Electricity demand in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Electricity demand was 0.71 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.71 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
171st
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.72 terawatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
0.44 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Cayman Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 0.71 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Cayman Islands peaked at 0.72 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.44 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Cayman Islands 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.47 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.67 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.68 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.67 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.72 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.71 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.71 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 11% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.524 terawatt-hours | 0.44 terawatt-hours | 0.63 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.648 terawatt-hours | 0.61 terawatt-hours | 0.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 0.71 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 169 Djibouti 0.8 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 French Polynesia 0.72 terawatt-hours compare
- 172 United States Virgin Islands 0.68 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Seychelles 0.63 terawatt-hours compare
- 174 Bermuda 0.61 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Cayman Islands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 13.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Cayman Islands?
- Electricity demand in Cayman Islands was 0.71 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for electricity demand?
- Cayman Islands ranks 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.