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.
Electricity demand in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.39 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.49 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.56 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.69 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 2.81 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.88 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.17 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 3.26 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.39 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.45 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.62 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 3.78 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 4.05 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 4.21 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 4.43 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.6 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 4.78 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.85 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.85 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.01 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.86 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 5.21 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 5.38 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.34 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.42 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 5.42 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 5.42 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 86% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
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.