Electricity demand in Jordan
Jordan: Electricity demand was 23.73 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.73 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
78th
of 214 countries
All-time high
23.84 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
7.79 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand in Jordan stood at 23.73 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Jordan peaked at 23.84 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.79 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 78th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Jordan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.79 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 7.8 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.44 terawatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 9 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 9.75 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 10.39 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 11.58 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 12.86 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 14.37 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 14.52 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.39 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 16.29 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 17.27 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 17.58 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 18.64 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 19.61 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 19.96 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 20.77 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 20.46 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 20.67 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.89 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 21.58 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 22.64 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 23.84 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 23.73 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 23.73 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 23.73 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.23 terawatt-hours, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.65 terawatt-hours | 7.79 terawatt-hours | 14.52 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.66 terawatt-hours | 15.39 terawatt-hours | 20.77 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.54 terawatt-hours | 20.89 terawatt-hours | 23.84 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More energy & mining data for Jordan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.229 % 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 10.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Jordan?
- Electricity demand in Jordan was 23.73 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.84 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.79 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for electricity demand?
- Jordan ranks 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.