Electricity demand — all countries

Electricity demand — NATO

Electricity demand in NATO in 2025 — 8,649.7 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 13.7%.

2025 8,649.7 TWh +1.77% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 8,649.7 TWh2025
Period minimum 7,580.81 TWh2001

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Electricity demand — NATO, 2000–20257,5008,0008,5009,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 7,604.54 TWh2001: 7,580.81 TWh2002: 7,743.48 TWh2003: 7,831 TWh2004: 7,997.26 TWh2005: 8,161.05 TWh2006: 8,208.03 TWh2007: 8,373.37 TWh2008: 8,363.45 TWh2009: 8,001.11 TWh2010: 8,321.32 TWh2011: 8,290.02 TWh2012: 8,258.64 TWh2013: 8,270.25 TWh2014: 8,240.72 TWh2015: 8,292.65 TWh2016: 8,337.64 TWh2017: 8,335.95 TWh2018: 8,483.19 TWh2019: 8,382.85 TWh2020: 8,138.98 TWh2021: 8,394.14 TWh2022: 8,422.88 TWh2023: 8,287.85 TWh2024: 8,499.17 TWh2025: 8,649.7 TWh
Change over the period: +1,045.16 (+13.74%) Average annual rate: 0.52 %
Electricity demand — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 8,649.7 +150.53 +1.77%
2024 8,499.17 +211.32 +2.55%
2023 8,287.85 −135.03 −1.6%
2022 8,422.88 +28.74 +0.34%
2021 8,394.14 +255.16 +3.14%
2020 8,138.98 −243.87 −2.91%
2019 8,382.85 −100.34 −1.18%
2018 8,483.19 +147.24 +1.77%
2017 8,335.95 −1.69 −0.02%
2016 8,337.64 +44.99 +0.54%
2015 8,292.65 +51.93 +0.63%
2014 8,240.72 −29.53 −0.36%
2013 8,270.25 +11.61 +0.14%
2012 8,258.64 −31.38 −0.38%
2011 8,290.02 −31.3 −0.38%
2010 8,321.32 +320.21 +4%
2009 8,001.11 −362.34 −4.33%
2008 8,363.45 −9.92 −0.12%
2007 8,373.37 +165.34 +2.01%
2006 8,208.03 +46.98 +0.58%
2005 8,161.05 +163.79 +2.05%
2004 7,997.26 +166.26 +2.12%
2003 7,831 +87.52 +1.13%
2002 7,743.48 +162.67 +2.15%
2001 7,580.81 −23.73 −0.31%
2000 7,604.54

About the indicator

Electricity consumption inside a country over the year: generation plus imports, minus exports and losses. The difference from generation can be decisive: a country may consume noticeably more than it produces if it buys electricity from its neighbors — that is how Italy and a dozen small European states live. The reverse case is exporters such as Paraguay, whose generation is a multiple of its own demand.

Important: Demand is lower than generation by the amount of network losses and the plants' own use, but higher than generation in importing countries. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.