Data for 2019
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2019
Figures for 2019, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2019 covers 174 countries on 3 measures. Palestine is highest, at 771.61; Laos is lowest, at -72.89. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2018, 105 values changed (54 up, 51 down), the same countries are covered.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation) · Data for 2019
HighestPalestine
771.61
LowestLaos
-72.89Shaded 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), 2019, 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 | 771.61 | 6.25 | 0.81 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 592.86 | 4.98 | 0.84 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 566.67 | 0.51 | 0.09 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 549.53 | 5.88 | 1.07 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 336.30 | 4.91 | 1.46 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 279.64 | 9.34 | 3.34 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 220.29 | 3.04 | 1.38 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 212.25 | 1.04 | 0.49 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 201.85 | 1.09 | 0.54 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 158.21 | 1.06 | 0.67 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 138.46 | 0.54 | 0.39 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 137.71 | 0.84 | 0.61 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 73.08 | 0.38 | 0.52 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 67.50 | 1.08 | 1.60 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 48.46 | 6.13 | 12.65 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 46.35 | 2.41 | 5.20 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 40.24 | 1.01 | 2.51 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 36.70 | 12.58 | 34.28 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 35.29 | 3.06 | 8.67 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 33.51 | 12.38 | 36.94 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 31.18 | 1.83 | 5.87 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 30.92 | 0.64 | 2.07 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 29.21 | 20.04 | 68.61 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 28.38 | 2.16 | 7.61 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 26.34 | 1.62 | 6.15 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 25.64 | 0.10 | 0.39 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 24.50 | 1.70 | 6.94 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 20.91 | 1.29 | 6.17 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 20.73 | 9.94 | 47.95 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 19.78 | 5.81 | 29.37 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 18.66 | 0.53 | 2.84 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 17.39 | 1.12 | 6.44 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 13.15 | 38.14 | 289.99 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 13.09 | 1.11 | 8.48 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 12.74 | 0.20 | 1.57 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 11.64 | 1.38 | 11.86 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 11.25 | 0.64 | 5.69 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 9.39 | 0.43 | 4.58 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 7.98 | 6.79 | 85.11 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 7.80 | 0.92 | 11.79 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 7.29 | 0.25 | 3.43 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 6.59 | 3.40 | 51.60 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 6.51 | 10.62 | 163.22 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 6.03 | 1.70 | 28.21 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 5.69 | 6.55 | 115.21 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 5.50 | 0.32 | 5.82 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 4.43 | 3.13 | 70.69 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.53 | 0.03 | 0.85 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.59 | 1.52 | 58.76 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 2.54 | 6.86 | 270.52 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 2.35 | 0.25 | 10.66 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 2.25 | 0.78 | 34.63 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.07 | 0.64 | 30.87 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 2.06 | 1.31 | 63.56 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.73 | 0.20 | 11.56 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.42 | 0.11 | 7.77 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.31 | 0.05 | 3.81 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 1.30 | 0.21 | 16.22 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.94 | 39.04 | 4,158.38 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.72 | 0.86 | 120.05 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.68 | 0.14 | 20.53 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.60 | 0.05 | 8.28 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.42 | 0.09 | 21.59 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.39 | 0.31 | 78.78 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.38 | 0.51 | 134.97 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.24 | 0.08 | 33.11 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.22 | 0.08 | 36.86 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.18 | 0.02 | 11.42 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.11 | 0.06 | 56.87 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.03 | 0.04 | 133.83 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.82 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.01 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.06 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.37 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.93 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.44 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.72 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 83.98 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.70 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.15 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.28 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.40 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.14 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.69 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.46 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.49 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.24 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.75 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.05 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.15 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.06 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.36 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.64 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 75.04 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.97 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.47 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.81 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.23 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.33 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.00 | 0.00 | 43.75 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.88 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 38.89 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.28 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 106.03 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.15 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.57 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 54.14 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.55 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.04 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.20 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.66 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.28 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | -0.17 | -0.14 | 81.61 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | -0.19 | -0.58 | 300.18 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | -0.23 | -16.80 | 7,471.53 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | -0.51 | -0.02 | 3.89 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | -0.73 | -0.16 | 22.02 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | -1.02 | -0.87 | 85.15 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | -1.11 | -0.02 | 1.80 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | -1.57 | -0.35 | 22.32 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | -2.00 | -1.85 | 92.69 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | -2.01 | -0.32 | 15.89 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | -3.01 | -0.35 | 11.64 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | -5.20 | -1.35 | 25.95 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | -5.27 | -0.78 | 14.79 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | -5.61 | -1.82 | 32.45 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | -5.78 | -2.34 | 40.46 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | -6.11 | -0.28 | 4.58 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | -6.39 | -2.33 | 36.46 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | -6.57 | -1.27 | 19.32 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | -7.51 | -1.30 | 17.30 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | -8.27 | -1.05 | 12.70 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | -8.68 | -6.31 | 72.71 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | -10.20 | -57.67 | 565.52 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | -10.23 | -1.09 | 10.66 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | -12.82 | -0.96 | 7.49 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | -13.11 | -2.49 | 18.99 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | -13.29 | -5.81 | 43.72 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | -13.79 | -2.89 | 20.96 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | -14.22 | -3.20 | 22.50 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | -15.28 | -13.10 | 85.72 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | -15.53 | -26.16 | 168.42 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | -18.73 | -3.01 | 16.07 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | -64.03 | -31.75 | 49.59 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | -69.94 | -6.05 | 8.65 |
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | -72.89 | -22.77 | 31.24 |
02In 2019
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Palestine771.61
- Macau592.86
- Djibouti566.67
- Luxembourg549.53
- Afghanistan336.30
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.00. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Net imports (TWh; negative = net exporter)
Highest
United States39.04Lowest
France-57.67Middle country: 0.00
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China7,471.53Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.69
032018 → 2019
Since 2018
What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 105values changed, of 174 in both
- 54 · 51rose · fell
- 69unchanged
Rose most
- Lesotho75.00 → 138.46+63.46
- Albania-10.64 → 46.35+56.99
- Estonia-15.36 → 28.38+43.74
- Burkina Faso44.92 → 67.50+22.58
- Eswatini191.84 → 212.25+20.41
Fell most
- Palestine1,409.52 → 771.61−637.92
- Djibouti1,060.00 → 566.67−493.33
- Benin678.95 → 201.85−477.10
- Macau755.39 → 592.86−162.53
- Luxembourg641.67 → 549.53−92.13
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.
105 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 70 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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07Questions
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2019: questions and answers
Which country has the highest electricity imports in Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2019?
Palestine, at 771.61, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2019 describe?
2019.
How many countries does Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2019 cover?
174.
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