Electricity demand per person in Cuba
Cuba: Electricity demand per person was 1,770 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Cuba, 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 Cuba is 1,770 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Cuba peaked at 1,853 kilowatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,353 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Cuba 131st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,353 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,373 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,404 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,410 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,392 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,363 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1,460 kilowatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 1,560 kilowatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1,566 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,570 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,540 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,571 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,631 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1,704 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,722 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,808 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1,824 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,829 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,853 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,848 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,703 kilowatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 1,603 kilowatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 1,415 kilowatt-hours | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 1,791 kilowatt-hours | +26.6% |
| 2024 | 1,770 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1,770 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 68% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1,770 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,703 kilowatt-hours, 65% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity demand per person in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +26.6% | 1,415 kilowatt-hours | 1,791 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,445 kilowatt-hours | 1,353 kilowatt-hours | 1,570 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,733 kilowatt-hours | 1,540 kilowatt-hours | 1,853 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,656 kilowatt-hours | 1,415 kilowatt-hours | 1,791 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Cuba?
- Electricity demand per person in Cuba was 1,770 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1,853 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,353 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for electricity demand per person?
- Cuba ranks 131st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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.