Electricity generation per person in Greece
Greece: Electricity generation per person was 5,863 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5,863 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
47th
of 214 countries
All-time high
5,863 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
2,764 kilowatt-hours
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Electricity generation per person in Greece, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation per person in Greece is 5,863 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Greece peaked at 5,863 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,764 kilowatt-hours, in 1985.
That places Greece 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation per person in Greece, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,764 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 2,799 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 2,987 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 3,281 kilowatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 3,372 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 3,334 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 3,414 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3,548 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 3,623 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 3,824 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 3,892 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 3,990 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 4,030 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4,281 kilowatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 4,557 kilowatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 4,910 kilowatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 4,845 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 4,900 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5,246 kilowatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 5,318 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5,348 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5,393 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5,649 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 5,614 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5,432 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 5,089 kilowatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 5,262 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 5,423 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5,140 kilowatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 4,555 kilowatt-hours | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 4,718 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 4,997 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 5,096 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4,903 kilowatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4,474 kilowatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 4,440 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5,127 kilowatt-hours | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 4,962 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 4,777 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 5,681 kilowatt-hours | +18.9% |
| 2025 | 5,863 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 5,863 kilowatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,011 kilowatt-hours, 98% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 5,863 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,911 kilowatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,041 kilowatt-hours | 2,764 kilowatt-hours | 3,372 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,849 kilowatt-hours | 3,334 kilowatt-hours | 4,557 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,266 kilowatt-hours | 4,845 kilowatt-hours | 5,649 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,965 kilowatt-hours | 4,474 kilowatt-hours | 5,423 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,142 kilowatt-hours | 4,440 kilowatt-hours | 5,863 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5361 % 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 26.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation per person in Greece?
- Electricity generation per person in Greece was 5,863 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5,863 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,764 kilowatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Greece rank for electricity generation per person?
- Greece ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.