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Average annual electricity demand growth
Global, 2015–2023 to 2025–2027
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band
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2 records · 1 region · 2015–2027. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Compound or compound-equivalent average annual percentage change in total electricity demand across a multi-year period.
- Measure
- One slice of Electricity demand ( form: growth ) . Total volume of electricity demanded by consumers and the power grid. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
- Limitations
- 1 figure is a projection, drawn dashed and labelled in the table. Values are shown as published; StatOrigin does not revise, fill gaps or convert currencies.
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Sources · 2 documents
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions | IEA | — | 1 |
| Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 | IEA | — | 1 |
Other slices of electricity demand
- Electricity demand growth 32
- Renewables share of power demand 2 renewable energy
- Share of electricity demand growth 2
- Wind power share of global electricity demand 2 wind
- Bioenergy share of electricity demand 1 bioenergy
- Data centres as a share of global electricity demand, IEA 2026 1 data centre
- Electric vehicles as a share of total electricity demand 1 electric vehicles
- Hydropower share of electricity demand 1 hydropower
- Share of electricity demand growth from emerging and developing economies 1 growth share · emerging and developing economies
- Share of electricity demand increase met by wind and solar PV 1 growth share · wind and solar pv
- Solar PV share of electricity demand 1 solar pv
- Wind share of electricity demand 1 wind
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest average annual electricity demand growth?
Global: 2.6% in 2015–2023. IEA projects 3.9% for 2025–2027.
Where does this data come from?
From 2 documents published by IEA. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Irregularly: the publishers behind this measure do not release it on a fixed schedule. A new figure appears here once it is published and verified.
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