Electricity demand in Belarus
Belarus: Electricity demand was 45.47 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Belarus, 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 Belarus is 45.47 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Belarus peaked at 45.47 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.01 terawatt-hours, in 2002.
Belarus ranks 60th 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.31 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 33.34 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 33.01 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 33.46 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 34.45 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 35 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 36.17 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 36.17 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.89 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 34.84 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 37.6 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 37.78 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.41 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 37.88 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 38.06 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 36.71 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 36.59 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.1 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 38 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 38.12 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 38.04 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.95 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 36.48 terawatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 41.43 terawatt-hours | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 45.22 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 45.47 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 45.47 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 45.47 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.64 terawatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.66 terawatt-hours | 33.01 terawatt-hours | 36.89 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.62 terawatt-hours | 36.59 terawatt-hours | 38.41 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.27 terawatt-hours | 36.48 terawatt-hours | 45.47 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.45 % 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 20.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Belarus?
- Electricity demand in Belarus was 45.47 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 45.47 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.01 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Belarus rank for electricity demand?
- Belarus ranks 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.