Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 3.05 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Afghanistan is 3.05 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Afghanistan peaked at 12.32 kilowatt-hours in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.05 kilowatt-hours, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 197th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.97 kilowatt-hours | 4 kilowatt-hours | 12.32 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.05 kilowatt-hours | 4.32 kilowatt-hours | 6.96 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.14 kilowatt-hours | 3.05 kilowatt-hours | 3.25 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 194 Burundi 8.54 kilowatt-hours compare
- 195 Malawi 3.69 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Uganda 3.4 kilowatt-hours compare
- 198 Sierra Leone 1.16 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Albania 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Bhutan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Costa Rica 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Ethiopia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Iceland 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Nepal 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 2.2% (2019)
- Gas production 0.9203 terawatt-hours (2020)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.9203 terawatt-hours (2020)
- Gas production per person 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fuel exports 8.1% (2019)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 72.34 (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 10.81 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Afghanistan?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Afghanistan was 3.05 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.32 kilowatt-hours in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.05 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Afghanistan ranks 197th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.