Electricity demand per person in Liberia
Liberia: Electricity demand per person was 101.55 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 101.55 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Liberia peaked at 111.05 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.29 kilowatt-hours, in 2006.
Liberia ranks 201st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.16 kilowatt-hours | 57.29 kilowatt-hours | 68.3 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.21 kilowatt-hours | 61.59 kilowatt-hours | 83.27 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.96 kilowatt-hours | 72.25 kilowatt-hours | 111.05 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Liberia
- Fuel imports 31.8% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 72.93 (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 8.44 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Liberia?
- Electricity demand per person in Liberia was 101.55 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 111.05 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.29 kilowatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Liberia ranks 201st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.