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
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.
Electricity demand in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.49 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 72.11 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 75.77 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 82.15 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 86.07 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 94.71 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 96.35 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 93.24 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 96.36 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 94.81 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 95.1 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.48 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 105.3 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 108.35 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 113.25 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 123.4 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 130.92 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 129.51 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 135.48 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 146.66 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 163.71 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 176.43 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 172.45 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 175.44 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 195.51 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 195.51 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 19.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 195.51 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.23 terawatt-hours, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More energy & mining data for Pakistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
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
Measured in terawatt-hours.