Electric power consumption in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Electric power consumption was 1,361 kWh per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power consumption in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh per capita.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 1,361 kWh per capita for electric power consumption in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power consumption in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 1,361 kWh per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 557.59 kWh per capita, in 1990.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 27th out of 43 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | kWh per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 557.59 kWh per capita | — |
| 1991 | 569.07 kWh per capita | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 610.7 kWh per capita | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 623.04 kWh per capita | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 642.86 kWh per capita | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 659.85 kWh per capita | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 688.64 kWh per capita | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 707.26 kWh per capita | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 729.08 kWh per capita | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 756.07 kWh per capita | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 780.3 kWh per capita | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 809.32 kWh per capita | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 848 kWh per capita | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 883.82 kWh per capita | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 923.22 kWh per capita | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 948.12 kWh per capita | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 999.33 kWh per capita | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1,013 kWh per capita | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,021 kWh per capita | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,049 kWh per capita | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,143 kWh per capita | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 1,133 kWh per capita | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,153 kWh per capita | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,182 kWh per capita | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,212 kWh per capita | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,196 kWh per capita | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,212 kWh per capita | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,280 kWh per capita | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1,274 kWh per capita | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,290 kWh per capita | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,289 kWh per capita | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,344 kWh per capita | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1,336 kWh per capita | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,361 kWh per capita | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 654.42 kWh per capita | 557.59 kWh per capita | 756.07 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 927.47 kWh per capita | 780.3 kWh per capita | 1,049 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,208 kWh per capita | 1,133 kWh per capita | 1,290 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,333 kWh per capita | 1,289 kWh per capita | 1,361 kWh per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel exports 47.0% (2017)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.1% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.6% (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 5.7% (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power consumption in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Electric power consumption in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1,361 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,361 kWh per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest electric power consumption recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 557.59 kWh per capita in 1990.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for electric power consumption?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electric power consumption rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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.