Electricity generation from oil per person in Cuba
Cuba: Electricity generation from oil per person was 1,457 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil 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
Cuba recorded 1,457 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from oil per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Cuba peaked at 1,553 kilowatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,142 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Cuba ranks 36th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,142 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,170 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,202 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1,191 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,147 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1,147 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,218 kilowatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1,293 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1,279 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,298 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,289 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,339 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1,385 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,444 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,399 kilowatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1,467 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1,484 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,509 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,553 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1,550 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,442 kilowatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 1,390 kilowatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,178 kilowatt-hours | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 1,499 kilowatt-hours | +27.2% |
| 2024 | 1,457 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1,457 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.73 kilowatt-hours, 15.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1,457 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 401.02 kilowatt-hours, 3.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil 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 | +27.2% | 1,178 kilowatt-hours | 1,499 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,209 kilowatt-hours | 1,142 kilowatt-hours | 1,298 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,442 kilowatt-hours | 1,289 kilowatt-hours | 1,553 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,393 kilowatt-hours | 1,178 kilowatt-hours | 1,499 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 oil per person in Cuba?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Cuba was 1,457 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 oil per person recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1,553 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,142 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Cuba ranks 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.