Electricity demand in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Electricity demand was 126.1 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
126.1 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
33rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
126.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
54.66 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 126.1 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Kazakhstan peaked at 126.1 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.66 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 33rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.66 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 57.18 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 58.72 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 62.39 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 64.78 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 67.79 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 71.88 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 76.7 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 80.64 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 78.06 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 83.81 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 87.37 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 91.94 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 91.76 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.47 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 91.65 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 93.38 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 98.76 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 103.8 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 103.42 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 107.9 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 114.52 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 114.89 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 115.66 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 120.92 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 126.1 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 126.1 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 6.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 126.1 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.64 terawatt-hours, 3.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.28 terawatt-hours | 54.66 terawatt-hours | 80.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.94 terawatt-hours | 83.81 terawatt-hours | 103.8 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.67 terawatt-hours | 107.9 terawatt-hours | 126.1 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 30 Iraq 156.83 terawatt-hours compare
- 31 Norway 137.71 terawatt-hours compare
- 32 Sweden 137.11 terawatt-hours compare
- 34 Philippines 123.12 terawatt-hours compare
- 35 Netherlands 121.11 terawatt-hours compare
- 36 Bangladesh 118.06 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Kazakhstan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.12 % 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 3.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Kazakhstan?
- Electricity demand in Kazakhstan was 126.1 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 126.1 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.66 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for electricity demand?
- Kazakhstan ranks 33rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.