Electricity imports - Country rankings
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Electricity imports, billion kilowatthours, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 47 countries was 2.7 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in Thailand: 35.99 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Brunei: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2024. 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, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 35.99 | 1 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 11.37 | 2 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 3 | 1980 - 2024 |
| India | 7.7 | 4 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 7.1 | 5 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 5.83 | 6 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Macao | 5.5 | 7 | 1980 - 2024 |
| China | 5 | 8 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 9 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 4.86 | 10 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 4.3 | 11 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3.84 | 12 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 3.3 | 13 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Iran | 3.2 | 14 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 2.75 | 15 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 2.3 | 16 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 1.8 | 17 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 1.46 | 18 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Laos | 1.3 | 19 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 0.96 | 20 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 0.9 | 21 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 0.51 | 22 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 0.48 | 23 | 1980 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 0.36 | 24 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.3 | 25 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 0.26 | 26 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Burma | 0.21 | 27 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.17 | 28 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 0.14 | 29 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 0.02 | 30 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 0 | 31 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Israel | 0 | 32 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Japan | 0 | 33 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 0 | 34 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 35 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 0 | 36 | 1980 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 0 | 37 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Oman | 0 | 38 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 0 | 39 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 0 | 40 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 0 | 41 | 1980 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 0 | 42 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 43 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Syria | 0 | 44 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Taiwan | 0 | 45 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 46 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 0 | 47 | 1980 - 2024 |
Definition: Annual import of electricity in billion kWh.
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