Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Net electricity imports

Benin
1.3 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
1.44 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Benin rank
44th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
43rd

Net electricity imports over time

  • Benin
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
-2-101200020122024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.44 terawatt-hours against 1.3 terawatt-hours in Benin, a difference of 0.14 terawatt-hours.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 44th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 43rd of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 0.575 terawatt-hours -1.22 terawatt-hours 1.79 terawatt-hours Benin
2010s 1.08 terawatt-hours 0.55 terawatt-hours 0.53 terawatt-hours Benin
2020s 0.95 terawatt-hours 1.35 terawatt-hours 0.402 terawatt-hours Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Benin or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.44 terawatt-hours against 1.3 terawatt-hours in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.14 terawatt-hours, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for net electricity imports?
Benin ranks 44th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.