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Electricity demand by country, 2000 to 2024

China’s electricity demand was 10,069.9 TWh in 2024, compared with US demand of 4,404.8 TWh.

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  • In 2024, China ranks #1 with 10,069.9 TWh, ahead of United States (4,404.8 TWh) and India (2,034.2 TWh).
  • Back in 2000, United States was #1 with 3,835.9 TWh.
  • The top spot changed hands once: China in 2010.
  • Biggest climber: South Korea, from #11 in 2000 to #7 in 2024.
  • China grew 7.5× between 2000 and 2024.

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China recorded electricity demand of 10,069.9 terawatt-hours in 2024, compared with 4,404.8 TWh in the United States. In 2000, the US figure was 3,835.9 TWh and China’s was 1,346.8 TWh. India follows in the latest year at 2,034.2 TWh, ahead of Russia and Japan in this national-total comparison. The amounts describe annual electricity demand.

The indicator is electricity demand, including the effect of net electricity imports. It is not household electricity alone and should not be read as total energy use across all fuels. Industrial activity and population size matter to national totals; neither electricity prices nor per-person consumption is measured here.

The data

Source: Energy Institute and Ember via Our World in Data, energy dataset. Retrieved November 5, 2026. Annual energy quantities in terawatt-hours. Coverage narrows after 2016; rankings compare reporting countries. Fossil fuel figures express energy content, not barrels, cubic meters or tonnes. Electricity demand accounts for net electricity imports.

Electricity demand by country, Terawatt-hours per year, 2000 to 2024, 2000–2024
Date🇨🇳 China🇺🇸 United States🇮🇳 India🇷🇺 Russia🇯🇵 Japan🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇷 South Korea🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇪 Germany🇫🇷 France🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20001,346.8 TWh3,835.9 TWh572.7 TWh863.7 TWh1,099.7 TWh391.9 TWh290.4 TWh568.0 TWh572.0 TWh463.1 TWh391.2 TWh
20011,472.2 TWh3,749.6 TWh587.4 TWh875.4 TWh1,083.1 TWh366.4 TWh309.9 TWh565.5 TWh582.6 TWh474.2 TWh395.2 TWh
20021,645.6 TWh3,865.2 TWh611.0 TWh878.3 TWh1,103.1 TWh382.3 TWh332.0 TWh578.5 TWh593.8 TWh474.2 TWh395.6 TWh
20031,903.2 TWh3,875.4 TWh639.8 TWh902.9 TWh1,092.6 TWh402.6 TWh347.8 TWh582.5 TWh598.8 TWh492.7 TWh400.4 TWh
20042,197.2 TWh3,963.3 TWh700.0 TWh924.3 TWh1,121.2 TWh424.9 TWh368.0 TWh588.0 TWh607.0 TWh504.4 TWh401.4 TWh
20052,494.1 TWh4,059.8 TWh706.1 TWh941.7 TWh1,153.1 TWh442.1 TWh389.5 TWh596.6 TWh608.8 TWh508.8 TWh406.7 TWh
20062,858.8 TWh4,065.4 TWh747.2 TWh976.3 TWh1,164.3 TWh460.6 TWh403.0 TWh589.3 TWh613.2 TWh504.0 TWh404.8 TWh
20073,271.2 TWh4,173.8 TWh801.2 TWh1,005.9 TWh1,180.1 TWh484.0 TWh425.4 TWh603.2 TWh614.5 TWh505.0 TWh402.0 TWh
20083,483.0 TWh4,140.4 TWh834.2 TWh1,022.4 TWh1,183.7 TWh505.4 TWh442.6 TWh603.0 TWh612.2 TWh519.0 TWh400.0 TWh
20093,703.3 TWh3,973.9 TWh883.9 TWh978.2 TWh1,114.0 TWh506.1 TWh452.4 TWh580.2 TWh575.7 TWh502.9 TWh379.6 TWh
20104,193.6 TWh4,139.9 TWh941.9 TWh1,020.6 TWh1,156.0 TWh550.5 TWh495.0 TWh582.0 TWh609.3 TWh531.6 TWh384.7 TWh
20114,700.3 TWh4,126.1 TWh1,037.4 TWh1,032.3 TWh1,104.2 TWh567.6 TWh518.2 TWh601.6 TWh601.2 TWh511.2 TWh374.2 TWh
20124,976.8 TWh4,087.9 TWh1,093.1 TWh1,052.8 TWh1,106.9 TWh592.8 TWh531.2 TWh589.8 TWh599.3 TWh523.1 TWh375.7 TWh
20135,420.4 TWh4,113.5 TWh1,145.2 TWh1,045.4 TWh1,087.8 TWh611.2 TWh537.2 TWh603.8 TWh597.5 TWh528.3 TWh372.7 TWh
20145,783.0 TWh4,149.2 TWh1,259.2 TWh1,056.2 TWh1,062.7 TWh624.3 TWh540.4 TWh607.4 TWh584.9 TWh499.1 TWh358.6 TWh
20155,802.1 TWh4,150.7 TWh1,310.7 TWh1,055.9 TWh1,030.1 TWh615.6 TWh547.8 TWh601.5 TWh590.9 TWh510.1 TWh360.0 TWh
20166,120.4 TWh4,154.1 TWh1,393.8 TWh1,076.5 TWh1,063.7 TWh619.7 TWh561.0 TWh603.3 TWh591.0 TWh517.3 TWh356.9 TWh
20176,591.4 TWh4,108.6 TWh1,460.8 TWh1,080.6 TWh1,076.9 TWh625.7 TWh576.4 TWh607.1 TWh592.0 TWh515.6 TWh353.0 TWh
20187,150.9 TWh4,246.0 TWh1,567.8 TWh1,096.6 TWh1,082.9 TWh636.4 TWh592.9 TWh613.0 TWh583.5 TWh513.3 TWh352.9 TWh
20197,486.6 TWh4,197.4 TWh1,597.8 TWh1,099.7 TWh1,047.4 TWh658.3 TWh586.8 TWh608.6 TWh567.4 TWh507.9 TWh348.4 TWh
20207,762.0 TWh4,090.5 TWh1,563.3 TWh1,074.7 TWh1,011.0 TWh653.5 TWh577.1 TWh598.2 TWh547.7 TWh482.2 TWh328.6 TWh
20218,520.0 TWh4,192.9 TWh1,678.7 TWh1,135.7 TWh1,034.7 TWh679.5 TWh607.8 TWh605.1 TWh560.2 TWh505.4 TWh332.6 TWh
20228,835.8 TWh4,328.1 TWh1,802.9 TWh1,150.5 TWh1,040.6 TWh690.1 TWh622.6 TWh613.0 TWh539.6 TWh483.4 TWh320.3 TWh
20239,439.4 TWh4,272.8 TWh1,916.2 TWh1,161.7 TWh1,006.7 TWh723.2 TWh617.5 TWh613.6 TWh515.9 TWh468.3 TWh315.8 TWh
202410,069.9 TWh4,404.8 TWh2,034.2 TWh1,192.9 TWh1,016.4 TWh757.3 TWh625.4 TWh624.4 TWh522.3 TWh471.8 TWh317.4 TWh

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Frequently asked questions

Which country consumes the most electricity?

China recorded electricity demand of 10,069.9 TWh in 2024, the largest amount in this dataset.

Is electricity demand the same as generation?

Not necessarily. A country can import or export electricity, so demand and domestic generation can differ.

Where does this data come from?

Energy Institute and Ember via Our World in Data, energy dataset. Retrieved November 5, 2026. Annual energy quantities in terawatt-hours. Coverage narrows after 2016; rankings compare reporting countries. Fossil fuel figures express energy content, not barrels, cubic meters or tonnes. Electricity demand accounts for net electricity imports. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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