Net electricity imports in OPEC in 2024 — -0.41 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 50%.
2000–2024 · terawatt-hours
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OPEC
| Year | TWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.41 | +4.4 | +91.48% |
| 2023 | -4.81 | +2.54 | +34.56% |
| 2022 | -7.35 | −2.39 | −48.19% |
| 2021 | -4.96 | −2.75 | −124.43% |
| 2020 | -2.21 | +0.37 | +14.34% |
| 2019 | -2.58 | +0.15 | +5.49% |
| 2018 | -2.73 | −0.36 | −15.19% |
| 2017 | -2.37 | −5.03 | −189.1% |
| 2016 | 2.66 | −2.78 | −51.1% |
| 2015 | 5.44 | +3.52 | +183.33% |
| 2014 | 1.92 | +0.79 | +69.91% |
| 2013 | 1.13 | −1.49 | −56.87% |
| 2012 | 2.62 | +1.18 | +81.94% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | −0.98 | −40.5% |
| 2010 | 2.42 | +1.34 | +124.07% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | +0.87 | +414.29% |
| 2008 | 0.21 | −0.75 | −78.13% |
| 2007 | 0.96 | −1.06 | −52.48% |
| 2006 | 2.02 | +1.91 | +1,736.36% |
| 2005 | 0.11 | −1.91 | −94.55% |
| 2004 | 2.02 | +1.89 | +1,453.85% |
| 2003 | 0.13 | −0.14 | −51.85% |
| 2002 | 0.27 | +0.68 | +165.85% |
| 2001 | -0.41 | +0.41 | +50% |
| 2000 | -0.82 | — | — |
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.
How much electricity is consumed in a country in a year.
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