Electricity demand per person in Palestine
Palestine: Electricity demand per person was 1,454 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand per person in Palestine stood at 1,454 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Palestine peaked at 1,464 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 653.86 kilowatt-hours, in 2001.
That places Palestine 135th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 726.57 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 653.86 kilowatt-hours | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 740.44 kilowatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 782.8 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 863.26 kilowatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 944.51 kilowatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 946.48 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 966.1 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1,120 kilowatt-hours | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 1,142 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,153 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,261 kilowatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 1,274 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,219 kilowatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,196 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,311 kilowatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1,295 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,292 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,307 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,424 kilowatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 1,452 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,464 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,455 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,464 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,454 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 888.69 kilowatt-hours | 653.86 kilowatt-hours | 1,142 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,273 kilowatt-hours | 1,153 kilowatt-hours | 1,424 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,458 kilowatt-hours | 1,452 kilowatt-hours | 1,464 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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- Fuel imports 21.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 14.4% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Palestine?
- Electricity demand per person in Palestine was 1,454 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1,464 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 653.86 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Palestine rank for electricity demand per person?
- Palestine ranks 135th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.