Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) was 9,314 kWh per capita in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electric power consumption in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2025
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 Post-demographic dividend is 9,314 kWh per capita, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power consumption in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 9,314 kWh per capita in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,471 kWh per capita, in 1990.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | kWh per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,471 kWh per capita | — |
| 1991 | 7,649 kWh per capita | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 7,614 kWh per capita | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7,678 kWh per capita | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 7,818 kWh per capita | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 7,980 kWh per capita | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 8,137 kWh per capita | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 8,230 kWh per capita | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 8,355 kWh per capita | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 8,498 kWh per capita | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 8,759 kWh per capita | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 8,662 kWh per capita | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 8,812 kWh per capita | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8,879 kWh per capita | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 9,015 kWh per capita | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 9,217 kWh per capita | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 9,228 kWh per capita | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9,298 kWh per capita | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9,276 kWh per capita | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,869 kWh per capita | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 9,266 kWh per capita | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 9,160 kWh per capita | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9,074 kWh per capita | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 9,067 kWh per capita | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8,981 kWh per capita | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8,935 kWh per capita | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8,944 kWh per capita | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8,924 kWh per capita | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 9,045 kWh per capita | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 8,887 kWh per capita | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 8,626 kWh per capita | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 8,900 kWh per capita | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 8,881 kWh per capita | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 8,732 kWh per capita | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 8,867 kWh per capita | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 9,314 kWh per capita | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,943 kWh per capita | 7,471 kWh per capita | 8,498 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,002 kWh per capita | 8,662 kWh per capita | 9,298 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,028 kWh per capita | 8,887 kWh per capita | 9,266 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,887 kWh per capita | 8,626 kWh per capita | 9,314 kWh per capita | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More energy & mining data for Post-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 9.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 8.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.9% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.4% (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.1% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 6.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power consumption in Post-demographic dividend?
- Electric power consumption in Post-demographic dividend was 9,314 kWh per capita in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power consumption recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 9,314 kWh per capita in 2025.
- What is the lowest electric power consumption recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,471 kWh per capita in 1990.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for electric power consumption?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electric power consumption rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.