Electricity demand per person in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Electricity demand per person was 159.92 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Afghanistan is 159.92 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Afghanistan peaked at 173.44 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.32 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 192nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.14 kilowatt-hours | 28.32 kilowatt-hours | 74.27 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.05 kilowatt-hours | 97.23 kilowatt-hours | 168.27 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.59 kilowatt-hours | 159.92 kilowatt-hours | 173.44 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 demand per person in Afghanistan?
- Electricity demand per person in Afghanistan was 159.92 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 173.44 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.32 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for electricity demand per person?
- Afghanistan ranks 192nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.