Myanmar Electricity
Generation (2024)#81 World
21.71TWh+2.9% YoY
Consumption (2024)#76 World
20.23TWh+2.1% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
52.1%47.9%
Electricity Generation in Myanmar
- Net electricity generation in Myanmar reached 21.71 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#81 in the world), an increase of 2.9% from 21.09 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.07% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 52.1% (11.32 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Myanmar and renewables 47.9% (10.39 terawatt-hours).
- Myanmar reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 1.4% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 47.9% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Myanmar
- Myanmar consumed 20.23 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#76 in the world), an increase of 2.1% from 2023. This represents 0.07% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Myanmar averaged 371.3 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 1.02 kilowatt-hours per day (#169 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Myanmar
- Myanmar had a total installed electricity capacity of 7.43 gigawatts in 2024 (#77 in the world), an increase of 0.49% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 52.3% and renewables at 47.7% of Myanmar's installed capacity in 2024.
- Myanmar's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 33.3% in 2024, with hydro at 34.9%, fossil fuels at 33.2% and solar at 6.4%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Myanmar
- Myanmar imported 0.21 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈1.1% of consumption).
- Myanmar exported 0.001 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈0.0046% of generation).
- This made Myanmar a net importer of 0.21 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Grid Efficiency in Myanmar
- Distribution losses in Myanmar were 1.69 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 7.8% of total generation, down from 20.2% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Myanmar
- In 2024, Myanmar generated approximately 0.06 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.06 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.004 terawatt-hours.
Myanmar Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.71 | +2.9% | 81 | 0.07% | 20.23 | +2.1% | 76 | 0.07% | 371.3 | 7.43 | +0.49% | 77 | 0.08% | 0.21 | 0.001 | 0.21 | 1.69 |
| 2023 | 21.09 | −9.3% | 82 | 0.07% | 19.83 | −7.2% | 77 | 0.07% | 366.2 | 7.4 | +0.05% | 75 | 0.08% | 0.59 | 0.0012 | 0.59 | 1.86 |
| 2022 | 23.24 | +16.4% | 76 | 0.08% | 21.36 | +35.7% | 73 | 0.08% | 397.4 | 7.39 | +1.1% | 76 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 1.68 |
| 2021 | 19.97 | +6.4% | 82 | 0.07% | 15.75 | +10.6% | 83 | 0.06% | 294.9 | 7.31 | +4.9% | 75 | 0.09% | 0 | 1.32 | −1.32 | 2.91 |
| 2020 | 18.78 | −2.8% | 86 | 0.07% | 14.23 | −2.8% | 88 | 0.06% | 268.4 | 6.97 | −4.2% | 78 | 0.09% | 0 | 1.24 | −1.24 | 3.31 |
| 2019 | 19.32 | −10.7% | 84 | 0.07% | 14.64 | −15.1% | 86 | 0.06% | 278 | 7.28 | +22.4% | 76 | 0.10% | 0 | 1.27 | −1.27 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 21.64 | +2.8% | 77 | 0.08% | 17.24 | +2.8% | 79 | 0.07% | 329.9 | 5.94 | +2.7% | 78 | 0.08% | 0 | 1.43 | −1.43 | 2.96 |
| 2017 | 21.05 | +16.1% | 77 | 0.08% | 16.77 | +25.6% | 79 | 0.07% | 323.2 | 5.79 | +5.6% | 78 | 0.08% | 0 | 1.39 | −1.39 | 2.88 |
| 2016 | 18.13 | +11.9% | 85 | 0.07% | 13.36 | −2% | 85 | 0.06% | 259.4 | 5.48 | +2.6% | 79 | 0.08% | 0 | 2.38 | −2.38 | 2.39 |
| 2015 | 16.2 | +12.6% | 85 | 0.07% | 13.63 | +18.6% | 83 | 0.06% | 266.8 | 5.34 | +14.6% | 79 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 |
| 2014 | 14.39 | +15.5% | 90 | 0.06% | 11.49 | +16.9% | 87 | 0.05% | 226.7 | 4.66 | +16.4% | 81 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | 12.46 | +11.7% | 93 | 0.05% | 9.83 | +16.3% | 93 | 0.05% | 195.5 | 4.01 | +10.3% | 85 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.64 |
| 2012 | 11.16 | +7% | 93 | 0.05% | 8.45 | +9.4% | 98 | 0.04% | 169.6 | 3.63 | +4.4% | 86 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.71 |
| 2011 | 10.43 | +20.9% | 94 | 0.05% | 7.72 | +22.3% | 101 | 0.04% | 156.2 | 3.48 | +10.6% | 86 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.71 |
| 2010 | 8.63 | +23.9% | 98 | 0.04% | 6.31 | +26.4% | 105 | 0.03% | 128.8 | 3.15 | +33.5% | 89 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 |
| 2009 | 6.97 | +5.2% | 101 | 0.04% | 5 | +6.3% | 115 | 0.03% | 102.7 | 2.36 | +37.4% | 99 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.97 |
| 2008 | 6.62 | +3.5% | 102 | 0.03% | 4.7 | +5.9% | 115 | 0.03% | 97.13 | 1.72 | +1% | 102 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 |
| 2007 | 6.4 | +3.8% | 105 | 0.03% | 4.44 | +1.9% | 115 | 0.02% | 92.24 | 1.7 | +2% | 102 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 |
| 2006 | 6.17 | +2.5% | 103 | 0.03% | 4.36 | +18.8% | 114 | 0.03% | 91.18 | 1.66 | −0.96% | 103 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.81 |
| 2005 | 6.02 | +7.3% | 104 | 0.03% | 3.67 | −6.2% | 114 | 0.02% | 77.28 | 1.68 | +32.2% | 101 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 |
| 2004 | 5.61 | +3.4% | 106 | 0.03% | 3.91 | +1.6% | 113 | 0.02% | 83.07 | 1.27 | +7.9% | 108 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | 5.43 | +7% | 105 | 0.03% | 3.85 | +10.5% | 111 | 0.03% | 82.48 | 1.18 | +0.19% | 109 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 |
| 2002 | 5.07 | +8.5% | 107 | 0.03% | 3.48 | +8.5% | 113 | 0.02% | 75.36 | 1.18 | +2.3% | 109 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 |
| 2001 | 4.67 | −8.4% | 107 | 0.03% | 3.21 | −8.2% | 113 | 0.02% | 70.15 | 1.15 | −0.48% | 110 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 |
| 2000 | 5.1 | +15.5% | 104 | 0.03% | 3.5 | +19.8% | 110 | 0.03% | 77.21 | 1.16 | +0.36% | 108 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 1999 | 4.41 | +12% | 105 | 0.03% | 2.92 | +5.8% | 110 | 0.02% | 65.17 | 1.15 | −15.1% | 108 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.49 |
| 1998 | 3.94 | −7.6% | 106 | 0.03% | 2.76 | +1.5% | 109 | 0.02% | 62.34 | 1.36 | −3.2% | 97 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 |
| 1997 | 4.26 | +12.4% | 105 | 0.03% | 2.72 | +13% | 108 | 0.02% | 62.21 | 1.4 | +0.57% | 96 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 |
| 1996 | 3.79 | −2.7% | 105 | 0.03% | 2.41 | +2.5% | 110 | 0.02% | 55.78 | 1.39 | +5.4% | 96 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 |
| 1995 | 3.89 | +12.6% | 104 | 0.03% | 2.35 | +6.4% | 111 | 0.02% | 55.13 | 1.32 | +13.9% | 96 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 |
| 1994 | 3.46 | +5.9% | 105 | 0.03% | 2.21 | +7.4% | 111 | 0.02% | 52.48 | 1.16 | +4.1% | 102 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 1993 | 3.27 | +13% | 104 | 0.03% | 2.06 | +16% | 110 | 0.02% | 49.52 | 1.12 | +0.45% | 102 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 |
| 1992 | 2.89 | +12.1% | 102 | 0.02% | 1.77 | +9.7% | 108 | 0.02% | 43.25 | 1.11 | +0.63% | 99 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 |
| 1991 | 2.58 | +8% | 87 | 0.02% | 1.61 | −6.9% | 92 | 0.02% | 39.96 | 1.1 | +0.55% | 81 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 |
| 1990 | 2.39 | −0.54% | 87 | 0.02% | 1.73 | +12.2% | 91 | 0.02% | 43.55 | 1.1 | +2.5% | 80 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 1989 | 2.4 | +12.2% | 86 | 0.02% | 1.55 | +9.1% | 94 | 0.02% | 39.42 | 1.07 | −0.19% | 78 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 1988 | 2.14 | −3.9% | 87 | 0.02% | 1.42 | −9.8% | 95 | 0.01% | 36.71 | 1.07 | +9.1% | 78 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 1987 | 2.23 | +3.2% | 86 | 0.02% | 1.57 | +2.1% | 90 | 0.02% | 41.37 | 0.98 | +2.5% | 80 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 1986 | 2.16 | +5.8% | 85 | 0.02% | 1.54 | +1.6% | 89 | 0.02% | 41.22 | 0.96 | +1.3% | 80 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 1985 | 2.04 | +11.8% | 85 | 0.02% | 1.51 | +21.5% | 87 | 0.02% | 41.34 | 0.95 | +3.4% | 80 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 1984 | 1.82 | +12.4% | 85 | 0.02% | 1.25 | +9.4% | 91 | 0.01% | 34.71 | 0.92 | +12.3% | 79 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 |
| 1983 | 1.62 | +8% | 88 | 0.02% | 1.14 | +3.4% | 93 | 0.01% | 32.39 | 0.82 | +4.6% | 81 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 1982 | 1.5 | +11.1% | 88 | 0.02% | 1.1 | +7.8% | 94 | 0.01% | 31.96 | 0.78 | +8% | 76 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 1981 | 1.35 | −5.8% | 88 | 0.02% | 1.02 | −7.9% | 94 | 0.01% | 30.18 | 0.72 | +4.3% | 77 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1980 | 1.44 | — | 88 | 0.02% | 1.11 | — | 91 | 0.02% | 33.41 | 0.69 | — | 75 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.