Electric power consumption in Bahrain
Bahrain: Electric power consumption was 23,120 kWh per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power consumption in Bahrain, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electric power consumption in Bahrain is 23,120 kWh per capita, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power consumption in Bahrain peaked at 23,152 kWh per capita in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,404 kWh per capita, in 1991.
Bahrain ranks 3rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,628 kWh per capita | 14,404 kWh per capita | 21,889 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,163 kWh per capita | 17,558 kWh per capita | 21,463 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,572 kWh per capita | 18,219 kWh per capita | 21,808 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,458 kWh per capita | 21,443 kWh per capita | 23,152 kWh per capita | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Bahrain
- Ores and metals exports 64.8% (2024)
- Fuel imports 2.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 22.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 2.7% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 5.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.6% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 0.1% (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power consumption in Bahrain?
- Electric power consumption in Bahrain was 23,120 kWh per capita in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power consumption recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 23,152 kWh per capita in 2022.
- What is the lowest electric power consumption recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,404 kWh per capita in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for electric power consumption?
- Bahrain ranks 3rd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power consumption rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.