Electricity demand growth

China's electricity consumption rose by 7% in 2024 and is expected to grow by an average of around 6% through 2027.

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International Energy Agency. (2027). Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV3

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International Energy Agency. "Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand." 2027, https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV3.

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International Energy Agency. "Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand." 2027. https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV3.

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@misc{iea2027electricitymbjpv3, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand}, year = {2027}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV3}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Record last modified 15 September 2026. Value type: forecast. Update cadence: annual. This page is permanently addressable at statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV3.