Electricity demand in United States
United States: Electricity demand was 4,536 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in United States, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in United States is 4,536 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in United States peaked at 4,536 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,750 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
That places United States 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in United States, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,836 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3,750 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3,865 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3,875 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3,963 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 4,060 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4,065 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4,174 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4,140 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3,974 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 4,140 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 4,126 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4,088 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4,113 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4,149 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4,151 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,154 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,109 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 4,246 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 4,197 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4,090 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 4,193 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 4,328 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 4,273 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 4,405 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 4,536 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4,536 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 124.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,970 terawatt-hours | 3,750 terawatt-hours | 4,174 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,147 terawatt-hours | 4,088 terawatt-hours | 4,246 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,304 terawatt-hours | 4,090 terawatt-hours | 4,536 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More energy & mining data for United States
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % 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 0.0001 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 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in United States?
- Electricity demand in United States was 4,536 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4,536 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,750 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does United States rank for electricity demand?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.