Electricity demand in South America in 2025 — 1,259.8 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 79.1%.
2000–2025 · terawatt-hours
| Year | TWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,259.8 | −67.34 | −5.07% |
| 2024 | 1,327.14 | +41.47 | +3.23% |
| 2023 | 1,285.67 | +37.47 | +3% |
| 2022 | 1,248.2 | +21.15 | +1.72% |
| 2021 | 1,227.05 | +52.76 | +4.49% |
| 2020 | 1,174.29 | −14.55 | −1.22% |
| 2019 | 1,188.84 | +9.06 | +0.77% |
| 2018 | 1,179.78 | +14.97 | +1.29% |
| 2017 | 1,164.81 | −2.97 | −0.25% |
| 2016 | 1,167.78 | +4.22 | +0.36% |
| 2015 | 1,163.56 | +28.14 | +2.48% |
| 2014 | 1,135.42 | −6.61 | −0.58% |
| 2013 | 1,142.03 | +48.16 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1,093.87 | +49.37 | +4.73% |
| 2011 | 1,044.5 | +37.99 | +3.77% |
| 2010 | 1,006.51 | +53.99 | +5.67% |
| 2009 | 952.52 | +7.07 | +0.75% |
| 2008 | 945.45 | +38.64 | +4.26% |
| 2007 | 906.81 | +44.17 | +5.12% |
| 2006 | 862.64 | +39.92 | +4.85% |
| 2005 | 822.72 | +33.28 | +4.22% |
| 2004 | 789.44 | +47.48 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 741.96 | +32.71 | +4.61% |
| 2002 | 709.25 | +21.71 | +3.16% |
| 2001 | 687.54 | −15.77 | −2.24% |
| 2000 | 703.31 | — | — |
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.
How much electricity a country generates in a year.
Electricity Electricity consumption per capitaHow much electricity there is per resident of a country each year.
Electricity Net electricity importsHow much electricity a country buys from its neighbors beyond what it sells.
Electricity Transmission and distribution lossesWhat share of the electricity generated is lost on the way to the consumer.