Electricity demand per person in Ireland
Ireland: Electricity demand per person was 7,091 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Ireland stood at 7,091 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Ireland peaked at 7,091 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,044 kilowatt-hours, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 39th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,873 kilowatt-hours | 4,044 kilowatt-hours | 5,851 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,536 kilowatt-hours | 6,240 kilowatt-hours | 6,772 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,172 kilowatt-hours | 5,993 kilowatt-hours | 6,387 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,730 kilowatt-hours | 6,424 kilowatt-hours | 7,091 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Ireland
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2024)
- Gas production 11.53 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 11.53 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.2% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 50.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Ireland?
- Electricity demand per person in Ireland was 7,091 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,091 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,044 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for electricity demand per person?
- Ireland ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.