Electricity demand in Peru
Peru: Electricity demand was 60.47 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
60.47 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
50th
of 214 countries
All-time high
60.9 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
19.92 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Peru stood at 60.47 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Peru peaked at 60.9 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.92 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Peru ranks 50th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Peru, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.92 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 20.77 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 21.99 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 22.93 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 24.25 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 25.5 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 27.36 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 29.93 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 32.43 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 32.86 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 35.78 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 39.24 terawatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 39.96 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 43.51 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 45.72 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 48.22 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 51.61 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 52.73 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 54.64 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 56.93 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 53.03 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 57.03 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 59.94 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 60.9 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 59.32 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 60.47 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 60.47 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 3.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 60.47 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 9.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.79 terawatt-hours | 19.92 terawatt-hours | 32.86 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.83 terawatt-hours | 35.78 terawatt-hours | 56.93 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.45 terawatt-hours | 53.03 terawatt-hours | 60.9 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More energy & mining data for Peru
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 (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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Peru?
- Electricity demand in Peru was 60.47 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.92 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for electricity demand?
- Peru ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.