Electricity demand per person in Indonesia
Indonesia: Electricity demand per person was 1,314 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 1,314 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Indonesia peaked at 1,314 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 453.73 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Indonesia ranks 142nd of 214 countries on this measure, 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 453.73 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 484.53 kilowatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 508.99 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 521.62 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 547.46 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 575.6 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 589.87 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 626 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 649.16 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 669.64 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 720.89 kilowatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 769.15 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 826.91 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 880.12 kilowatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 917.62 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 929.3 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 975.86 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 998.52 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,057 kilowatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 1,090 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1,068 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,121 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 1,199 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 1,250 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 1,314 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1,314 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1,314 kilowatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,115 kilowatt-hours, 42% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 562.66 kilowatt-hours | 453.73 kilowatt-hours | 669.64 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 916.56 kilowatt-hours | 720.89 kilowatt-hours | 1,090 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,190 kilowatt-hours | 1,068 kilowatt-hours | 1,314 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More energy & mining data for Indonesia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.18 % 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 15.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Indonesia?
- Electricity demand per person in Indonesia was 1,314 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,314 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 453.73 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Indonesia ranks 142nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.