Electricity demand by country
Measured in terawatt-hours.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
10,564 terawatt-hours
China
Lowest
0 terawatt-hours
Niue
Median
12.45 terawatt-hours
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
5,717
What the numbers show
Electricity demand is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 10,564 terawatt-hours in China; the lowest is 0 terawatt-hours in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.45 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 151.68 terawatt-hours.
Over the past decade 168 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 476.9%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 70.5%).
Electricity demand: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 10,564 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 4,536 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 3 | India | 2,083 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 1,176 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 1,030 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 762.12 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 645.64 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 8 | South Korea | 624.66 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 520.27 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 10 | France | 476.66 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 454.59 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 12 | Iran | 395.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 372.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 356.66 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 15 | Turkey | 351.93 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 321.38 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 17 | Vietnam | 313.59 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 311.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 19 | Taiwan | 288.39 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 20 | Australia | 286.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 275.1 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 22 | Egypt | 244.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 236.84 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 24 | Thailand | 225.1 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 25 | Malaysia | 199.91 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 26 | Pakistan | 195.51 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 177.02 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 174.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 162.45 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 156.83 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Norway | 137.71 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 32 | Sweden | 137.11 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 126.1 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 34 | Philippines | 123.12 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 121.11 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 118.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Ukraine | 111.61 terawatt-hours | 2022 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 38 | Algeria | 93.84 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 39 | Kuwait | 92.49 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 91.61 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 89.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 88.5 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 43 | Finland | 87.78 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 86.56 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 45 | Venezuela | 80.13 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 46 | Austria | 75.84 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 75.7 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 48 | Czechia | 68.04 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 49 | Switzerland | 65.12 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Peru | 60.47 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 60.44 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 51 | Singapore | 60.44 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 53 | Qatar | 56.18 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 55.56 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 54.39 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 56 | Oman | 52.84 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Hungary | 48.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 58 | Hong Kong | 48.81 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 59 | Morocco | 48.23 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 60 | Belarus | 45.47 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 61 | New Zealand | 43.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 62 | Denmark | 40.67 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 63 | Nigeria | 39.24 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 64 | Bahrain | 38.44 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 66 | Serbia | 37.4 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 67 | Ecuador | 36.64 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 36.53 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 69 | Libya | 34.59 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 31.02 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 220.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Paraguay | 29.65 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 100.9% | rising |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 27.17 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 73 | North Korea | 27.1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 74 | Slovakia | 26.75 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 75 | Tunisia | 24.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 76 | Syria | 24.28 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 24.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 78 | Jordan | 23.73 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 22.68 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 80 | Cambodia | 22.39 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 270.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Myanmar | 21.92 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Ghana | 21.83 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | 20.27 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 84 | Croatia | 20.05 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 19.47 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 86 | Cuba | 19.43 terawatt-hours | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 88 | Iceland | 19.05 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 89 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 17.36 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 17.25 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 91 | Zambia | 16.6 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 92 | Mozambique | 16.49 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 93 | Guatemala | 16.35 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 94 | Laos | 15.61 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Angola | 15.59 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Kenya | 15.58 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 97 | Sudan | 15.57 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | 14.75 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 99 | Georgia | 14.7 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.44 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 101 | Slovenia | 14.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 102 | Bolivia | 13.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 103 | Panama | 13.29 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 104 | Honduras | 12.63 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 105 | Bhutan | 12.46 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 476.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 12.45 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 107 | Mongolia | 12.41 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 108 | Lithuania | 12.32 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 109 | Zimbabwe | 12.1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 110 | Nepal | 11.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.06 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.55 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 113 | Estonia | 9.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 114 | Tanzania | 9.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 115 | Albania | 8.67 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 116 | North Macedonia | 8.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 117 | Armenia | 8.14 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 118 | Senegal | 8.13 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 119 | Palestine | 7.99 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 120 | Latvia | 7.52 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 121 | Cameroon | 7.32 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 122 | Afghanistan | 6.82 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Macao | 6.28 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 125 | El Salvador | 6.27 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 126 | Moldova | 6.17 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 127 | Cyprus | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 128 | Brunei | 5.56 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 129 | Mali | 5.46 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Nicaragua | 5.42 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 131 | Congo | 5.38 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 205.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Uganda | 5.37 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 133 | Lebanon | 5.34 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 70.5% | rising |
| 134 | Yemen | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 135 | Jamaica | 4.92 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 4.73 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 137 | Botswana | 4.67 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 138 | Montenegro | 4.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 139 | Namibia | 4.04 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 140 | Guinea | 4.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 467.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritius | 3.41 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 143 | Burkina Faso | 3.19 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Gabon | 3.18 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 3.12 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 146 | Reunion | 3.07 terawatt-hours | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 147 | Madagascar | 2.43 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 148 | Mauritania | 2.37 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 149 | Benin | 2.31 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 150 | Bahamas | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 151 | Togo | 2.21 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 152 | Niger | 2.15 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Guam | 1.86 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 154 | Malawi | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 155 | Suriname | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 157 | Eswatini | 1.65 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Guyana | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 161 | Rwanda | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Fiji | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 163 | Barbados | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 164 | Aruba | 1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 165 | French Guiana | 0.98 terawatt-hours | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 166 | Haiti | 0.86 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 167 | Belize | 0.85 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 167 | Maldives | 0.85 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 169 | Djibouti | 0.8 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 170 | French Polynesia | 0.72 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 171 | Cayman Islands | 0.71 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 172 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.68 terawatt-hours | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 173 | Seychelles | 0.63 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 174 | Bermuda | 0.61 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 175 | Greenland | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 176 | Lesotho | 0.58 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 177 | Burundi | 0.57 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 177 | Liberia | 0.57 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 179 | South Sudan | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 180 | Cape Verde | 0.52 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 181 | Gambia | 0.51 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 181 | East Timor | 0.51 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Faroe Islands | 0.49 terawatt-hours | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 184 | Eritrea | 0.45 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 185 | Somalia | 0.43 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Lucia | 0.4 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.37 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 187 | Chad | 0.37 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.27 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 190 | Grenada | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 192 | Gibraltar | 0.22 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 194 | American Samoa | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 195 | British Virgin Islands | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 196 | Samoa | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 197 | Dominica | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 199 | Comoros | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Solomon Islands | 0.11 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 202 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 202 | Western Sahara | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 2009 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 204 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Vanuatu | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 206 | Tonga | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 207 | Nauru | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 207 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 209 | Kiribati | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 209 | Cook Islands | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 211 | Montserrat | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Falkland Islands | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2023 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 211 | Saint Helena | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 214 | Niue | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.