China: Electricity imports
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| China |
Electricity imports, billion kilowatthours |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 5.00 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | billion kilowatthours |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2024 |
| Average | 3.41 |
| Min - Max | 0.09 - 7.44 |
| Source | The U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 5 billion kilowatthours, a decline from 5.02 billion kilowatthours in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 4.32 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1980 to 2024 is 3.41 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0.09 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1997 while the maximum of 7.44 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 2013.
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| Recent values | China: Electricity imports |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.00 |
| 2023 | 5.02 |
| 2022 | 7.14 |
| 2021 | 5.94 |
| 2020 | 4.75 |
| 2019 | 4.86 |
| 2018 | 5.69 |
| 2017 | 6.42 |
Definition: Annual import of electricity in billion kWh.
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