Net electricity imports — all countries

Net electricity imports — Western Asia

Net electricity imports in Western Asia in 2024 — 3.93 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 37.1%.

2024 3.93 TWh −33.39% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 14.25 TWh2013
Period minimum 1.88 TWh2022

Trend over time

2000–2024 · terawatt-hours

Net electricity imports — Western Asia, 2000–20240510152000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 6.25 TWh2001: 6.93 TWh2002: 6.47 TWh2003: 4.34 TWh2004: 4.14 TWh2005: 3.57 TWh2006: 4.1 TWh2007: 2.83 TWh2008: 2.64 TWh2009: 5.75 TWh2010: 5.42 TWh2011: 8.31 TWh2012: 12.23 TWh2013: 14.25 TWh2014: 13.28 TWh2015: 12.44 TWh2016: 11.11 TWh2017: 3.4 TWh2018: 2 TWh2019: 5.23 TWh2020: 5.83 TWh2021: 3.74 TWh2022: 1.88 TWh2023: 5.9 TWh2024: 3.93 TWh
Change over the period: −2.32 (−37.12%) Average annual rate: -1.91 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Asia 3.93 TWh
World computed 4.23 TWh
Net electricity imports — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2024 3.93 −1.97 −33.39%
2023 5.9 +4.02 +213.83%
2022 1.88 −1.86 −49.73%
2021 3.74 −2.09 −35.85%
2020 5.83 +0.6 +11.47%
2019 5.23 +3.23 +161.5%
2018 2 −1.4 −41.18%
2017 3.4 −7.71 −69.4%
2016 11.11 −1.33 −10.69%
2015 12.44 −0.84 −6.33%
2014 13.28 −0.97 −6.81%
2013 14.25 +2.02 +16.52%
2012 12.23 +3.92 +47.17%
2011 8.31 +2.89 +53.32%
2010 5.42 −0.33 −5.74%
2009 5.75 +3.11 +117.8%
2008 2.64 −0.19 −6.71%
2007 2.83 −1.27 −30.98%
2006 4.1 +0.53 +14.85%
2005 3.57 −0.57 −13.77%
2004 4.14 −0.2 −4.61%
2003 4.34 −2.13 −32.92%
2002 6.47 −0.46 −6.64%
2001 6.93 +0.68 +10.88%
2000 6.25

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.