Electricity demand in the world in 2024 — 30,797.89 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 101.5%.
2000–2024 · terawatt-hours
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World
| Year | TWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30,797.89 | +1,279.82 | +4.34% |
| 2023 | 29,518.07 | +640.72 | +2.22% |
| 2022 | 28,877.35 | +639.71 | +2.27% |
| 2021 | 28,237.64 | +1,536.46 | +5.75% |
| 2020 | 26,701.18 | −108.98 | −0.41% |
| 2019 | 26,810.16 | +361.11 | +1.37% |
| 2018 | 26,449.05 | +1,023.45 | +4.03% |
| 2017 | 25,425.6 | +732.42 | +2.97% |
| 2016 | 24,693.18 | +676.37 | +2.82% |
| 2015 | 24,016.81 | +261.69 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 23,755.12 | +594.02 | +2.56% |
| 2013 | 23,161.1 | +645.28 | +2.87% |
| 2012 | 22,515.82 | +547.93 | +2.49% |
| 2011 | 21,967.89 | +707.49 | +3.33% |
| 2010 | 21,260.4 | +1,315.66 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 19,944.74 | −153.74 | −0.76% |
| 2008 | 20,098.48 | +385.74 | +1.96% |
| 2007 | 19,712.74 | +876.48 | +4.65% |
| 2006 | 18,836.26 | +708.58 | +3.91% |
| 2005 | 18,127.68 | +717.86 | +4.12% |
| 2004 | 17,409.82 | +785.68 | +4.73% |
| 2003 | 16,624.14 | +571.34 | +3.56% |
| 2002 | 16,052.8 | +548.6 | +3.54% |
| 2001 | 15,504.2 | +220.98 | +1.45% |
| 2000 | 15,283.22 | — | — |
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.