Electricity demand in Benin
Benin: Electricity demand was 2.31 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.31 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Benin peaked at 2.31 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.45 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Benin 149th 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.66 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.74 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.89 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 1 terawatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.41 terawatt-hours | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 1.37 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.43 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.48 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.63 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 1.63 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.29 terawatt-hours | +25.8% |
| 2024 | 2.31 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.31 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.31 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.81 terawatt-hours, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.695 terawatt-hours | 0.45 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 1.63 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 terawatt-hours | 1.63 terawatt-hours | 2.31 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.34 % 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 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 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Benin?
- Electricity demand in Benin was 2.31 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for electricity demand?
- Benin ranks 149th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.