Electricity imports - Country rankings

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Electricity imports, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 4.22 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in the USA: 56.97 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Angola: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion kilowatthours; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Electricity imports, 2022 Global rank Available data
USA 56.97 1 1980 - 2022
France 53.26 2 1980 - 2022
Germany 49.27 3 1991 - 2022
Italy 47.4 4 1980 - 2022
Thailand 34.22 5 1980 - 2022
Switzerland 33.02 6 1980 - 2022
Austria 28.6 7 1980 - 2022
Hungary 21.59 8 1980 - 2022
Finland 19.83 9 1980 - 2022
Denmark 18.8 10 1980 - 2022
Netherlands 18.54 11 1980 - 2022
Brazil 17.89 12 1980 - 2022
Czechia 16.73 13 1993 - 2022
Slovakia 16.71 14 1993 - 2022
Belgium 16.35 15 1980 - 2022
UK 15.45 16 1980 - 2022
Poland 15.24 17 1980 - 2022
Canada 14.12 18 1980 - 2022
Norway 13.26 19 1980 - 2022
Argentina 12.91 20 1980 - 2022
Hong Kong 12.57 21 1980 - 2022
Portugal 12.31 22 1980 - 2022
Croatia 11.92 23 1992 - 2022
Lithuania 11.22 24 1992 - 2022
South Africa 10.33 25 1980 - 2022
Slovenia 10.2 26 1992 - 2022
India 9.13 27 1980 - 2022
Romania 8.65 28 1980 - 2022
Bangladesh 8.64 29 1980 - 2022
Montenegro 8.47 30 2006 - 2022
Serbia 8.24 31 2006 - 2022
Mozambique 8.22 32 1980 - 2022
Spain 8.04 33 1980 - 2022
Greece 7.75 34 1980 - 2022
Estonia 7.18 35 1992 - 2022
Luxembourg 7.15 36 1980 - 2022
North Macedonia 7.07 37 1992 - 2022
Turkey 6.42 38 1980 - 2022
Uzbekistan 6.23 39 1992 - 2022
Sweden 6.18 40 1980 - 2022
Afghanistan 5.88 41 1980 - 2022
China 5.87 42 1980 - 2022
Latvia 5.31 43 1992 - 2022
Macao 5.24 44 1980 - 2022
Georgia 4.69 45 1992 - 2022
Mexico 4.55 46 1980 - 2022
Belarus 4.29 47 1992 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 3.83 48 1992 - 2022
Cambodia 3.57 49 1980 - 2022
Iraq 3.53 50 1980 - 2022
Albania 3.04 51 1980 - 2022
Namibia 2.83 52 1990 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 2.81 53 1992 - 2022
Tunisia 2.73 54 1980 - 2022
Iran 2.27 55 1980 - 2022
Zimbabwe 2.2 56 1980 - 2022
Kazakhstan 1.9 57 1992 - 2022
Morocco 1.87 58 1980 - 2022
Mongolia 1.86 59 1980 - 2022
Botswana 1.66 60 1980 - 2022
Nepal 1.6 61 1980 - 2022
Burkina Faso 1.55 62 1980 - 2022
Ireland 1.55 63 1980 - 2022
Russia 1.53 64 1992 - 2022
Vietnam 1.52 65 1980 - 2022
DR Congo 1.48 66 1980 - 2022
Bulgaria 1.47 67 1980 - 2022
Laos 1.36 68 1980 - 2022
El Salvador 1.35 69 1980 - 2022
Niger 1.17 70 1980 - 2022
Guatemala 1.14 71 1980 - 2022
Ukraine 1.03 72 1992 - 2022
Nicaragua 1 73 1980 - 2022
Indonesia 0.97 74 1980 - 2022
Moldova 0.94 75 1992 - 2022
Sudan 0.93 76 1980 - 2022
Swaziland 0.91 77 1980 - 2022
Tajikistan 0.88 78 1992 - 2022
UA Emirates 0.87 79 1980 - 2022
Libya 0.85 80 1980 - 2022
Bhutan 0.83 81 1980 - 2022
Togo 0.8 82 1980 - 2022
Mali 0.78 83 1980 - 2022
Benin 0.69 84 1980 - 2022
Malta 0.65 85 1980 - 2022
Gabon 0.54 86 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0.51 87 1980 - 2022
Pakistan 0.5 88 1980 - 2022
Bahrain 0.48 89 1980 - 2022
Colombia 0.48 90 1980 - 2022
Lebanon 0.45 91 1980 - 2022
Lesotho 0.43 92 1980 - 2022
Algeria 0.39 93 1980 - 2022
Jordan 0.39 94 1980 - 2022
Armenia 0.36 95 1992 - 2022
Ecuador 0.36 96 1980 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.33 97 1980 - 2022
Senegal 0.33 98 1980 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.3 99 1980 - 2022
Belize 0.28 100 1980 - 2022
Kenya 0.22 101 1980 - 2022
Honduras 0.21 102 1980 - 2022
Mauritania 0.19 103 1980 - 2022
Egypt 0.18 104 1980 - 2022
Tanzania 0.15 105 1980 - 2022
Azerbaijan 0.14 106 1992 - 2022
Burundi 0.1 107 1980 - 2022
Panama 0.07 108 1980 - 2022
Uruguay 0.06 109 1980 - 2022
Ghana 0.05 110 1980 - 2022
Malaysia 0.04 111 1980 - 2022
Peru 0.04 112 1980 - 2022
Zambia 0.04 113 1980 - 2022
Rwanda 0.03 114 1980 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.02 115 1980 - 2022
Uganda 0.02 116 1980 - 2022
Angola 0 117 1980 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0 118 1980 - 2022
Aruba 0 119 1986 - 2022
Australia 0 120 1980 - 2022
Bahamas 0 121 1980 - 2022
Barbados 0 122 1980 - 2022
Bermuda 0 123 1980 - 2022
Bolivia 0 124 1980 - 2022
Brunei 0 125 1980 - 2022
Burma 0 126 1980 - 2022
Cameroon 0 127 1980 - 2022
Cape Verde 0 128 1980 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0 129 1980 - 2022
Chad 0 130 1980 - 2022
Chile 0 131 1980 - 2022
Comoros 0 132 1980 - 2022
Cuba 0 133 1980 - 2022
Cyprus 0 134 1980 - 2022
Dominica 0 135 1980 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0 136 1980 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0 137 1980 - 2022
Eritrea 0 138 1994 - 2022
Ethiopia 0 139 1980 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0 140 1980 - 2022
Fiji 0 141 1980 - 2022
Gambia 0 142 1980 - 2022
Gibraltar 0 143 1980 - 2022
Grenada 0 144 1980 - 2022
Guinea 0 145 1980 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0 146 1980 - 2022
Guyana 0 147 1980 - 2022
Haiti 0 148 1980 - 2022
Iceland 0 149 1980 - 2022
Israel 0 150 1980 - 2022
Jamaica 0 151 1980 - 2022
Japan 0 152 1980 - 2022
Kiribati 0 153 1980 - 2022
Kuwait 0 154 1980 - 2022
Liberia 0 155 1980 - 2022
Madagascar 0 156 1980 - 2022
Malawi 0 157 1980 - 2022
Maldives 0 158 1980 - 2022
Mauritius 0 159 1980 - 2022
Montserrat 0 160 1980 - 2022
N. Caledonia 0 161 1980 - 2022
New Zealand 0 162 1980 - 2022
Nigeria 0 163 1980 - 2022
North Korea 0 164 1980 - 2022
Oman 0 165 1980 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0 166 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 0 167 1980 - 2022
Philippines 0 168 1980 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0 169 1980 - 2022
Qatar 0 170 1980 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0 171 1980 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0 172 1980 - 2022
Samoa 0 173 1980 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0 174 1980 - 2022
Seychelles 0 175 1980 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0 176 1980 - 2022
Singapore 0 177 1980 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0 178 1980 - 2022
Somalia 0 179 1980 - 2022
South Korea 0 180 1980 - 2022
Sri Lanka 0 181 1980 - 2022
Suriname 0 182 1980 - 2022
Syria 0 183 1980 - 2022
Taiwan 0 184 1980 - 2022
Tonga 0 185 1980 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0 186 1980 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0 187 1992 - 2022
Vanuatu 0 188 1980 - 2022
Venezuela 0 189 1980 - 2022
Yemen 0 190 1980 - 2022



Definition: Annual import of electricity in billion kWh.

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1. USA
2. France
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. Thailand
6. Switzerland
7. Austria
8. Hungary
9. Finland
10. Denmark
11. Netherlands
12. Brazil
13. Czechia
14. Slovakia
15. Belgium
16. UK
17. Poland
18. Canada
19. Norway
20. Argentina
21. Hong Kong
22. Portugal
23. Croatia
24. Lithuania
25. South Africa
26. Slovenia
27. India
28. Romania
29. Bangladesh
30. Montenegro
31. Serbia
32. Mozambique
33. Spain
34. Greece
35. Estonia
36. Luxembourg
37. North Macedonia
38. Turkey
39. Uzbekistan
40. Sweden
41. Afghanistan
42. China
43. Latvia
44. Macao
45. Georgia
46. Mexico
47. Belarus
48. Bosnia & Herz.
49. Cambodia
50. Iraq
51. Albania
52. Namibia
53. Kyrgyzstan
54. Tunisia
55. Iran
56. Zimbabwe
57. Kazakhstan
58. Morocco
59. Mongolia
60. Botswana
61. Nepal
62. Burkina Faso
63. Ireland
64. Russia
65. Vietnam
66. DR Congo
67. Bulgaria
68. Laos
69. El Salvador
70. Niger
71. Guatemala
72. Ukraine
73. Nicaragua
74. Indonesia
75. Moldova
76. Sudan
77. Swaziland
78. Tajikistan
79. UA Emirates
80. Libya
81. Bhutan
82. Togo
83. Mali
84. Benin
85. Malta
86. Gabon
87. Djibouti
88. Pakistan
89. Bahrain
90. Colombia
91. Lebanon
92. Lesotho
93. Algeria
94. Jordan
95. Armenia
96. Ecuador
97. Saudi Arabia
98. Senegal
99. Ivory Coast
100. Belize
101. Kenya
102. Honduras
103. Mauritania
104. Egypt
105. Tanzania
106. Azerbaijan
107. Burundi
108. Panama
109. Uruguay
110. Ghana
111. Malaysia
112. Peru
113. Zambia
114. Rwanda
115. R. of Congo
116. Uganda
117. Angola
118. Ant.& Barb.
119. Aruba
120. Australia
121. Bahamas
122. Barbados
123. Bermuda
124. Bolivia
125. Brunei
126. Burma
127. Cameroon
128. Cape Verde
129. C.A. Republic
130. Chad
131. Chile
132. Comoros
133. Cuba
134. Cyprus
135. Dominica
136. Domin. Rep.
137. Eq. Guinea
138. Eritrea
139. Ethiopia
140. Faroe Isl.
141. Fiji
142. Gambia
143. Gibraltar
144. Grenada
145. Guinea
146. G.-Bissau
147. Guyana
148. Haiti
149. Iceland
150. Israel
151. Jamaica
152. Japan
153. Kiribati
154. Kuwait
155. Liberia
156. Madagascar
157. Malawi
158. Maldives
159. Mauritius
160. Montserrat
161. N. Caledonia
162. New Zealand
163. Nigeria
164. North Korea
165. Oman
166. Papua N.G.
167. Paraguay
168. Philippines
169. Puerto Rico
170. Qatar
171. Saint Lucia
172. St. Vincent & ...
173. Samoa
174. S.T.&Principe
175. Seychelles
176. Sierra Leone
177. Singapore
178. Solomon Isl.
179. Somalia
180. South Korea
181. Sri Lanka
182. Suriname
183. Syria
184. Taiwan
185. Tonga
186. Tr.&Tobago
187. Turkmenistan
188. Vanuatu
189. Venezuela
190. Yemen
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53.26
49.27
47.40
34.22
33.02
28.60
21.59
19.83
18.80
18.54
17.89
16.73
16.71
16.35
15.45
15.24
14.12
13.26
12.91
12.57
12.31
11.92
11.22
10.33
10.20
9.13
8.65
8.64
8.47
8.24
8.22
8.04
7.75
7.18
7.15
7.07
6.42
6.23
6.18
5.88
5.87
5.31
5.24
4.69
4.55
4.29
3.83
3.57
3.53
3.04
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2.81
2.73
2.27
2.20
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1.86
1.66
1.60
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1.48
1.47
1.36
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1.17
1.14
1.03
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0.91
0.88
0.87
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28.5
42.7
56.97


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