Electricity demand in Bahrain
Bahrain: Electricity demand was 38.44 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
38.44 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
64th
of 214 countries
All-time high
38.44 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
13.86 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Bahrain, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand in Bahrain stood at 38.44 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Bahrain peaked at 38.44 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.86 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Bahrain 64th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.86 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 14.62 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 15.26 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 15.7 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 16.15 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 19.37 terawatt-hours | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 21.04 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 21.73 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 22.63 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 22.73 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 23.99 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 24.46 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 24.61 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.93 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 27.26 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 28.48 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 28.5 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.27 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 29.75 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 33.19 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 33.16 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 33.93 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 35.71 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 37.95 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 38.44 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 38.44 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 38.44 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.23 terawatt-hours, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.31 terawatt-hours | 13.86 terawatt-hours | 22.73 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.54 terawatt-hours | 23.99 terawatt-hours | 33.19 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.84 terawatt-hours | 33.16 terawatt-hours | 38.44 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More energy & mining data for Bahrain
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 2.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Bahrain?
- Electricity demand in Bahrain was 38.44 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 38.44 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.86 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for electricity demand?
- Bahrain ranks 64th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.