Electricity demand in Philippines
Philippines: Electricity demand was 123.12 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
123.12 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
34th
of 214 countries
All-time high
124.17 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
45.3 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 123.12 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Philippines peaked at 124.17 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.3 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 34th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.3 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 47.05 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 48.46 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 52.94 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 55.94 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 56.57 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.78 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 59.62 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 60.82 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 61.92 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 67.73 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 69.15 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 72.89 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 75.23 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 77.23 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 82.4 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 90.79 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 94.36 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 99.74 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 106.03 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 101.75 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 105.76 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 111.55 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 116.73 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 124.17 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 123.12 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 123.12 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 6.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 123.12 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.01 terawatt-hours, 8.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.54 terawatt-hours | 45.3 terawatt-hours | 61.92 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.56 terawatt-hours | 67.73 terawatt-hours | 106.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.85 terawatt-hours | 101.75 terawatt-hours | 124.17 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 31 Norway 137.71 terawatt-hours compare
- 32 Sweden 137.11 terawatt-hours compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 126.1 terawatt-hours compare
- 35 Netherlands 121.11 terawatt-hours compare
- 36 Bangladesh 118.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 37 Ukraine 111.61 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Philippines
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.03 % 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 15.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Philippines?
- Electricity demand in Philippines was 123.12 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 124.17 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for electricity demand?
- Philippines ranks 34th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.