Electricity demand per person in Montenegro
Montenegro: Electricity demand per person was 6,859 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity demand per person in Montenegro, 2005–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 6,859 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025.
The figure is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Montenegro peaked at 7,604 kilowatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5,174 kilowatt-hours, in 2022.
That places Montenegro 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7,349 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 7,604 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 7,468 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 7,284 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 6,024 kilowatt-hours | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 6,360 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 6,654 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 6,408 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 5,685 kilowatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 5,433 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 5,604 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 5,511 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 5,805 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 5,846 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6,016 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 5,708 kilowatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 5,962 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 5,174 kilowatt-hours | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 5,240 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 5,278 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 6,859 kilowatt-hours | +30.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 6,859 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 6,859 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,590 kilowatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,146 kilowatt-hours | 6,024 kilowatt-hours | 7,604 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 2010s | 5,932 kilowatt-hours | 5,433 kilowatt-hours | 6,654 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,703 kilowatt-hours | 5,174 kilowatt-hours | 6,859 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Montenegro
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.42 % 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 10.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Montenegro?
- Electricity demand per person in Montenegro was 6,859 kilowatt-hours in 2025, 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 7,604 kilowatt-hours in 2006.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,174 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- How does Montenegro rank for electricity demand per person?
- Montenegro ranks 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.