Data for 2022
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2022
Figures for 2022, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2022 covers 174 countries on 3 measures. Macau is highest, at 993.88; Laos is lowest, at -76.59. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2021, 100 values changed (45 up, 55 down), the same countries are covered.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation) · Data for 2022
HighestMacau
993.88
LowestLaos
-76.59Shaded 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), 2022, 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 | 993.88 | 4.87 | 0.49 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 656.86 | 6.70 | 1.02 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 612.50 | 5.88 | 0.96 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 455.37 | 5.51 | 1.21 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 255.00 | 0.51 | 0.20 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 212.13 | 8.57 | 4.04 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 208.33 | 2.75 | 1.32 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 167.27 | 0.92 | 0.55 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 146.84 | 1.16 | 0.79 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 125.56 | 1.13 | 0.90 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 89.58 | 0.43 | 0.48 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 88.17 | 1.49 | 1.69 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 83.84 | 0.83 | 0.99 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 70.31 | 1.80 | 2.56 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 59.57 | 0.28 | 0.47 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 47.53 | 4.80 | 10.10 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 45.92 | 2.31 | 5.03 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 34.21 | 12.35 | 36.10 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 33.96 | 12.15 | 35.78 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 33.26 | 4.69 | 14.10 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 27.83 | 0.64 | 2.30 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 26.84 | 2.08 | 7.75 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 25.64 | 0.10 | 0.39 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 24.54 | 1.06 | 4.32 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 23.74 | 1.41 | 5.94 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 23.17 | 0.38 | 1.64 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 21.37 | 1.91 | 8.94 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 19.97 | 9.25 | 46.33 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 17.35 | 12.52 | 72.17 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 17.00 | 2.35 | 13.82 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 16.93 | 0.54 | 3.19 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 15.76 | 0.84 | 5.33 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 15.34 | 42.99 | 280.17 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 13.50 | 8.70 | 64.47 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 13.20 | 0.92 | 6.97 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 12.00 | 2.57 | 21.41 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 11.30 | 1.01 | 8.94 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 10.85 | 1.45 | 13.36 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 9.35 | 0.62 | 6.63 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 8.69 | 1.33 | 15.31 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 7.89 | 2.75 | 34.84 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 7.71 | 0.83 | 10.77 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 7.54 | 7.71 | 102.25 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 6.84 | 0.49 | 7.16 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 6.68 | 3.45 | 51.67 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 6.22 | 0.27 | 4.34 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 5.31 | 1.41 | 26.54 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 5.24 | 0.88 | 16.78 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 4.58 | 0.49 | 10.70 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 3.93 | 0.56 | 14.25 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 3.87 | 1.36 | 35.16 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3.19 | 14.94 | 468.37 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 3.10 | 2.33 | 75.07 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 2.82 | 0.38 | 13.48 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 2.64 | 3.53 | 133.86 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 2.32 | 0.30 | 12.96 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.23 | 1.22 | 54.74 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 2.05 | 0.72 | 35.11 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 1.92 | 0.02 | 1.04 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 1.68 | 0.19 | 11.33 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.56 | 0.15 | 9.62 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.96 | 41.21 | 4,286.89 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.85 | 2.73 | 320.56 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.82 | 0.27 | 33.06 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.74 | 0.25 | 33.79 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.52 | 0.43 | 82.86 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.32 | 0.18 | 56.92 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.31 | 0.07 | 22.57 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.30 | 0.46 | 152.01 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.08 | 0.03 | 35.68 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.07 | 0.04 | 59.90 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.31 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.05 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.09 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.67 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.60 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.15 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 91.04 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.65 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.26 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.17 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.51 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.44 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.07 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.71 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.51 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.54 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.24 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.80 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.28 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.01 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.87 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.49 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 85.29 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.64 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.85 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.12 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.09 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.00 | 0.00 | 43.25 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.55 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.40 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.59 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 111.55 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.90 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 54.75 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.95 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.62 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.51 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.11 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.68 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 82.36 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.03 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | -0.15 | -12.95 | 8,800.42 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | -0.86 | -0.20 | 23.25 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | -0.94 | -1.68 | 178.60 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | -1.09 | -0.02 | 1.83 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | -1.79 | -0.36 | 20.08 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | -1.88 | -0.70 | 37.18 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | -2.61 | -0.32 | 12.25 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | -2.81 | -2.57 | 91.47 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | -3.56 | -4.27 | 119.96 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | -3.93 | -0.13 | 3.31 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | -5.79 | -0.72 | 12.44 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | -6.03 | -0.76 | 12.61 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | -6.40 | -2.43 | 38.00 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | -6.90 | -19.80 | 287.15 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | -7.13 | -0.41 | 5.75 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | -7.98 | -7.53 | 94.33 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | -8.61 | -12.52 | 145.42 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | -9.00 | -6.92 | 76.87 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | -9.15 | -1.36 | 14.86 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | -9.35 | -2.17 | 23.22 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | -9.88 | -2.86 | 28.94 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | -11.87 | -2.55 | 21.49 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | -14.68 | -1.45 | 9.88 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | -15.61 | -3.04 | 19.47 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | -16.16 | -13.53 | 83.73 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | -16.31 | -3.19 | 19.56 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | -19.20 | -33.22 | 173.05 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | -24.24 | -12.19 | 50.28 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | -27.61 | -9.00 | 32.60 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | -54.30 | -23.95 | 44.11 |
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | -76.59 | -39.09 | 51.04 |
02In 2022
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Macau993.88
- Palestine656.86
- Afghanistan612.50
- Luxembourg455.37
- Djibouti255.00
Lowest
- Laos-76.59
- Paraguay-54.30
- Turkmenistan-27.61
- Bulgaria-24.24
- Sweden-19.20
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
Italy42.99Lowest
Laos-39.09Middle country: 0.00
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China8,800.42Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 7.46
032021 → 2022
Since 2021
What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 100values changed, of 174 in both
- 45 · 55rose · fell
- 74unchanged
Rose most
- Afghanistan537.74 → 612.50+74.76
- Namibia161.59 → 208.33+46.74
- Benin61.06 → 83.84+22.78
- Albania-6.15 → 13.20+19.35
- Latvia30.26 → 45.92+15.67
Fell most
- Palestine734.07 → 656.86−77.20
- Macau1,038.00 → 993.88−44.12
- Estonia36.58 → 11.30−25.28
- North Macedonia44.85 → 23.74−21.11
- Belize77.78 → 59.57−18.20
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.
103 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 72 countries share 0.00. 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), 2022: questions and answers
Which country has the highest electricity imports in Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2022?
Macau, at 993.88, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2022 describe?
2022.
How many countries does Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2022 cover?
174.
Where can I download Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2022?
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), 2022 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Net Electricity Imports (share of generation), 2024.