Electricity demand in Cuba
Cuba: Electricity demand was 19.43 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Cuba is 19.43 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Cuba peaked at 20.8 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.03 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Cuba 86th 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 15.3 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 15.69 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 15.81 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.64 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.35 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 16.47 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 17.61 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 17.68 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.73 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.4 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 17.75 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 18.43 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 19.25 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 19.43 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.39 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 20.55 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.57 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 20.8 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.7 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.03 terawatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 17.83 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 15.65 terawatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 19.74 terawatt-hours | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 19.43 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 19.43 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 19.43 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 3.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity demand in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +26.1% | 15.65 terawatt-hours | 19.74 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.23 terawatt-hours | 15.03 terawatt-hours | 17.73 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.53 terawatt-hours | 17.4 terawatt-hours | 20.8 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.34 terawatt-hours | 15.65 terawatt-hours | 19.74 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 83 Puerto Rico 20.27 terawatt-hours compare
- 84 Croatia 20.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Tajikistan 19.47 terawatt-hours compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 19.31 terawatt-hours compare
- 88 Iceland 19.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 89 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.36 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % 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 (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Cuba?
- Electricity demand in Cuba was 19.43 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.03 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for electricity demand?
- Cuba ranks 86th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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.