Net electricity imports — all countries

Net electricity imports — Europe & Central Asia

Net electricity imports in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — -28.36 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 614.4%.

2025 -28.36 TWh +21.29% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 2.73 TWh2002
Period minimum -36.03 TWh2024

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Net electricity imports — Europe & Central Asia, 2000–2025-40-30-20-100102000200320062009201220152018202120242000: -3.97 TWh2001: 1.06 TWh2002: 2.73 TWh2003: -1.32 TWh2004: -6.25 TWh2005: -6.74 TWh2006: -9.73 TWh2007: -10.9 TWh2008: -10.2 TWh2009: -10.59 TWh2010: -12.52 TWh2011: -19.74 TWh2012: -20.09 TWh2013: -15.98 TWh2014: -17.79 TWh2015: -14.19 TWh2016: -17.46 TWh2017: -21.8 TWh2018: -17.76 TWh2019: -17.2 TWh2020: -13.88 TWh2021: -11.62 TWh2022: -21.79 TWh2023: -28.19 TWh2024: -36.03 TWh2025: -28.36 TWh
Change over the period: −24.39 (−614.36%)
Net electricity imports — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 -28.36 +7.67 +21.29%
2024 -36.03 −7.84 −27.81%
2023 -28.19 −6.4 −29.37%
2022 -21.79 −10.17 −87.52%
2021 -11.62 +2.26 +16.28%
2020 -13.88 +3.32 +19.3%
2019 -17.2 +0.56 +3.15%
2018 -17.76 +4.04 +18.53%
2017 -21.8 −4.34 −24.86%
2016 -17.46 −3.27 −23.04%
2015 -14.19 +3.6 +20.24%
2014 -17.79 −1.81 −11.33%
2013 -15.98 +4.11 +20.46%
2012 -20.09 −0.35 −1.77%
2011 -19.74 −7.22 −57.67%
2010 -12.52 −1.93 −18.22%
2009 -10.59 −0.39 −3.82%
2008 -10.2 +0.7 +6.42%
2007 -10.9 −1.17 −12.02%
2006 -9.73 −2.99 −44.36%
2005 -6.74 −0.49 −7.84%
2004 -6.25 −4.93 −373.48%
2003 -1.32 −4.05 −148.35%
2002 2.73 +1.67 +157.55%
2001 1.06 +5.03 +126.7%
2000 -3.97

About the indicator

Electricity imports minus exports over the year. The figure can be negative, and the sign is the main thing here: positive means that a country buys more than it sells, negative that it is a supplier for its neighbors. Electricity can only be traded over wires, so the trade is always regional: the large flows run inside Europe, between the United States and Canada, and from Paraguay to Brazil. For power systems with a large share of solar and wind, links with neighbors are a way to smooth out the variability of generation.

Important: Negative values belong to exporters. The sum over a group of countries gives its net position: trade inside the group cancels out, so the world total is close to zero — that is a property of the figure, not an error.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.