Statizoid

Electricity demand in Myanmar

Myanmar: Electricity demand was 21.92 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
21.92 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
81st
of 214 countries
All-time high
23.05 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
4.67 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand in Myanmar, 2000–2024

5101520252000201220242000: 5.1 terawatt-hours2001: 4.7 terawatt-hours2002: 5.1 terawatt-hours2003: 5.4 terawatt-hours2004: 5.6 terawatt-hours2005: 6 terawatt-hours2006: 6.2 terawatt-hours2007: 6.4 terawatt-hours2008: 6.6 terawatt-hours2009: 7 terawatt-hours2010: 8.6 terawatt-hours2011: 10.4 terawatt-hours2012: 11.2 terawatt-hours2013: 12.5 terawatt-hours2014: 14.4 terawatt-hours2015: 16.2 terawatt-hours2016: 15.7 terawatt-hours2017: 19.6 terawatt-hours2018: 20.2 terawatt-hours2019: 18.1 terawatt-hours2020: 17.5 terawatt-hours2021: 18.7 terawatt-hours2022: 23.1 terawatt-hours2023: 21.7 terawatt-hours2024: 21.9 terawatt-hours

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

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 21.92 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand in Myanmar peaked at 23.05 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.67 terawatt-hours, in 2001.

Myanmar ranks 81st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.81 terawatt-hours 4.67 terawatt-hours 6.97 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 14.69 terawatt-hours 8.62 terawatt-hours 20.21 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 20.57 terawatt-hours 17.54 terawatt-hours 23.05 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 78 Jordan 23.73 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 79 Dominican Republic 22.68 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 80 Cambodia 22.39 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 82 Ghana 21.83 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 83 Puerto Rico 20.27 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 84 Croatia 20.05 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

More energy & mining data for Myanmar

All data for Myanmar →

Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand in Myanmar?
Electricity demand in Myanmar was 21.92 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 23.05 terawatt-hours in 2022.
What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 4.67 terawatt-hours in 2001.
How does Myanmar rank for electricity demand?
Myanmar ranks 81st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity demand rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Myanmar 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

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.