2.01% | 0.26 |
| 🇺🇿 | Uzbekistan | 75.03 | 8.66% | 5.98 |
| 🇻🇺 | Vanuatu | 0.08 | -11.11% | -0.01 |
| 🇻🇪 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 82.93 | 3.84% | 3.07 |
| 🇻🇳 | Viet Nam | 254.43 | 3.63% | 8.92 |
| 🇻🇬 | Virgin Islands (British) | 0.17 | 6.25% | 0.01 |
| 🇻🇮 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 0.66 | 3.13% | 0.02 |
| 🇾🇪 | Yemen | 2.92 | -0.68% | -0.02 |
| 🇿🇲 | Zambia | 15.59 | 11.2% | 1.57 |
| 🇿🇼 | Zimbabwe | 10.31 | 18.64% | 1.62 |
| Year | TW | YoY change | YoY absolute change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASEAN | 1,156.74 | 3.78% | 42.17 |
| Africa | 904.79 | 5.22% | 44.9 |
| Asia | 13,974.53 | 7.94% | 1028.42 |
| EU | 2,882.29 | 4.16% | 115.24 |
| Europe | 5,193.5 | 4.7% | 233.16 |
| G20 | 23,686.19 | 5.91% | 1321.68 |
| G7 | 7,563.36 | 2.33% | 171.98 |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 1,700.68 | 3.75% | 61.46 |
| Middle East | 1,357.58 | 4.1% | 53.44 |
| North America | 4,806.53 | 2.28% | 106.94 |
| OECD | 10,967.58 | 2.91% | 309.81 |
| Oceania | 322.61 | 0.81% | 2.59 |
| World | 28,260.22 | 5.73% | 1530.91 |
It's important to not conflate the two, electircity demnad represents how much electricity an entity, country or region need in a moment of time. While electricity consumption represents how much electricity is used over a period of time. Electricity demand is measured in kilowatt (kW) while electricity consumption is measured as kilowatt-hours (kWh).
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