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.
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
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 15.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
- Gas production 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 1.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.4% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 59.5% (2023)
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.