THE GLOBAL EDITION 01

Electricity generation in Pakistan

Annual electricity production, fuel mix and historical observations for Pakistan, with links to its grid operators, electricity market and power stations.

Reference year: 2024. Published snapshot, not live output. Energy is reported in terawatt-hours (TWh).

How much electricity does Pakistan produce?

Pakistan reported 175 TWh of domestic electricity generation in 2024. Among the reported source categories, gas produced the most electricity: 44 TWh.

Electricity generated175 TWh
Renewable share37.2%
Low-carbon share50.3%
Carbon intensity373.7 gCO₂e/kWh

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro38.3 TWh
Wind5.2 TWh
Solar19.8 TWh
Bioenergy1.8 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear22.9 TWh
Coal24.4 TWh
Gas44 TWh
Other fossil18.7 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Renewable share uses domestic generation as its denominator. Low-carbon generation includes renewables and nuclear; nuclear is not renewable. Missing fuel categories remain “No data”, and rounded source values need not sum exactly to the reported total.

Generation is not consumption or installed capacity

The source separately reports electricity demand of 175.4 TWh for 2024. Domestic generation is not electricity consumed after trade and losses. The demand series is a separate source measure, not a calculated import balance. Power-plant ratings in megawatts (MW) measure capacity; annual production in TWh measures energy.

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Annual electricity generation in Pakistan

Every row retains its own reporting year. 2024 remains the common-year comparison even where a newer observation exists. Missing observations are not interpolated.

Pakistan: reported annual electricity generation, shares and demand
YearGeneration (TWh)Renewable (%)Low-carbon (%)Demand (TWh)
202519542.854.9195.5
202417537.250.3175.4
202317233.246.2172.5
202217628.741.4176.4
2021163.228.137.7163.7
2020146.228.935.5146.7
201913530.236.9135.5
201812925.732.9129.5
2017130.42531.3130.9
2016122.929.233.6123.4
2015112.833.737.5113.3
2014107.932.837.1108.4
2013104.932.236.4105.3
201298.131.737.198.5
201194.831.335.395.1
201094.534.737.494.8
200996.130.33396.4
20089331.333.193.2
200796.231.233.696.4
200699.533.235.799.7
200594.633.736.394.7
20048631.333.586.1
200382.134.336.582.2
200275.829.531.975.8
200172.126.32972.1
200066.525.926.466.5

Interactive Pakistan trends and country rankings

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

Compare Pakistan with its region

These are geographic country groupings, not one connected electrical grid. Country totals are not divided across continents for transcontinental countries.

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