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Electricity demand in Maldives

Maldives: Electricity demand was 0.85 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.85 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.85 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0.15 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand in Maldives, 2000–2024

0.20.40.60.82000201220242000: 0.15 terawatt-hours2001: 0.16 terawatt-hours2002: 0.19 terawatt-hours2003: 0.22 terawatt-hours2004: 0.24 terawatt-hours2005: 0.27 terawatt-hours2006: 0.31 terawatt-hours2007: 0.35 terawatt-hours2008: 0.41 terawatt-hours2009: 0.39 terawatt-hours2010: 0.35 terawatt-hours2011: 0.38 terawatt-hours2012: 0.4 terawatt-hours2013: 0.42 terawatt-hours2014: 0.54 terawatt-hours2015: 0.62 terawatt-hours2016: 0.67 terawatt-hours2017: 0.73 terawatt-hours2018: 0.79 terawatt-hours2019: 0.81 terawatt-hours2020: 0.82 terawatt-hours2021: 0.84 terawatt-hours2022: 0.85 terawatt-hours2023: 0.85 terawatt-hours2024: 0.85 terawatt-hours

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity demand in Maldives is 0.85 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 57.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand in Maldives peaked at 0.85 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.15 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Maldives 167th 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 0.269 terawatt-hours 0.15 terawatt-hours 0.41 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.571 terawatt-hours 0.35 terawatt-hours 0.81 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.842 terawatt-hours 0.82 terawatt-hours 0.85 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 164 Aruba 1 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 165 French Guiana 0.98 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 166 Haiti 0.86 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 167 Belize 0.85 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 169 Djibouti 0.8 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 170 French Polynesia 0.72 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand in Maldives?
Electricity demand in Maldives was 0.85 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.85 terawatt-hours in 2022.
What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.15 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Maldives rank for electricity demand?
Maldives ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity demand rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives 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.