Electricity demand in Haiti
Haiti: Electricity demand was 0.86 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand in Haiti stood at 0.86 terawatt-hours.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Haiti peaked at 1.1 terawatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.46 terawatt-hours, in 2007.
Haiti ranks 166th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Haiti, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.54 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.55 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.55 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.55 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.57 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | +44.9% |
| 2010 | 0.68 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | +45.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.08 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.86 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.86 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 14% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity demand in Haiti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +45.6% | 0.68 terawatt-hours | 0.99 terawatt-hours |
| 2009 | +44.9% | 0.49 terawatt-hours | 0.71 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.554 terawatt-hours | 0.46 terawatt-hours | 0.71 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 0.68 terawatt-hours | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.954 terawatt-hours | 0.85 terawatt-hours | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More energy & mining data for Haiti
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4603 % 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 16.5% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Haiti?
- Electricity demand in Haiti was 0.86 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 terawatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- How does Haiti rank for electricity demand?
- Haiti ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.