Data for 2017
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2017
Figures for 2017, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2017 covers 174 countries on 3 measures. Palestine is highest, at 1,014.545; Laos is lowest, at -78.532. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2016, 105 values changed (51 up, 54 down), the same countries are covered.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation) · Data for 2017
HighestPalestine
1,014.545
LowestLaos
-78.532Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2017, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 174 countries · select a heading to sort
PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 1,014.545 | 5.58 | 0.55 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 850.000 | 0.51 | 0.06 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 686.667 | 6.18 | 0.90 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 365.873 | 4.61 | 1.26 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 346.875 | 1.11 | 0.32 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 268.707 | 3.95 | 1.47 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 243.820 | 8.68 | 3.56 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 237.209 | 1.02 | 0.43 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 158.757 | 2.81 | 1.77 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 151.786 | 0.85 | 0.56 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 91.358 | 0.74 | 0.81 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 72.222 | 0.39 | 0.54 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 64.238 | 2.91 | 4.53 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 59.048 | 6.95 | 11.77 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 58.036 | 0.65 | 1.12 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 57.500 | 0.23 | 0.40 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 56.332 | 2.58 | 4.58 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 52.121 | 0.86 | 1.65 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 45.161 | 1.12 | 2.48 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 40.397 | 1.22 | 3.02 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 39.125 | 12.88 | 32.92 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 35.357 | 1.98 | 5.60 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 32.143 | 0.09 | 0.28 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 30.401 | 11.23 | 36.94 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 30.258 | 20.43 | 67.52 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 29.404 | 2.22 | 7.55 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 28.649 | 1.59 | 5.55 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 25.705 | 1.55 | 6.03 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 22.782 | 1.13 | 4.96 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 21.719 | 1.44 | 6.63 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 20.536 | 0.46 | 2.24 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 14.757 | 4.56 | 30.90 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 14.074 | 0.19 | 1.35 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 12.928 | 37.76 | 292.09 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 11.387 | 6.24 | 54.80 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 11.050 | 3.03 | 27.42 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 10.769 | 0.07 | 0.65 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 9.763 | 6.55 | 67.09 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 7.749 | 0.73 | 9.42 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 7.505 | 2.59 | 34.51 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 7.301 | 0.33 | 4.52 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 7.080 | 0.81 | 11.44 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 7.054 | 6.02 | 85.34 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 6.992 | 0.33 | 4.72 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 6.344 | 4.66 | 73.45 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 6.027 | 5.64 | 93.58 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 5.669 | 0.89 | 15.70 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 4.478 | 0.42 | 9.38 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 3.367 | 9.17 | 272.38 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 3.025 | 3.51 | 116.04 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 2.494 | 0.53 | 21.25 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 2.278 | 0.83 | 36.44 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 2.031 | 0.22 | 10.83 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.556 | 0.11 | 7.07 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.390 | 56.31 | 4,052.31 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1.348 | 2.29 | 169.91 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.901 | 0.30 | 33.28 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.745 | 0.06 | 8.05 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.430 | 0.56 | 130.36 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.376 | 0.05 | 13.30 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.137 | 0.04 | 29.23 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.089 | 0.07 | 78.47 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.038 | 0.02 | 52.71 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 10.81 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.97 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.99 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.04 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.000 | 0.00 | 9.59 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.16 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.43 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.68 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.32 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 20.57 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 19.20 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.34 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.34 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.02 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.69 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.31 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.77 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.77 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.12 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.06 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.00 | 19.07 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.38 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 68.89 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.98 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.73 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 3.11 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 3.23 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.000 | 0.00 | 43.66 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 23.43 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 36.15 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.35 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 94.36 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 16.38 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 45.70 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 2.98 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.51 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 52.28 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.37 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.54 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.81 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 9.32 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.29 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.60 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.05 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | -0.048 | -0.01 | 20.78 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | -0.051 | -0.04 | 78.93 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | -0.146 | -0.03 | 20.58 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | -0.195 | -0.58 | 297.29 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | -0.199 | -13.05 | 6,571.65 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | -0.447 | -0.34 | 76.07 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | -0.683 | -0.19 | 27.83 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | -0.797 | -0.06 | 7.53 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | -1.021 | -1.06 | 103.80 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | -1.047 | -0.02 | 1.91 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | -1.052 | -0.64 | 60.84 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | -1.773 | -0.20 | 11.28 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | -2.129 | -0.31 | 14.56 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | -2.209 | -0.68 | 30.79 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | -2.808 | -0.31 | 11.04 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | -2.928 | -0.54 | 18.44 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | -3.240 | -0.52 | 16.05 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | -4.548 | -2.89 | 63.54 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | -4.654 | -2.68 | 57.59 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | -4.831 | -1.17 | 24.22 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | -6.606 | -1.39 | 21.04 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | -7.221 | -40.13 | 555.74 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | -7.234 | -1.31 | 18.11 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | -7.267 | -0.25 | 3.44 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | -7.630 | -2.46 | 32.24 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | -7.672 | -0.29 | 3.78 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | -7.861 | -0.97 | 12.34 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | -7.938 | -1.22 | 15.37 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | -8.378 | -5.65 | 67.44 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | -9.751 | -1.72 | 17.64 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | -10.174 | -1.46 | 14.35 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | -10.225 | -15.16 | 148.27 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | -11.563 | -18.99 | 164.23 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | -12.221 | -5.48 | 44.84 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | -13.395 | -3.20 | 23.89 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | -14.874 | -1.12 | 7.53 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | -15.205 | -13.04 | 85.76 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | -18.379 | -1.86 | 10.12 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | -20.745 | -2.73 | 13.16 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | -72.935 | -43.63 | 59.82 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | -73.333 | -5.61 | 7.65 |
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | -78.532 | -24.40 | 31.07 |
02In 2017
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Palestine1,014.545
- Djibouti850.000
- Luxembourg686.667
- Afghanistan365.873
- Benin346.875
Lowest
- Laos-78.532
- Bhutan-73.333
- Paraguay-72.935
- Estonia-20.745
- Côte d’Ivoire-18.379
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Net imports (TWh; negative = net exporter)
Highest
United States56.31Lowest
Paraguay-43.63Middle country: 0.00
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China6,571.65Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.33
032016 → 2017
Since 2016
What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 105values changed, of 174 in both
- 51 · 54rose · fell
- 69unchanged
Rose most
- Djibouti500.000 → 850.000+350.000
- Albania-0.514 → 64.238+64.752
- Niger111.429 → 151.786+40.357
- Montenegro9.554 → 45.161+35.607
- Moldova0.000 → 22.782+22.782
Fell most
- Macau435.354 → 268.707−166.647
- Malta177.907 → 52.121−125.786
- Luxembourg797.468 → 686.667−110.801
- Eswatini294.444 → 237.209−57.235
- Benin403.704 → 346.875−56.829
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
106 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 69 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 174 countries has every column.
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07Questions
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2017: questions and answers
Which country has the highest electricity imports in Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2017?
Palestine, at 1,014.545, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2017 describe?
2017.
How many countries does Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2017 cover?
174.
Where can I download Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2017?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2017 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2024.