Electricity demand — all countries

Electricity demand — Central America

Electricity demand in Central America in 2024 — 420.83 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 81%.

2024 420.83 TWh +1.21% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 420.83 TWh2024
Period minimum 232.44 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · terawatt-hours

Electricity demand — Central America, 2000–20242002503003504004502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 232.44 TWh2001: 239.8 TWh2002: 246.71 TWh2003: 256.19 TWh2004: 267.43 TWh2005: 281.16 TWh2006: 293.17 TWh2007: 302.13 TWh2008: 309.04 TWh2009: 308.55 TWh2010: 318.18 TWh2011: 336.2 TWh2012: 344.52 TWh2013: 345.72 TWh2014: 353.02 TWh2015: 362.54 TWh2016: 375.58 TWh2017: 385.04 TWh2018: 406.97 TWh2019: 404.05 TWh2020: 386.85 TWh2021: 392.07 TWh2022: 402.29 TWh2023: 415.78 TWh2024: 420.83 TWh
Change over the period: +188.39 (+81.05%) Average annual rate: 2.5 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 420.83 TWh
World computed 30,797.89 TWh
Electricity demand — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2024 420.83 +5.05 +1.21%
2023 415.78 +13.49 +3.35%
2022 402.29 +10.22 +2.61%
2021 392.07 +5.22 +1.35%
2020 386.85 −17.2 −4.26%
2019 404.05 −2.92 −0.72%
2018 406.97 +21.93 +5.7%
2017 385.04 +9.46 +2.52%
2016 375.58 +13.04 +3.6%
2015 362.54 +9.52 +2.7%
2014 353.02 +7.3 +2.11%
2013 345.72 +1.2 +0.35%
2012 344.52 +8.32 +2.47%
2011 336.2 +18.02 +5.66%
2010 318.18 +9.63 +3.12%
2009 308.55 −0.49 −0.16%
2008 309.04 +6.91 +2.29%
2007 302.13 +8.96 +3.06%
2006 293.17 +12.01 +4.27%
2005 281.16 +13.73 +5.13%
2004 267.43 +11.24 +4.39%
2003 256.19 +9.48 +3.84%
2002 246.71 +6.91 +2.88%
2001 239.8 +7.36 +3.17%
2000 232.44

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.