Electricity demand per person in Seychelles
Seychelles: Electricity demand per person was 4,830 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 4,830 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Seychelles peaked at 4,939 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,363 kilowatt-hours, in 2001.
Seychelles ranks 67th 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.
Electricity demand per person in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,400 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2,363 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2,678 kilowatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 2,642 kilowatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,608 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3,360 kilowatt-hours | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 3,540 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 3,717 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 3,673 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,738 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 4,000 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 4,122 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4,118 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,309 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 4,300 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4,289 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,552 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 4,536 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,520 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4,844 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 4,904 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4,878 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4,939 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4,845 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 4,830 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4,830 kilowatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 71% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 4,830 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 249.74 kilowatt-hours, 19.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity demand per person in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +28.8% | 2,608 kilowatt-hours | 3,360 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,072 kilowatt-hours | 2,363 kilowatt-hours | 3,738 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,359 kilowatt-hours | 4,000 kilowatt-hours | 4,844 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,879 kilowatt-hours | 4,830 kilowatt-hours | 4,939 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 64 Belarus 5,054 kilowatt-hours compare
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,908 kilowatt-hours compare
- 66 Slovakia 4,886 kilowatt-hours compare
- 68 Libya 4,686 kilowatt-hours compare
- 69 United Kingdom 4,621 kilowatt-hours compare
- 70 North Macedonia 4,604 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Seychelles
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.86 % 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 20.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Seychelles?
- Electricity demand per person in Seychelles was 4,830 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 4,939 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,363 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Seychelles rank for electricity demand per person?
- Seychelles ranks 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.