Electricity demand per person in United States
United States: Electricity demand per person was 13,061 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13,061 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
11th
of 214 countries
All-time high
13,828 kilowatt-hours
in 2007
All-time low
12,051 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand per person in United States, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
United States recorded 13,061 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in United States peaked at 13,828 kilowatt-hours in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12,051 kilowatt-hours, in 2020.
United States ranks 11th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in United States, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,627 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 13,190 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 13,464 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 13,368 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 13,536 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 13,729 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13,609 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 13,828 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 13,576 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 12,901 kilowatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 13,309 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 13,136 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 12,891 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 12,850 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12,841 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 12,727 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 12,619 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12,368 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 12,672 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12,426 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 12,051 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 12,326 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 12,672 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 12,440 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 12,752 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 13,061 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 13,061 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 1.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,483 kilowatt-hours | 12,901 kilowatt-hours | 13,828 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,784 kilowatt-hours | 12,368 kilowatt-hours | 13,309 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,550 kilowatt-hours | 12,051 kilowatt-hours | 13,061 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More energy & mining data for United States
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in United States?
- Electricity demand per person in United States was 13,061 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 13,828 kilowatt-hours in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,051 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- How does United States rank for electricity demand per person?
- United States ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.