Electricity demand per person in Greece

Greece: Electricity demand per person was 5,590 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5,590 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
58th
of 214 countries
All-time high
6,120 kilowatt-hours
in 2008
All-time low
3,403 kilowatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Electricity demand per person in Greece, 1990–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720251990: 3.4k kilowatt-hours1991: 3.5k kilowatt-hours1992: 3.6k kilowatt-hours1993: 3.7k kilowatt-hours1994: 3.9k kilowatt-hours1995: 4.0k kilowatt-hours1996: 4.1k kilowatt-hours1997: 4.2k kilowatt-hours1998: 4.4k kilowatt-hours1999: 4.6k kilowatt-hours2000: 4.9k kilowatt-hours2001: 5.1k kilowatt-hours2002: 5.2k kilowatt-hours2003: 5.4k kilowatt-hours2004: 5.6k kilowatt-hours2005: 5.7k kilowatt-hours2006: 5.8k kilowatt-hours2007: 6.0k kilowatt-hours2008: 6.1k kilowatt-hours2009: 5.8k kilowatt-hours2010: 5.6k kilowatt-hours2011: 5.6k kilowatt-hours2012: 5.6k kilowatt-hours2013: 5.3k kilowatt-hours2014: 5.4k kilowatt-hours2015: 5.6k kilowatt-hours2016: 5.8k kilowatt-hours2017: 5.7k kilowatt-hours2018: 5.5k kilowatt-hours2019: 5.4k kilowatt-hours2020: 5.3k kilowatt-hours2021: 5.5k kilowatt-hours2022: 5.3k kilowatt-hours2023: 5.3k kilowatt-hours2024: 5.6k kilowatt-hours2025: 5.6k kilowatt-hours

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 Greece is 5,590 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Greece peaked at 6,120 kilowatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,403 kilowatt-hours, in 1990.

Greece ranks 58th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,938 kilowatt-hours 3,403 kilowatt-hours 4,572 kilowatt-hours 10
2000s 5,562 kilowatt-hours 4,909 kilowatt-hours 6,120 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 5,540 kilowatt-hours 5,312 kilowatt-hours 5,813 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 5,422 kilowatt-hours 5,256 kilowatt-hours 5,650 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 55 Bahamas 5,607 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 56 Serbia 5,591 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 57 Gibraltar 5,591 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 59 Malaysia 5,556 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 60 Bulgaria 5,440 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 61 Italy 5,268 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand per person in Greece?
Electricity demand per person in Greece was 5,590 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 6,120 kilowatt-hours in 2008.
What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 3,403 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
How does Greece rank for electricity demand per person?
Greece ranks 58th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.