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
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.
Electricity demand per person in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 531.87 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 557.92 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 651.51 kilowatt-hours | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 742 kilowatt-hours | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 796.24 kilowatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 881.12 kilowatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 987.68 kilowatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 1,079 kilowatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 1,220 kilowatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 1,120 kilowatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 970.06 kilowatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 1,017 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1,034 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,050 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,306 kilowatt-hours | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 1,448 kilowatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 1,511 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1,593 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1,670 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,661 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,633 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1,627 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,622 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,616 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,610 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1,610 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 62% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1,610 kilowatt-hours is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,083 kilowatt-hours, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More energy & mining data for Maldives
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.7 % 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 20.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.8% (2024)
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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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.