Net electricity imports — all countries

Net electricity imports — South Asia

Net electricity imports in South Asia in 2024 — 15.37 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 13,872.7%.

2024 15.37 TWh −3.03% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 16.15 TWh2021
Period minimum -0.13 TWh2002

Trend over time

2000–2024 · terawatt-hours

Net electricity imports — South Asia, 2000–2024-5051015202000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.11 TWh2001: 0.09 TWh2002: -0.13 TWh2003: -0.03 TWh2004: 0.44 TWh2005: 0.27 TWh2006: 1.1 TWh2007: 0.77 TWh2008: 1.22 TWh2009: 1.92 TWh2010: 2.9 TWh2011: 3.63 TWh2012: 4.04 TWh2013: 3.86 TWh2014: 3.37 TWh2015: 3.88 TWh2016: 4.05 TWh2017: 5.21 TWh2018: 4.75 TWh2019: 4.64 TWh2020: 9.8 TWh2021: 16.15 TWh2022: 13.64 TWh2023: 15.85 TWh2024: 15.37 TWh
Change over the period: +15.26 (+13,872.73%) Average annual rate: 22.85 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia

South Asia 15.37 TWh
World computed 4.23 TWh
Net electricity imports — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2024 15.37 −0.48 −3.03%
2023 15.85 +2.21 +16.2%
2022 13.64 −2.51 −15.54%
2021 16.15 +6.35 +64.8%
2020 9.8 +5.16 +111.21%
2019 4.64 −0.11 −2.32%
2018 4.75 −0.46 −8.83%
2017 5.21 +1.16 +28.64%
2016 4.05 +0.17 +4.38%
2015 3.88 +0.51 +15.13%
2014 3.37 −0.49 −12.69%
2013 3.86 −0.18 −4.46%
2012 4.04 +0.41 +11.29%
2011 3.63 +0.73 +25.17%
2010 2.9 +0.98 +51.04%
2009 1.92 +0.7 +57.38%
2008 1.22 +0.45 +58.44%
2007 0.77 −0.33 −30%
2006 1.1 +0.83 +307.41%
2005 0.27 −0.17 −38.64%
2004 0.44 +0.47 +1,566.67%
2003 -0.03 +0.1 +76.92%
2002 -0.13 −0.22 −244.44%
2001 0.09 −0.02 −18.18%
2000 0.11

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.