Electricity demand in Pakistan

Pakistan: Electricity demand was 195.51 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
195.51 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
26th
of 214 countries
All-time high
195.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
66.49 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity demand in Pakistan, 2000–2025

501001502002000201220252000: 66.5 terawatt-hours2001: 72.1 terawatt-hours2002: 75.8 terawatt-hours2003: 82.2 terawatt-hours2004: 86.1 terawatt-hours2005: 94.7 terawatt-hours2006: 99.7 terawatt-hours2007: 96.3 terawatt-hours2008: 93.2 terawatt-hours2009: 96.4 terawatt-hours2010: 94.8 terawatt-hours2011: 95.1 terawatt-hours2012: 98.5 terawatt-hours2013: 105.3 terawatt-hours2014: 108.3 terawatt-hours2015: 113.2 terawatt-hours2016: 123.4 terawatt-hours2017: 130.9 terawatt-hours2018: 129.5 terawatt-hours2019: 135.5 terawatt-hours2020: 146.7 terawatt-hours2021: 163.7 terawatt-hours2022: 176.4 terawatt-hours2023: 172.4 terawatt-hours2024: 175.4 terawatt-hours2025: 195.5 terawatt-hours

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 195.51 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 72.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand in Pakistan peaked at 195.51 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.49 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Pakistan 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.29 terawatt-hours 66.49 terawatt-hours 99.7 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 113.46 terawatt-hours 94.81 terawatt-hours 135.48 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 171.7 terawatt-hours 146.66 terawatt-hours 195.51 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 23 South Africa 236.84 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 24 Thailand 225.1 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 25 Malaysia 199.91 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 27 United Arab Emirates 177.02 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 28 Poland 174.31 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 29 Argentina 162.45 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand in Pakistan?
Electricity demand in Pakistan was 195.51 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 195.51 terawatt-hours in 2025.
What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 66.49 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Pakistan rank for electricity demand?
Pakistan ranks 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity demand rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.