Electricity demand in Greece
Greece: Electricity demand was 55.56 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
55.56 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
54th
of 214 countries
All-time high
67.79 terawatt-hours
in 2008
All-time low
34.91 terawatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity demand in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Greece is 55.56 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Greece peaked at 67.79 terawatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.91 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Greece 54th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Greece, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.91 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 35.83 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 37.37 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 38.54 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 40.4 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 41.74 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 43.52 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 45.1 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 47.31 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 49.05 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 52.93 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 55.04 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 56.26 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 59.37 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 61.04 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 62.51 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 63.61 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 66.76 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 67.79 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 64.71 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 62.32 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 61.68 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.69 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58.26 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 58.44 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 60.66 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 62.64 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 61.04 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 58.89 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 57.89 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 56.37 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 57.92 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 55.12 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 53.84 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 56.77 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 55.56 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 55.56 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 1.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 55.56 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.64 terawatt-hours, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.38 terawatt-hours | 34.91 terawatt-hours | 49.05 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 61 terawatt-hours | 52.93 terawatt-hours | 67.79 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.35 terawatt-hours | 57.89 terawatt-hours | 62.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.93 terawatt-hours | 53.84 terawatt-hours | 57.92 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5361 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 26.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Greece?
- Electricity demand in Greece was 55.56 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 67.79 terawatt-hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.91 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for electricity demand?
- Greece ranks 54th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.