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.
Electricity demand per person in Belarus, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,334 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3,355 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3,343 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,413 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3,539 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 3,620 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3,765 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 3,782 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3,871 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 3,665 kilowatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 3,962 kilowatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 3,988 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4,059 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4,002 kilowatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 4,018 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,869 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 3,852 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,907 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,008 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4,040 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,068 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4,426 kilowatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 3,977 kilowatt-hours | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 4,545 kilowatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 4,993 kilowatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 5,054 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 5,054 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 5,054 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,590 kilowatt-hours, 90% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2020)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2021)
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.