Electricity imports - Country rankings

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Electricity imports, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 4.27 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 2023. 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 - 2023
France 53.26 2 1980 - 2023
Germany 49.27 3 1991 - 2023
Italy 47.4 4 1980 - 2023
Thailand 35.47 5 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 33.02 6 1980 - 2023
Austria 28.6 7 1980 - 2023
Hungary 21.59 8 1980 - 2023
Finland 19.83 9 1980 - 2023
Denmark 18.8 10 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 18.54 11 1980 - 2023
Brazil 17.89 12 1980 - 2023
Czechia 16.73 13 1993 - 2023
Slovakia 16.71 14 1993 - 2023
Belgium 16.35 15 1980 - 2023
UK 15.45 16 1980 - 2023
Poland 15.24 17 1980 - 2023
Canada 14.12 18 1980 - 2023
Norway 13.26 19 1980 - 2023
Argentina 12.91 20 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 12.35 21 1980 - 2023
Portugal 12.31 22 1980 - 2023
Croatia 11.92 23 1992 - 2023
Lithuania 11.22 24 1992 - 2023
South Africa 10.76 25 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 10.2 26 1992 - 2023
Romania 8.65 27 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 8.47 28 2006 - 2023
Mozambique 8.26 29 1980 - 2023
Serbia 8.24 30 2006 - 2023
Spain 8.04 31 1980 - 2023
India 7.84 32 1980 - 2023
Greece 7.75 33 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 7.71 34 1980 - 2023
Estonia 7.18 35 1992 - 2023
Luxembourg 7.15 36 1980 - 2023
China 7.14 37 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 7.07 38 1992 - 2023
Turkey 6.42 39 1980 - 2023
Sweden 6.18 40 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 5.88 41 1980 - 2023
Latvia 5.31 42 1992 - 2023
Uzbekistan 4.98 43 1992 - 2023
Macao 4.87 44 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 4.8 45 1980 - 2023
Georgia 4.69 46 1992 - 2023
Mexico 4.55 47 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 4.1 48 1992 - 2023
Belarus 4 49 1992 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 3.83 50 1992 - 2023
Kazakhstan 3.69 51 1992 - 2023
Iraq 3.53 52 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 3.28 53 1980 - 2023
Albania 3.04 54 1980 - 2023
Iran 3.02 55 1980 - 2023
Namibia 2.92 56 1990 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 2.81 57 1992 - 2023
Tunisia 2.73 58 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 2.3 59 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 2.11 60 1980 - 2023
Morocco 1.87 61 1980 - 2023
Nepal 1.83 62 1980 - 2023
Botswana 1.8 63 1980 - 2023
Russia 1.57 64 1992 - 2023
Ireland 1.55 65 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 1.49 66 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 1.48 67 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 1.47 68 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 1.39 69 1980 - 2023
Niger 1.16 70 1980 - 2023
Togo 1.13 71 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 1.06 72 1980 - 2023
Moldova 0.94 73 1992 - 2023
Swaziland 0.92 74 1980 - 2023
Sudan 0.88 75 1980 - 2023
Laos 0.87 76 1980 - 2023
Mali 0.87 77 1980 - 2023
Benin 0.83 78 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 0.83 79 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 0.8 80 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.8 81 1992 - 2023
Libya 0.72 82 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 0.71 83 1980 - 2023
Malta 0.65 84 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0.54 85 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0.51 86 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0.5 87 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.5 88 1980 - 2023
Senegal 0.49 89 1980 - 2023
Colombia 0.48 90 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 0.47 91 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 0.46 92 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0.43 93 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0.38 94 1980 - 2023
Kenya 0.32 95 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.31 96 1980 - 2023
Belize 0.28 97 1980 - 2023
Jordan 0.26 98 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.21 99 1980 - 2023
Honduras 0.2 100 1980 - 2023
Egypt 0.19 101 1980 - 2023
Algeria 0.18 102 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 0.15 103 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.14 104 1992 - 2023
Armenia 0.12 105 1992 - 2023
Burundi 0.1 106 1980 - 2023
Panama 0.07 107 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 0.06 108 1980 - 2023
Ghana 0.05 109 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 0.04 110 1980 - 2023
Peru 0.04 111 1980 - 2023
Zambia 0.04 112 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 0.03 113 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.02 114 1980 - 2023
Uganda 0.02 115 1980 - 2023
Angola 0 116 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 117 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0 118 1986 - 2023
Australia 0 119 1980 - 2023
Bahamas 0 120 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0 121 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0 122 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 0 123 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0 124 1980 - 2023
Burma 0 125 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 0 126 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 127 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 128 1980 - 2023
Chad 0 129 1980 - 2023
Chile 0 130 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0 131 1980 - 2023
Cuba 0 132 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 0 133 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0 134 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0 135 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0 136 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0 137 1994 - 2023
Ethiopia 0 138 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0 139 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0 140 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0 141 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 142 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0 143 1980 - 2023
Guinea 0 144 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 145 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0 146 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0 147 1980 - 2023
Iceland 0 148 1980 - 2023
Israel 0 149 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 0 150 1980 - 2023
Japan 0 151 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0 152 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 0 153 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0 154 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0 155 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0 156 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0 157 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 0 158 1980 - 2023
Montserrat 0 159 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0 160 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 0 161 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 0 162 1980 - 2023
North Korea 0 163 1980 - 2023
Oman 0 164 1980 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0 165 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 0 166 1980 - 2022
Philippines 0 167 1980 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0 168 1980 - 2022
Qatar 0 169 1980 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0 170 1980 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0 171 1980 - 2022
Samoa 0 172 1980 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0 173 1980 - 2022
Seychelles 0 174 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0 175 1980 - 2023
Singapore 0 176 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 177 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0 178 1980 - 2023
South Korea 0 179 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0 180 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0 181 1980 - 2023
Syria 0 182 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 0 183 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0 184 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 185 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 186 1992 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 187 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 0 188 1980 - 2023
Yemen 0 189 1980 - 2023


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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. Romania
28. Montenegro
29. Mozambique
30. Serbia
31. Spain
32. India
33. Greece
34. Bangladesh
35. Estonia
36. Luxembourg
37. China
38. North Macedonia
39. Turkey
40. Sweden
41. Afghanistan
42. Latvia
43. Uzbekistan
44. Macao
45. Cambodia
46. Georgia
47. Mexico
48. Ukraine
49. Belarus
50. Bosnia & Herz.
51. Kazakhstan
52. Iraq
53. Vietnam
54. Albania
55. Iran
56. Namibia
57. Kyrgyzstan
58. Tunisia
59. Zimbabwe
60. Mongolia
61. Morocco
62. Nepal
63. Botswana
64. Russia
65. Ireland
66. Burkina Faso
67. Guatemala
68. Bulgaria
69. DR Congo
70. Niger
71. Togo
72. Nicaragua
73. Moldova
74. Swaziland
75. Sudan
76. Laos
77. Mali
78. Benin
79. Bhutan
80. Indonesia
81. Tajikistan
82. Libya
83. El Salvador
84. Malta
85. Gabon
86. Djibouti
87. Bahrain
88. UA Emirates
89. Senegal
90. Colombia
91. Ecuador
92. Pakistan
93. Lesotho
94. Mauritania
95. Kenya
96. Saudi Arabia
97. Belize
98. Jordan
99. Ivory Coast
100. Honduras
101. Egypt
102. Algeria
103. Tanzania
104. Azerbaijan
105. Armenia
106. Burundi
107. Panama
108. Uruguay
109. Ghana
110. Malaysia
111. Peru
112. Zambia
113. Rwanda
114. R. of Congo
115. Uganda
116. Angola
117. Ant.& Barb.
118. Aruba
119. Australia
120. Bahamas
121. Barbados
122. Bermuda
123. Bolivia
124. Brunei
125. Burma
126. Cameroon
127. Cape Verde
128. C.A. Republic
129. Chad
130. Chile
131. Comoros
132. Cuba
133. Cyprus
134. Dominica
135. Domin. Rep.
136. Eq. Guinea
137. Eritrea
138. Ethiopia
139. Faroe Isl.
140. Fiji
141. Gambia
142. Gibraltar
143. Grenada
144. Guinea
145. G.-Bissau
146. Guyana
147. Haiti
148. Iceland
149. Israel
150. Jamaica
151. Japan
152. Kiribati
153. Kuwait
154. Liberia
155. Madagascar
156. Malawi
157. Maldives
158. Mauritius
159. Montserrat
160. N. Caledonia
161. New Zealand
162. Nigeria
163. North Korea
164. Oman
165. Papua N.G.
166. Paraguay
167. Philippines
168. Puerto Rico
169. Qatar
170. Saint Lucia
171. St. Vincent & ...
172. Samoa
173. S.T.&Principe
174. Seychelles
175. Sierra Leone
176. Singapore
177. Solomon Isl.
178. Somalia
179. South Korea
180. Sri Lanka
181. Suriname
182. Syria
183. Taiwan
184. Tonga
185. Tr.&Tobago
186. Turkmenistan
187. Vanuatu
188. Venezuela
189. Yemen
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21.59
19.83
18.80
18.54
17.89
16.73
16.71
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15.45
15.24
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13.26
12.91
12.35
12.31
11.92
11.22
10.76
10.20
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8.47
8.26
8.24
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7.84
7.75
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56.97


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