Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cuba
Cuba: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 1,699 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cuba stood at 1,699 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cuba peaked at 1,789 kilowatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,260 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Cuba ranks 82nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,260 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,283 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,311 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1,335 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1,313 kilowatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1,319 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,416 kilowatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 1,513 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1,504 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,509 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,490 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,520 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,569 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1,621 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1,646 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,729 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1,743 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,758 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,789 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,768 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,622 kilowatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 1,532 kilowatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1,354 kilowatt-hours | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 1,726 kilowatt-hours | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 1,699 kilowatt-hours | -1.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1,699 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,515 kilowatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1,699 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,500 kilowatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +27.4% | 1,354 kilowatt-hours | 1,726 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,376 kilowatt-hours | 1,260 kilowatt-hours | 1,513 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,663 kilowatt-hours | 1,490 kilowatt-hours | 1,789 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,587 kilowatt-hours | 1,354 kilowatt-hours | 1,726 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cuba?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cuba was 1,699 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1,789 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,260 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Cuba ranks 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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.