Electricity demand per person in Belarus
Belarus: Electricity demand per person was 5,054 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Belarus, 2000–2025
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 Belarus is 5,054 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Belarus peaked at 5,054 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,334 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Belarus 64th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,569 kilowatt-hours | 3,334 kilowatt-hours | 3,871 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,971 kilowatt-hours | 3,852 kilowatt-hours | 4,059 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,510 kilowatt-hours | 3,977 kilowatt-hours | 5,054 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2020)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2021)
- Ores and metals exports 1.1% (2021)
- Gas production 0.7433 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 82.07 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.7433 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 82.07 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 12.6% (2020)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 51.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Belarus?
- Electricity demand per person in Belarus was 5,054 kilowatt-hours in 2025, 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 5,054 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,334 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Belarus rank for electricity demand per person?
- Belarus ranks 64th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.