Electricity demand per person in Israel
Israel: Electricity demand per person was 7,954 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Israel, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Israel recorded 7,954 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Israel peaked at 7,954 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,742 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Israel ranks 33rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Israel, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,742 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 6,797 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6,905 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 7,008 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6,927 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 6,977 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7,119 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 7,427 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 7,500 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7,070 kilowatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 7,439 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 7,413 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 7,700 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 7,309 kilowatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 7,094 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 7,330 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 7,486 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 7,390 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7,422 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7,670 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 7,556 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 7,559 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7,684 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 7,616 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 7,883 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 7,954 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 7,954 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Israel's 7,954 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,064 kilowatt-hours, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,047 kilowatt-hours | 6,742 kilowatt-hours | 7,500 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,425 kilowatt-hours | 7,094 kilowatt-hours | 7,700 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,709 kilowatt-hours | 7,556 kilowatt-hours | 7,954 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More energy & mining data for Israel
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Israel?
- Electricity demand per person in Israel was 7,954 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 7,954 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,742 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for electricity demand per person?
- Israel ranks 33rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.