Data for 2020
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2020
Figures for 2020, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2020 covers 174 countries on 3 measures. Macau is highest, at 866.071; Laos is lowest, at -73.498. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2019, 105 values changed (55 up, 50 down), the same countries are covered.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation) · Data for 2020
HighestMacau
866.071
LowestLaos
-73.498Shaded 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), 2020, 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
MacauMACEastern Asia | 866.071 | 4.85 | 0.56 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 776.190 | 6.52 | 0.84 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 447.541 | 5.46 | 1.22 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 436.441 | 5.15 | 1.18 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 384.615 | 0.50 | 0.13 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 185.714 | 0.91 | 0.49 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 168.298 | 7.91 | 4.70 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 165.672 | 1.11 | 0.67 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 132.787 | 0.81 | 0.61 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 109.500 | 2.19 | 2.00 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 102.326 | 0.44 | 0.43 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 94.037 | 2.05 | 2.18 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 89.937 | 1.43 | 1.59 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 64.646 | 0.64 | 0.99 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 61.364 | 0.27 | 0.44 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 59.868 | 3.64 | 6.08 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 50.798 | 3.82 | 7.52 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 44.822 | 2.77 | 6.18 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 43.633 | 2.33 | 5.34 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 42.938 | 2.28 | 5.31 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 36.972 | 12.70 | 34.35 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 35.072 | 4.64 | 13.23 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 33.448 | 11.68 | 34.92 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 29.508 | 1.98 | 6.71 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 28.497 | 1.63 | 5.72 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 28.232 | 1.07 | 3.79 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 24.699 | 1.64 | 6.64 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 24.324 | 0.09 | 0.37 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 24.073 | 6.88 | 28.58 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 21.808 | 15.10 | 69.24 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 19.535 | 0.42 | 2.15 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 18.649 | 8.86 | 47.51 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 18.430 | 0.54 | 2.93 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 13.497 | 0.22 | 1.63 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 13.082 | 1.46 | 11.16 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 11.633 | 32.20 | 276.81 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 9.953 | 0.64 | 6.43 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 9.127 | 1.14 | 12.49 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 8.444 | 13.27 | 157.15 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 7.805 | 6.67 | 85.46 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 6.361 | 7.45 | 117.12 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 5.941 | 0.36 | 6.06 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 5.053 | 2.79 | 55.21 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 4.271 | 1.26 | 29.50 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 4.244 | 0.73 | 17.20 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 3.807 | 0.15 | 3.94 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 3.788 | 2.52 | 66.53 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 3.187 | 2.20 | 69.03 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 2.841 | 1.46 | 51.39 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 2.761 | 0.28 | 10.14 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 2.751 | 0.17 | 6.18 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 2.360 | 0.08 | 3.39 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 2.247 | 0.02 | 0.89 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.405 | 0.11 | 7.83 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1.350 | 1.05 | 77.75 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.264 | 3.28 | 259.47 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.170 | 47.31 | 4,043.18 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 1.122 | 0.32 | 28.51 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.027 | 0.12 | 11.68 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.918 | 0.19 | 20.70 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.682 | 0.06 | 8.80 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.369 | 0.50 | 135.57 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.325 | 0.05 | 15.40 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.075 | 0.04 | 52.99 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 16.81 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.99 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 2.03 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.06 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.000 | 0.00 | 10.27 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 5.74 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.69 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.000 | 0.00 | 83.58 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 19.03 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.85 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.14 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 19.49 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.41 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.41 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.41 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.08 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.66 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.48 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.52 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.71 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 2.48 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.14 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.02 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.00 | 18.89 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.28 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 74.64 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 18.25 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.45 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 2.16 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.82 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 2.90 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 3.24 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.000 | 0.00 | 43.35 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 24.10 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 38.20 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.10 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 101.75 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 19.07 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 49.40 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.01 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.59 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 53.07 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.37 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.56 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | 0.00 | 2.05 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 9.23 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.64 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 2.94 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | -0.076 | -0.06 | 79.37 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | -0.195 | -0.59 | 302.00 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | -0.220 | -17.04 | 7,745.56 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | -0.374 | -0.33 | 88.29 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | -0.466 | -0.15 | 32.16 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | -0.564 | -0.07 | 12.42 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | -0.659 | -0.22 | 33.38 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | -0.807 | -0.65 | 80.51 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | -1.143 | -0.02 | 1.75 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | -1.297 | -0.50 | 38.54 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | -1.522 | -0.32 | 21.03 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | -1.641 | -0.61 | 37.18 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | -2.181 | -2.66 | 121.96 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | -2.806 | -0.60 | 21.38 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | -3.484 | -1.09 | 31.29 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | -3.922 | -1.01 | 25.75 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | -4.113 | -0.45 | 10.94 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | -4.348 | -0.20 | 4.60 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | -4.352 | -0.51 | 11.72 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | -4.643 | -0.63 | 13.57 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | -6.603 | -1.24 | 18.78 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | -7.413 | -1.49 | 20.10 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | -7.921 | -3.01 | 38.00 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | -7.945 | -1.21 | 15.23 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | -8.495 | -3.41 | 40.14 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | -8.542 | -45.04 | 527.25 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | -8.578 | -6.24 | 72.74 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | -8.819 | -1.74 | 19.73 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | -9.947 | -1.12 | 11.26 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | -11.841 | -2.00 | 16.89 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | -12.422 | -3.20 | 25.76 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | -12.672 | -10.15 | 80.10 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | -13.220 | -1.01 | 7.64 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | -13.265 | -20.47 | 154.32 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | -15.264 | -25.00 | 163.78 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | -17.928 | -3.41 | 19.02 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | -45.558 | -5.18 | 11.37 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | -60.047 | -28.00 | 46.63 |
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | -73.498 | -29.37 | 39.96 |
02In 2020
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Macau866.071
- Palestine776.190
- Luxembourg447.541
- Afghanistan436.441
- Djibouti384.615
Lowest
- Laos-73.498
- Paraguay-60.047
- Bhutan-45.558
- Mozambique-17.928
- Sweden-15.264
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 States47.31Lowest
France-45.04Middle country: 0.00
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China7,745.56Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.31
032019 → 2020
Since 2019
What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 105values changed, of 174 in both
- 55 · 50rose · fell
- 69unchanged
Rose most
- Macau592.857 → 866.071+273.214
- Afghanistan336.301 → 436.441+100.140
- Botswana40.239 → 94.037+53.798
- Estonia28.384 → 59.868+31.484
- Bhutan-69.942 → -45.558+24.384
Fell most
- Djibouti566.667 → 384.615−182.052
- Benin201.852 → 64.646−137.206
- Lithuania279.641 → 168.298−111.343
- Namibia220.290 → 109.500−110.790
- Luxembourg549.533 → 447.541−101.992
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.
104 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 71 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), 2020: questions and answers
Which country has the highest electricity imports in Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2020?
Macau, at 866.071, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2020 describe?
2020.
How many countries does Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2020 cover?
174.
Where can I download Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2020?
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Is Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2020 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2024.