Electricity demand in Djibouti
Djibouti: Electricity demand was 0.8 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Djibouti, 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 Djibouti is 0.8 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Djibouti peaked at 0.8 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.18 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Djibouti 169th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.54 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.57 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.8 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.8 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.23 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity demand in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +36.4% | 0.22 terawatt-hours | 0.3 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.261 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 0.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.481 terawatt-hours | 0.38 terawatt-hours | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.712 terawatt-hours | 0.63 terawatt-hours | 0.8 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 166 Haiti 0.86 terawatt-hours compare
- 167 Belize 0.85 terawatt-hours compare
- 167 Maldives 0.85 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 French Polynesia 0.72 terawatt-hours compare
- 171 Cayman Islands 0.71 terawatt-hours compare
- 172 United States Virgin Islands 0.68 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Djibouti
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 7.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Djibouti?
- Electricity demand in Djibouti was 0.8 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for electricity demand?
- Djibouti ranks 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.