Electricity demand per person in Macao
Macao: Electricity demand per person was 8,719 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 3.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 32.8% (2024)
- 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 0.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 45.4% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2023)
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.