Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cyprus

Cyprus: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 3,115 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3,115 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
47th
of 209 countries
All-time high
4,669 kilowatt-hours
in 2009
All-time low
2,499 kilowatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cyprus, 1990–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200720251990: 2.5k kilowatt-hours1991: 2.6k kilowatt-hours1992: 3.0k kilowatt-hours1993: 3.1k kilowatt-hours1994: 3.2k kilowatt-hours1995: 2.9k kilowatt-hours1996: 3.0k kilowatt-hours1997: 3.0k kilowatt-hours1998: 3.3k kilowatt-hours1999: 3.4k kilowatt-hours2000: 3.6k kilowatt-hours2001: 3.7k kilowatt-hours2002: 3.9k kilowatt-hours2003: 4.1k kilowatt-hours2004: 4.1k kilowatt-hours2005: 4.2k kilowatt-hours2006: 4.4k kilowatt-hours2007: 4.5k kilowatt-hours2008: 4.6k kilowatt-hours2009: 4.7k kilowatt-hours2010: 4.7k kilowatt-hours2011: 4.1k kilowatt-hours2012: 3.8k kilowatt-hours2013: 3.3k kilowatt-hours2014: 3.4k kilowatt-hours2015: 3.4k kilowatt-hours2016: 3.6k kilowatt-hours2017: 3.6k kilowatt-hours2018: 3.6k kilowatt-hours2019: 3.6k kilowatt-hours2020: 3.3k kilowatt-hours2021: 3.3k kilowatt-hours2022: 3.3k kilowatt-hours2023: 3.2k kilowatt-hours2024: 3.2k kilowatt-hours2025: 3.1k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 3,115 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cyprus peaked at 4,669 kilowatt-hours in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,499 kilowatt-hours, in 1990.

That places Cyprus 47th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,995 kilowatt-hours 2,499 kilowatt-hours 3,372 kilowatt-hours 10
2000s 4,176 kilowatt-hours 3,556 kilowatt-hours 4,669 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 3,717 kilowatt-hours 3,345 kilowatt-hours 4,655 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 3,226 kilowatt-hours 3,115 kilowatt-hours 3,295 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 44 Netherlands 3,372 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 45 Nauru 3,342 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 46 Iraq 3,199 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 48 Poland 3,111 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 49 South Africa 3,080 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 50 Belarus 3,019 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cyprus?
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Cyprus was 3,115 kilowatt-hours in 2025, 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 Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 4,669 kilowatt-hours in 2009.
What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 2,499 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
How does Cyprus rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
Cyprus ranks 47th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus 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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,157 data points, 1920–2025
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