Electricity demand per person in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Electricity demand per person was 6,050 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,050 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
50th
of 214 countries
All-time high
6,050 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
3,526 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand per person in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
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 Kazakhstan stood at 6,050 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Kazakhstan peaked at 6,050 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,526 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Kazakhstan ranks 50th 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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,526 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3,671 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 3,750 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3,962 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 4,087 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 4,245 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 4,464 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 4,718 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4,909 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 4,697 kilowatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 4,978 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 5,120 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 5,313 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 5,227 kilowatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 5,246 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5,068 kilowatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 5,085 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5,295 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 5,483 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 5,384 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 5,538 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 5,800 kilowatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 5,735 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 5,689 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 5,872 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 6,050 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 6,050 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 6,050 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,590 kilowatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,203 kilowatt-hours | 3,526 kilowatt-hours | 4,909 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,220 kilowatt-hours | 4,978 kilowatt-hours | 5,483 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,781 kilowatt-hours | 5,538 kilowatt-hours | 6,050 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 6,334 kilowatt-hours compare
- 48 Puerto Rico 6,265 kilowatt-hours compare
- 49 Germany 6,188 kilowatt-hours compare
- 51 Malta 5,922 kilowatt-hours compare
- 52 Portugal 5,805 kilowatt-hours compare
- 53 Turks and Caicos Islands 5,799 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Kazakhstan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.12 % 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 3.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Kazakhstan?
- Electricity demand per person in Kazakhstan was 6,050 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,050 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,526 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for electricity demand per person?
- Kazakhstan ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.