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Electricity demand in Liberia

Liberia: Electricity demand was 0.57 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.57 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
177th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.61 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
0.2 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand in Liberia, 2000–2024

0.20.30.40.50.62000201220242000: 0.2 terawatt-hours2001: 0.2 terawatt-hours2002: 0.2 terawatt-hours2003: 0.2 terawatt-hours2004: 0.2 terawatt-hours2005: 0.2 terawatt-hours2006: 0.2 terawatt-hours2007: 0.25 terawatt-hours2008: 0.25 terawatt-hours2009: 0.25 terawatt-hours2010: 0.25 terawatt-hours2011: 0.3 terawatt-hours2012: 0.3 terawatt-hours2013: 0.3 terawatt-hours2014: 0.3 terawatt-hours2015: 0.31 terawatt-hours2016: 0.3 terawatt-hours2017: 0.35 terawatt-hours2018: 0.41 terawatt-hours2019: 0.42 terawatt-hours2020: 0.45 terawatt-hours2021: 0.38 terawatt-hours2022: 0.39 terawatt-hours2023: 0.61 terawatt-hours2024: 0.57 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2024, electricity demand in Liberia stood at 0.57 terawatt-hours.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand in Liberia peaked at 0.61 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Liberia 177th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.215 terawatt-hours 0.2 terawatt-hours 0.25 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.324 terawatt-hours 0.25 terawatt-hours 0.42 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.48 terawatt-hours 0.38 terawatt-hours 0.61 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 174 Bermuda 0.61 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 175 Greenland 0.6 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 176 Lesotho 0.58 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 177 Burundi 0.57 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 179 South Sudan 0.56 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 180 Cape Verde 0.52 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand in Liberia?
Electricity demand in Liberia was 0.57 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 0.61 terawatt-hours in 2023.
What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Liberia rank for electricity demand?
Liberia ranks 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity demand rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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

Indicator
Electricity demand
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.