Electricity demand per person in Maldives

Maldives: Electricity demand per person was 1,610 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,610 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
136th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,670 kilowatt-hours
in 2018
All-time low
531.87 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand per person in Maldives, 2000–2024

5007501.0k1.2k1.5k1.8k2000201220242000: 531.9 kilowatt-hours2001: 557.9 kilowatt-hours2002: 651.5 kilowatt-hours2003: 742 kilowatt-hours2004: 796.2 kilowatt-hours2005: 881.1 kilowatt-hours2006: 987.7 kilowatt-hours2007: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2008: 1.2k kilowatt-hours2009: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2010: 970.1 kilowatt-hours2011: 1.0k kilowatt-hours2012: 1.0k kilowatt-hours2013: 1.0k kilowatt-hours2014: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2015: 1.4k kilowatt-hours2016: 1.5k kilowatt-hours2017: 1.6k kilowatt-hours2018: 1.7k kilowatt-hours2019: 1.7k kilowatt-hours2020: 1.6k kilowatt-hours2021: 1.6k kilowatt-hours2022: 1.6k kilowatt-hours2023: 1.6k kilowatt-hours2024: 1.6k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 1,610 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Maldives peaked at 1,670 kilowatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 531.87 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Maldives 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 856.63 kilowatt-hours 531.87 kilowatt-hours 1,220 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 1,326 kilowatt-hours 970.06 kilowatt-hours 1,670 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 1,622 kilowatt-hours 1,610 kilowatt-hours 1,633 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 133 Jamaica 1,733 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 134 Colombia 1,715 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 135 Guyana 1,660 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,491 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 138 Palestine 1,454 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 139 India 1,423 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand per person in Maldives?
Electricity demand per person in Maldives was 1,610 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 Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 1,670 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 531.87 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
How does Maldives rank for electricity demand per person?
Maldives ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives 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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.