Electricity demand in Philippines
Philippines: Electricity demand was 123.12 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 15.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.5% (2024)
- Gas production 17.77 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 153.4 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 17.77 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 153.4 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 10.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 72.1% (2023)
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.