Electricity demand per person in Peru
Peru: Electricity demand per person was 1,749 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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More energy & mining data for Peru
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 47.8% (2024)
- Gas production 154.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 4,472 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 154.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 4,472 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 5.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 11.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 65.9% (2023)
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.