Afghanistan Electricity
Generation (2024)#158 World
0.99TWh+1.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#123 World
6.08TWh−6% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
13.2%86.8%
Electricity Generation in Afghanistan
- Net electricity generation in Afghanistan reached 0.99 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#158 in the world), an increase of 1.4% from 0.97 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 13.2% (0.13 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Afghanistan and renewables 86.8% (0.86 terawatt-hours).
- Afghanistan reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.15% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 86.8% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan consumed 6.08 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#123 in the world), a decrease of 6% from 2023. This represents 0.02% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Afghanistan averaged 142.6 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.39 kilowatt-hours per day (#188 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.66 gigawatts in 2024 (#148 in the world), unchanged from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 20.6% and renewables at 79.4% of Afghanistan's installed capacity in 2024.
- Afghanistan's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 17.2% in 2024, with solar at 23.1%, hydro at 18.3% and fossil fuels at 11%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan imported 5.83 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈95.9% of consumption).
Grid Efficiency in Afghanistan
- Distribution losses in Afghanistan were 0.74 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 74.5% of total generation, up from 44.9% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Afghanistan
- In 2024, Afghanistan generated approximately 0.0027 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.02 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily deficit of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
Afghanistan Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.99 | +1.4% | 158 | < 0.01% | 6.08 | −6% | 123 | 0.02% | 142.6 | 0.66 | +0% | 148 | 0.01% | 5.83 | 0 | 5.83 | 0.74 |
| 2023 | 0.97 | +1.2% | 156 | < 0.01% | 6.47 | +5.6% | 121 | 0.02% | 156 | 0.66 | +4.7% | 148 | 0.01% | 6.22 | — | — | 0.73 |
| 2022 | 0.96 | −9.2% | 158 | < 0.01% | 6.12 | +0.84% | 123 | 0.02% | 150.9 | 0.63 | +20% | 147 | 0.01% | 5.88 | 0 | 5.88 | 0.72 |
| 2021 | 1.06 | −10.1% | 154 | < 0.01% | 6.07 | +7.3% | 126 | 0.02% | 151.8 | 0.52 | +1.5% | 149 | 0.01% | 5.7 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.69 |
| 2020 | 1.18 | −19.3% | 150 | < 0.01% | 5.66 | −0.73% | 125 | 0.02% | 144.9 | 0.51 | −0.12% | 148 | 0.01% | 5.15 | 0 | 5.15 | 0.67 |
| 2019 | 1.46 | +25.3% | 148 | 0.01% | 5.7 | +3.5% | 124 | 0.02% | 150.6 | 0.52 | +1.9% | 148 | 0.01% | 4.91 | 0 | 4.91 | 0.67 |
| 2018 | 1.16 | −7.9% | 150 | < 0.01% | 5.51 | +4.8% | 123 | 0.02% | 150 | 0.51 | −0.08% | 147 | 0.01% | 4.99 | 0 | 4.99 | 0.64 |
| 2017 | 1.26 | +4.1% | 150 | < 0.01% | 5.26 | +6.1% | 124 | 0.02% | 147.4 | 0.51 | +4.6% | 147 | 0.01% | 4.61 | 0 | 4.61 | 0.62 |
| 2016 | 1.21 | +2.7% | 147 | < 0.01% | 4.96 | +11.6% | 123 | 0.02% | 142.9 | 0.48 | +10.7% | 149 | 0.01% | 4.33 | 0 | 4.33 | 0.59 |
| 2015 | 1.18 | +2.1% | 147 | < 0.01% | 4.44 | +2.1% | 124 | 0.02% | 131.2 | 0.44 | +5.8% | 150 | 0.01% | 3.78 | 0 | 3.78 | 0.52 |
| 2014 | 1.16 | +5% | 147 | < 0.01% | 4.35 | +2.9% | 124 | 0.02% | 132.6 | 0.41 | +1.2% | 148 | 0.01% | 3.71 | 0 | 3.71 | 0.52 |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +25.1% | 146 | < 0.01% | 4.23 | +19.1% | 124 | 0.02% | 133.7 | 0.41 | +1% | 148 | 0.01% | 3.62 | 0 | 3.62 | 0.49 |
| 2012 | 0.88 | +14.4% | 151 | < 0.01% | 3.55 | +14.5% | 127 | 0.02% | 116.1 | 0.4 | +12.3% | 147 | 0.01% | 3.07 | 0 | 3.07 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | 0.77 | −12% | 154 | < 0.01% | 3.1 | +27.1% | 132 | 0.02% | 105.6 | 0.36 | +0.95% | 147 | 0.01% | 2.73 | 0 | 2.73 | 0.4 |
| 2010 | 0.88 | −1.6% | 154 | < 0.01% | 2.44 | +33.7% | 136 | 0.01% | 86.24 | 0.36 | +8.7% | 149 | 0.01% | 1.87 | 0 | 1.87 | 0.3 |
| 2009 | 0.89 | +12.8% | 153 | < 0.01% | 1.83 | +36.1% | 140 | 0.01% | 66.45 | 0.33 | +1.6% | 149 | 0.01% | 1.16 | 0 | 1.16 | 0.22 |
| 2008 | 0.79 | −22.2% | 155 | < 0.01% | 1.34 | −5.1% | 149 | 0.01% | 50.64 | 0.32 | +3.6% | 149 | 0.01% | 0.75 | 0 | 0.75 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | 1.01 | +12.2% | 149 | 0.01% | 1.41 | +24.4% | 142 | 0.01% | 54.54 | 0.31 | +0.29% | 149 | 0.01% | 0.61 | 0 | 0.61 | 0.21 |
| 2006 | 0.9 | +9.6% | 153 | < 0.01% | 1.14 | +45.6% | 147 | 0.01% | 44.68 | 0.31 | +0.98% | 149 | 0.01% | 0.43 | 0 | 0.43 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 0.83 | +3.5% | 152 | < 0.01% | 0.78 | +4.4% | 153 | < 0.01% | 31.96 | 0.31 | +0.29% | 146 | 0.01% | 0.11 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.15 |
| 2004 | 0.8 | −11.8% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.75 | −12.5% | 149 | < 0.01% | 31.71 | 0.31 | +0.03% | 145 | 0.01% | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.15 |
| 2003 | 0.9 | +28% | 148 | 0.01% | 0.85 | +26.3% | 148 | 0.01% | 37.57 | 0.31 | +0.03% | 145 | 0.01% | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.15 |
| 2002 | 0.71 | +3% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.68 | +3.1% | 152 | < 0.01% | 31.63 | 0.31 | +0% | 145 | 0.01% | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.13 |
| 2001 | 0.69 | +41.7% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.66 | +44.5% | 153 | < 0.01% | 32.34 | 0.31 | +0% | 143 | 0.01% | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.13 |
| 2000 | 0.48 | +6.4% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.45 | −13.2% | 155 | < 0.01% | 22.55 | 0.31 | +5% | 141 | 0.01% | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.13 |
| 1999 | 0.46 | −1.1% | 152 | < 0.01% | 0.52 | −0.88% | 153 | < 0.01% | 26.31 | 0.29 | −40.7% | 142 | 0.01% | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.03 |
| 1998 | 0.46 | −7.8% | 152 | < 0.01% | 0.53 | −6.4% | 151 | < 0.01% | 27.55 | 0.49 | +0% | 125 | 0.02% | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.03 |
| 1997 | 0.5 | −9.1% | 151 | < 0.01% | 0.56 | −9.1% | 150 | < 0.01% | 30.57 | 0.49 | +0% | 123 | 0.02% | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.03 |
| 1996 | 0.55 | −9.7% | 149 | < 0.01% | 0.62 | −9.5% | 144 | 0.01% | 34.94 | 0.49 | −0.4% | 123 | 0.02% | 0.11 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.04 |
| 1995 | 0.61 | −9.1% | 144 | < 0.01% | 0.69 | −8.6% | 144 | 0.01% | 40.16 | 0.49 | +0% | 123 | 0.02% | 0.12 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.04 |
| 1994 | 0.67 | −1.2% | 142 | 0.01% | 0.75 | +2.8% | 143 | 0.01% | 46.16 | 0.49 | +0% | 121 | 0.02% | 0.13 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| 1993 | 0.68 | −1.2% | 142 | 0.01% | 0.73 | −5% | 144 | 0.01% | 48.83 | 0.49 | +0% | 121 | 0.02% | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.05 |
| 1992 | 0.69 | −30.7% | 140 | 0.01% | 0.77 | −26.5% | 137 | 0.01% | 57.84 | 0.49 | +0% | 119 | 0.02% | 0.13 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| 1991 | 0.99 | −9.9% | 109 | 0.01% | 1.04 | +2.3% | 105 | 0.01% | 85.36 | 0.49 | +0% | 99 | 0.02% | 0.13 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.07 |
| 1990 | 1.1 | +0.83% | 105 | 0.01% | 1.02 | +0.83% | 104 | 0.01% | 84.77 | 0.49 | +0% | 98 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1989 | 1.09 | +0.83% | 104 | 0.01% | 1.01 | +0.83% | 103 | 0.01% | 85.29 | 0.49 | +1% | 97 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1988 | 1.08 | −11.3% | 103 | 0.01% | 1 | −11.3% | 102 | 0.01% | 87.16 | 0.49 | +0% | 96 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1987 | 1.22 | +7.3% | 97 | 0.01% | 1.13 | +7.3% | 97 | 0.01% | 99.47 | 0.49 | +4% | 95 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 1986 | 1.14 | +9.8% | 97 | 0.01% | 1.06 | +9.8% | 98 | 0.01% | 92.43 | 0.47 | +0% | 94 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1985 | 1.03 | +1.5% | 98 | 0.01% | 0.96 | +1.5% | 100 | 0.01% | 84.15 | 0.47 | +4.4% | 94 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1984 | 1.02 | +1.9% | 97 | 0.01% | 0.95 | +1.9% | 98 | 0.01% | 84.69 | 0.45 | +0% | 95 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1983 | 1 | +5% | 99 | 0.01% | 0.93 | +5% | 97 | 0.01% | 85.18 | 0.45 | +5.4% | 95 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1982 | 0.95 | −4% | 101 | 0.01% | 0.89 | −4% | 98 | 0.01% | 80.55 | 0.43 | +0% | 94 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1981 | 0.99 | +5.3% | 99 | 0.01% | 0.92 | +5.3% | 99 | 0.01% | 77.28 | 0.43 | +14.2% | 94 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1980 | 0.94 | — | 98 | 0.01% | 0.88 | — | 97 | 0.01% | 66.52 | 0.37 | — | 95 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.