Total electricity demand, in terawatt-hours (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: Our World in Data — Energy (Ember, Energy Institute). Retrieved 27 Jun 2026.
| Period | Electricity Demand |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 TWh |
| 2023 | 17 TWh |
| 2022 | 17 TWh |
| 2021 | 16 TWh |
| 2020 | 14 TWh |
| 2019 | 13 TWh |
| 2018 | 11 TWh |
| 2017 | 10 TWh |
| 2016 | 9.7 TWh |
| 2015 | 9.9 TWh |
| 2014 | 9.8 TWh |
| 2013 | 8.7 TWh |
54 countries carry a recent total electricity demand figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
165 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Democratic Republic of the Congo, grouped by topic.