Net electricity imports — all countries

Net electricity imports — Southern Asia

Net electricity imports in Southern Asia in 2024 — 12.97 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2,375.4%.

2024 12.97 TWh +42.21% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 12.97 TWh2024
Period minimum -4.02 TWh2013

Trend over time

2000–2024 · terawatt-hours

Net electricity imports — Southern Asia, 2000–2024-50510152000200320062009201220152018202120242000: -0.57 TWh2001: -0.21 TWh2002: 0.05 TWh2003: 0.54 TWh2004: 0.77 TWh2005: -0.41 TWh2006: 0.87 TWh2007: 0.09 TWh2008: -0.97 TWh2009: -2.16 TWh2010: -0.79 TWh2011: -1.38 TWh2012: -3.09 TWh2013: -4.02 TWh2014: -2.52 TWh2015: 1.21 TWh2016: 1.58 TWh2017: 0.89 TWh2018: 1.04 TWh2019: -2.22 TWh2020: 3 TWh2021: 9.35 TWh2022: 7.19 TWh2023: 9.12 TWh2024: 12.97 TWh
Change over the period: +13.54 (+2,375.44%)

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Asia 12.97 TWh
World computed 4.23 TWh
Net electricity imports — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2024 12.97 +3.85 +42.21%
2023 9.12 +1.93 +26.84%
2022 7.19 −2.16 −23.1%
2021 9.35 +6.35 +211.67%
2020 3 +5.22 +235.14%
2019 -2.22 −3.26 −313.46%
2018 1.04 +0.15 +16.85%
2017 0.89 −0.69 −43.67%
2016 1.58 +0.37 +30.58%
2015 1.21 +3.73 +148.02%
2014 -2.52 +1.5 +37.31%
2013 -4.02 −0.93 −30.1%
2012 -3.09 −1.71 −123.91%
2011 -1.38 −0.59 −74.68%
2010 -0.79 +1.37 +63.43%
2009 -2.16 −1.19 −122.68%
2008 -0.97 −1.06 −1,177.78%
2007 0.09 −0.78 −89.66%
2006 0.87 +1.28 +312.2%
2005 -0.41 −1.18 −153.25%
2004 0.77 +0.23 +42.59%
2003 0.54 +0.49 +980%
2002 0.05 +0.26 +123.81%
2001 -0.21 +0.36 +63.16%
2000 -0.57

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.