D35 · Electricity and Gas Utilities · 5 regions
Electricity demand growth
China had the highest electricity demand growth in 2024, at 7%, ahead of India (6%) and United States (2.1%). Global: 3% in 2025, −1.4 pp on 2024. IEA projects 3.8% for 2027.
- 3% Latest · Global · 2025
- −1.4 pp vs 2024
- Annual Release cadence
- 32 Records · 5 regions · 2009–2027
Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2026
Across regions
5 regions on one axis, spaced by time. Below it, selected latest values by region. Forecasts are dashed with hollow markers; the underlying values are one click away under the chart.
Electricity demand growth by region
5 regions, 2009 to 2027
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band No figure published for these periods
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| Region | Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global | 2027 | Forecast | 3.8% |
| Global | 2026 | Forecast | 3.7% |
| Global | 2025 | Actual | 3% |
| Global | 2024 | Actual | 4.4% |
| Global | 2021 | Actual | 6% |
| Global | 2020 | Forecast | -2% |
| Global | 2010 | Actual | 7.2% |
| Global | 2009 | Actual | -0.6% |
| China | 2026 | Forecast | 5.7% |
| China | 2025 | Forecast | 5% |
| China | 2024 | Actual | 7% |
| China | 2020 | Forecast | 2% |
| India | 2026 | Forecast | 6.6% |
| India | 2025 | Forecast | 4% |
| India | 2024 | Actual | 6% |
| United States | 2026 | Forecast | 2.2% |
| United States | 2025 | Forecast | 2.3% |
| United States | 2024 | Actual | 2.1% |
| European Union | 2026 | Forecast | 1.5% |
| European Union | 2025 | Forecast | 1.1% |
| European Union | 2024 | Actual | 1.6% |
Forecasts are dashed, with hollow markers.
Electricity demand growth by region
Latest value per region, periods differ
Latest available period per row; periods differ
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| Category | Period | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | 2025 | IEA | Actual | 3% |
| China | 2024 | IEA | Actual | 7% |
| India | 2024 | IEA | Actual | 6% |
| United States | 2024 | IEA | Actual | 2.1% |
| European Union | 2024 | IEA | Actual | 1.6% |
Latest available period per row; years differ.
Every record
32 records · 5 regions · 2009–2027. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global 13 records | |||
| 2027 | 3.8% | IEA · 31 Dec 2027 | forecast |
| 2026 | 3.7% | IEA · 31 Dec 2026 | forecast |
| 2026 | 3.6% | IEA · 31 Dec 2026 | forecast |
| 2025–2027 | 4% | IEA · 31 Dec 2027 | forecast |
| 2025 | 3.3% | IEA · 31 Dec 2025 | forecast |
| 2025 | 3% | IEA · 31 Dec 2025 | |
| 2024 | 4.4% | IEA · 31 Dec 2024 | |
| 2024 | 4.3% | IEA · 31 Dec 2024 | |
| 2021 | 3% | IEA · 31 Dec 2021 | forecast |
| 2021 | 6% | IEA · 31 Dec 2021 | |
| 2020 | -2% | IEA · 31 Dec 2020 | forecast |
| 2010 | 7.2% | IEA · 31 Dec 2010 | |
| 2009 | -0.6% | IEA · 31 Dec 2009 | |
| China 6 records | |||
| 2026 | 5.7% | IEA · 31 Dec 2026 | forecast |
| 2026 | 5.5% | IEA · 31 Dec 2026 | forecast |
| 2025–2027 | 6% | IEA · 31 Dec 2027 | forecast |
| 2025 | 5% | IEA · 31 Dec 2025 | forecast |
| 2024 | 7% | IEA · 31 Dec 2024 | |
| 2020 | 2% | IEA · 31 Dec 2020 | forecast |
| India 4 records | |||
| 2026 | 6.6% | IEA · 31 Dec 2026 | forecast |
| 2026 | 7% | IEA · 31 Dec 2026 | forecast |
| 2025 | 4% | IEA · 31 Dec 2025 | forecast |
| 2024 | 6% | IEA · 31 Dec 2024 | |
| United States 4 records | |||
| 2026 | 2.2% | IEA · 31 Dec 2026 | forecast |
| 2026 | 2% | IEA · 31 Dec 2026 | forecast |
| 2025 | 2.3% | IEA · 31 Dec 2025 | forecast |
| 2024 | 2.1% | IEA · 31 Dec 2024 | |
| European Union 5 records | |||
| 2026 | 1.5% | IEA · 31 Dec 2026 | forecast |
| 2026 | 2% | IEA · 31 Dec 2026 | forecast |
| 2025 | 1.1% | IEA · 31 Dec 2025 | forecast |
| 2025 | 1% | IEA · 31 Dec 2025 | forecast |
| 2024 | 1.6% | IEA · 31 Dec 2024 | |
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Year-on-year percentage change in total electricity demand.
- 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
- Publishers release on different schedules, so the latest period differs by region; compare regions on the same period. 22 figures are projections, 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 · 7 documents
Other slices of electricity demand
- Average annual electricity demand growth 2
- 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 electricity demand growth?
China had the highest electricity demand growth in 2024, at 7%, ahead of India (6%) and United States (2.1%). Global: 3% in 2025, −1.4 pp on 2024. IEA projects 3.8% for 2027.
Which country has the highest electricity demand growth?
China, at 7% in 2024. 3 countries published figures for that period.
Where does this data come from?
From 7 documents published by IEA. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2025; the next release should cover 2026. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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