Electricity demand per person in China
China: Electricity demand per person was 7,460 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in China, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
China recorded 7,460 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in China peaked at 7,460 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,061 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places China 35th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in China, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,061 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,151 kilowatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 1,279 kilowatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 1,470 kilowatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 1,687 kilowatt-hours | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 1,904 kilowatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 2,169 kilowatt-hours | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 2,467 kilowatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 2,611 kilowatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2,758 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 3,103 kilowatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 3,455 kilowatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 3,634 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 3,931 kilowatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 4,167 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 4,156 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4,359 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 4,667 kilowatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 5,039 kilowatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 5,259 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 5,443 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 5,973 kilowatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 6,200 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 6,635 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 7,095 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 7,460 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 7,460 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 7,460 kilowatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,115 kilowatt-hours, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,856 kilowatt-hours | 1,061 kilowatt-hours | 2,758 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,177 kilowatt-hours | 3,103 kilowatt-hours | 5,259 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,468 kilowatt-hours | 5,443 kilowatt-hours | 7,460 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More energy & mining data for China
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.15 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 15.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in China?
- Electricity demand per person in China was 7,460 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 7,460 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,061 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does China rank for electricity demand per person?
- China ranks 35th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.