Electricity demand in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Electricity demand was 5.42 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Nicaragua is 5.42 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Nicaragua peaked at 5.42 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.39 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 130th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.91 terawatt-hours | 2.39 terawatt-hours | 3.45 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 terawatt-hours | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 5.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 4.86 terawatt-hours | 5.42 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 21.5% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Nicaragua?
- Electricity demand in Nicaragua was 5.42 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for electricity demand?
- Nicaragua ranks 130th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.