Electricity demand per person in Pakistan

Pakistan: Electricity demand per person was 766.05 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
766.05 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
160th
of 214 countries
All-time high
766.05 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
429.3 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity demand per person in Pakistan, 2000–2025

02004006008002000201220252000: 429.3 kilowatt-hours2001: 452.8 kilowatt-hours2002: 464.2 kilowatt-hours2003: 491.6 kilowatt-hours2004: 502.5 kilowatt-hours2005: 539.8 kilowatt-hours2006: 554.9 kilowatt-hours2007: 522.2 kilowatt-hours2008: 492 kilowatt-hours2009: 495.7 kilowatt-hours2010: 475.9 kilowatt-hours2011: 466.8 kilowatt-hours2012: 474.2 kilowatt-hours2013: 498.9 kilowatt-hours2014: 505.7 kilowatt-hours2015: 521.2 kilowatt-hours2016: 560.6 kilowatt-hours2017: 586.4 kilowatt-hours2018: 570.7 kilowatt-hours2019: 587 kilowatt-hours2020: 624.1 kilowatt-hours2021: 683.6 kilowatt-hours2022: 724 kilowatt-hours2023: 696.8 kilowatt-hours2024: 698.2 kilowatt-hours2025: 766 kilowatt-hours

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Pakistan is 766.05 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Pakistan peaked at 766.05 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 429.3 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.

Pakistan ranks 160th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 494.5 kilowatt-hours 429.3 kilowatt-hours 554.87 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 524.72 kilowatt-hours 466.76 kilowatt-hours 587 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 698.78 kilowatt-hours 624.08 kilowatt-hours 766.05 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 157 Equatorial Guinea 787.31 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 158 Nicaragua 783.67 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 159 Zambia 778.8 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 161 Sri Lanka 742.59 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 162 Samoa 733.84 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 163 Zimbabwe 727.41 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand per person in Pakistan?
Electricity demand per person in Pakistan was 766.05 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 766.05 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 429.3 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
How does Pakistan rank for electricity demand per person?
Pakistan ranks 160th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.