Electricity demand per person in Macao
Macao: Electricity demand per person was 8,719 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,719 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
28th
of 214 countries
All-time high
8,719 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
3,819 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand per person in Macao, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Macao recorded 8,719 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Macao peaked at 8,719 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,819 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Macao ranks 28th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Macao, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,819 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3,954 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 4,144 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 4,221 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 4,396 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 4,784 kilowatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 5,170 kilowatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 6,127 kilowatt-hours | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 6,568 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 6,715 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 6,876 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 7,036 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 7,524 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 7,466 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 7,767 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 8,036 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 8,355 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 8,383 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8,440 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8,674 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 7,920 kilowatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 8,194 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 7,610 kilowatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 8,390 kilowatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 8,719 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 8,719 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Macao's 8,719 kilowatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,115 kilowatt-hours, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,990 kilowatt-hours | 3,819 kilowatt-hours | 6,715 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,856 kilowatt-hours | 6,876 kilowatt-hours | 8,674 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,167 kilowatt-hours | 7,610 kilowatt-hours | 8,719 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 25 Aruba 9,253 kilowatt-hours compare
- 26 Faroe Islands 8,952 kilowatt-hours compare
- 27 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8,761 kilowatt-hours compare
- 29 Japan 8,366 kilowatt-hours compare
- 30 Austria 8,322 kilowatt-hours compare
- 31 New Zealand 8,252 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Macao
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 3.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Macao?
- Electricity demand per person in Macao was 8,719 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 8,719 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,819 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for electricity demand per person?
- Macao ranks 28th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.