Electricity demand — all countries

Electricity demand — OECD

Electricity demand in the OECD in 2025 — 11,316.59 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 17.6%.

2025 11,316.59 TWh +1.65% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 11,316.59 TWh2025
Period minimum 9,618.86 TWh2001

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Electricity demand — OECD, 2000–20259,50010,00010,50011,00011,5002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 9,620.31 TWh2001: 9,618.86 TWh2002: 9,836.22 TWh2003: 9,946.28 TWh2004: 10,185.64 TWh2005: 10,416.2 TWh2006: 10,512.92 TWh2007: 10,735.19 TWh2008: 10,757.19 TWh2009: 10,342.2 TWh2010: 10,765.43 TWh2011: 10,727.95 TWh2012: 10,726.24 TWh2013: 10,739.43 TWh2014: 10,682.43 TWh2015: 10,738.91 TWh2016: 10,852.19 TWh2017: 10,891.13 TWh2018: 11,089.43 TWh2019: 10,954.29 TWh2020: 10,647.89 TWh2021: 10,970.27 TWh2022: 11,046.79 TWh2023: 10,886.44 TWh2024: 11,133.21 TWh2025: 11,316.59 TWh
Change over the period: +1,696.28 (+17.63%) Average annual rate: 0.65 %
Electricity demand — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 11,316.59 +183.38 +1.65%
2024 11,133.21 +246.77 +2.27%
2023 10,886.44 −160.35 −1.45%
2022 11,046.79 +76.52 +0.7%
2021 10,970.27 +322.38 +3.03%
2020 10,647.89 −306.4 −2.8%
2019 10,954.29 −135.14 −1.22%
2018 11,089.43 +198.3 +1.82%
2017 10,891.13 +38.94 +0.36%
2016 10,852.19 +113.28 +1.05%
2015 10,738.91 +56.48 +0.53%
2014 10,682.43 −57 −0.53%
2013 10,739.43 +13.19 +0.12%
2012 10,726.24 −1.71 −0.02%
2011 10,727.95 −37.48 −0.35%
2010 10,765.43 +423.23 +4.09%
2009 10,342.2 −414.99 −3.86%
2008 10,757.19 +22 +0.2%
2007 10,735.19 +222.27 +2.11%
2006 10,512.92 +96.72 +0.93%
2005 10,416.2 +230.56 +2.26%
2004 10,185.64 +239.36 +2.41%
2003 9,946.28 +110.06 +1.12%
2002 9,836.22 +217.36 +2.26%
2001 9,618.86 −1.45 −0.02%
2000 9,620.31

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.