Electric power consumption in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Electric power consumption was 2,450 kWh per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power consumption in Low & middle income, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electric power consumption in Low & middle income is 2,450 kWh per capita, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power consumption in Low & middle income peaked at 2,450 kWh per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 619.77 kWh per capita, in 1990.
That places Low & middle income 22nd out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power consumption in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | kWh per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 619.77 kWh per capita | — |
| 1991 | 633.63 kWh per capita | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 644.83 kWh per capita | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 656.23 kWh per capita | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 679.07 kWh per capita | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 699.45 kWh per capita | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 723.55 kWh per capita | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 744.45 kWh per capita | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 753.93 kWh per capita | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 769.49 kWh per capita | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 804.38 kWh per capita | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 823.92 kWh per capita | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 869.41 kWh per capita | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 936.35 kWh per capita | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 1,009 kWh per capita | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1,075 kWh per capita | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1,166 kWh per capita | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 1,257 kWh per capita | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 1,294 kWh per capita | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,335 kWh per capita | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1,456 kWh per capita | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 1,562 kWh per capita | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 1,617 kWh per capita | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,699 kWh per capita | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1,774 kWh per capita | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,785 kWh per capita | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,853 kWh per capita | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1,948 kWh per capita | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 2,033 kWh per capita | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 2,086 kWh per capita | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2,088 kWh per capita | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,253 kWh per capita | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 2,335 kWh per capita | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 2,450 kWh per capita | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 692.44 kWh per capita | 619.77 kWh per capita | 769.49 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,057 kWh per capita | 804.38 kWh per capita | 1,335 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,781 kWh per capita | 1,456 kWh per capita | 2,086 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,281 kWh per capita | 2,088 kWh per capita | 2,450 kWh per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More energy & mining data for Low & middle income
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.4% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 30.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power consumption in Low & middle income?
- Electric power consumption in Low & middle income was 2,450 kWh per capita in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power consumption recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2,450 kWh per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest electric power consumption recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 619.77 kWh per capita in 1990.
- How does Low & middle income rank for electric power consumption?
- Low & middle income ranks 22nd out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electric power consumption rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.