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 |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 237 TWh |
| 2024 | 246 TWh |
| 2023 | 232 TWh |
| 2022 | 238 TWh |
| 2021 | 242 TWh |
| 2020 | 237 TWh |
| 2019 | 248 TWh |
| 2018 | 252 TWh |
| 2017 | 249 TWh |
| 2016 | 247 TWh |
| 2015 | 249 TWh |
| 2014 | 252 TWh |
54 countries carry a recent total electricity demand figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Africa, grouped by topic.