Electricity demand in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Electricity demand was 27.17 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Azerbaijan, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Azerbaijan is 27.17 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Azerbaijan peaked at 27.17 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.31 terawatt-hours, in 2010.
Azerbaijan ranks 72nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.17 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 19.64 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 20.13 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 22.83 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 23.09 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 24.04 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 25.4 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 21.58 terawatt-hours | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 21.02 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 18.58 terawatt-hours | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 18.31 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 19.59 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 22.43 terawatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 22.88 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 24.26 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 24.41 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 23.87 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 23.05 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 23.82 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 24.6 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 24.74 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 26.27 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 26.08 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 26.06 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 26.61 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 27.17 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 27.17 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 27.17 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.64 terawatt-hours, 72% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.55 terawatt-hours | 18.58 terawatt-hours | 25.4 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.72 terawatt-hours | 18.31 terawatt-hours | 24.6 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.16 terawatt-hours | 24.74 terawatt-hours | 27.17 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More energy & mining data for Azerbaijan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Azerbaijan?
- Electricity demand in Azerbaijan was 27.17 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.17 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.31 terawatt-hours in 2010.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for electricity demand?
- Azerbaijan ranks 72nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.