Electricity demand per person in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Electricity demand per person was 783.67 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 783.67 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Nicaragua peaked at 799.33 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 475.85 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 158th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 544.64 kilowatt-hours | 475.85 kilowatt-hours | 609.91 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 721.4 kilowatt-hours | 630.94 kilowatt-hours | 772.71 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 777.98 kilowatt-hours | 740.26 kilowatt-hours | 799.33 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.1% (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 0.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 21.5% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 67.91 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Nicaragua?
- Electricity demand per person in Nicaragua was 783.67 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 799.33 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 475.85 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for electricity demand per person?
- Nicaragua ranks 158th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.