Net electricity imports — all countries

Net electricity imports — Middle East & North Africa

Net electricity imports in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 6.17 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 52.3%.

2024 6.17 TWh +1,086.54% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 11.35 TWh2015
Period minimum -3 TWh2022

Trend over time

2000–2024 · terawatt-hours

Net electricity imports — Middle East & North Africa, 2000–2024-50510152000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 4.05 TWh2001: 3.19 TWh2002: 2.46 TWh2003: 2.63 TWh2004: 4.06 TWh2005: 2.44 TWh2006: 6.13 TWh2007: 6.97 TWh2008: 4.77 TWh2009: 6.86 TWh2010: 7.27 TWh2011: 7.65 TWh2012: 8.68 TWh2013: 6.58 TWh2014: 8.5 TWh2015: 11.35 TWh2016: 10.66 TWh2017: 6.63 TWh2018: 3.81 TWh2019: -1.36 TWh2020: -0.41 TWh2021: -1.65 TWh2022: -3 TWh2023: 0.52 TWh2024: 6.17 TWh
Change over the period: +2.12 (+52.35%) Average annual rate: 1.77 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 6.17 TWh
World computed 4.23 TWh
Net electricity imports — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2024 6.17 +5.65 +1,086.54%
2023 0.52 +3.52 +117.33%
2022 -3 −1.35 −81.82%
2021 -1.65 −1.24 −302.44%
2020 -0.41 +0.95 +69.85%
2019 -1.36 −5.17 −135.7%
2018 3.81 −2.82 −42.53%
2017 6.63 −4.03 −37.8%
2016 10.66 −0.69 −6.08%
2015 11.35 +2.85 +33.53%
2014 8.5 +1.92 +29.18%
2013 6.58 −2.1 −24.19%
2012 8.68 +1.03 +13.46%
2011 7.65 +0.38 +5.23%
2010 7.27 +0.41 +5.98%
2009 6.86 +2.09 +43.82%
2008 4.77 −2.2 −31.56%
2007 6.97 +0.84 +13.7%
2006 6.13 +3.69 +151.23%
2005 2.44 −1.62 −39.9%
2004 4.06 +1.43 +54.37%
2003 2.63 +0.17 +6.91%
2002 2.46 −0.73 −22.88%
2001 3.19 −0.86 −21.23%
2000 4.05

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.