Electricity demand per person in Peru
Peru: Electricity demand per person was 1,749 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,749 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
132nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,799 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
748.92 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand per person in Peru, 2000–2025
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 Peru is 1,749 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Peru peaked at 1,799 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 748.92 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Peru ranks 132nd 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.
Electricity demand per person in Peru, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 748.92 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 770.27 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 805.84 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 831.38 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 870.67 kilowatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 907.43 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 965.95 kilowatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1,049 kilowatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 1,129 kilowatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1,137 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,230 kilowatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1,339 kilowatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 1,352 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,459 kilowatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1,518 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1,583 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,672 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1,683 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,713 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,754 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,615 kilowatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 1,720 kilowatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 1,791 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1,799 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,734 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 1,749 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1,749 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1,749 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,703 kilowatt-hours, 65% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 921.59 kilowatt-hours | 748.92 kilowatt-hours | 1,137 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,530 kilowatt-hours | 1,230 kilowatt-hours | 1,754 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,735 kilowatt-hours | 1,615 kilowatt-hours | 1,799 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More energy & mining data for Peru
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Peru?
- Electricity demand per person in Peru was 1,749 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,799 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 748.92 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for electricity demand per person?
- Peru ranks 132nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.