Estonia vs Lithuania: Net electricity imports

Estonia
3.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Lithuania
3.43 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Estonia rank
28th
Lithuania rank
27th

Net electricity imports over time

  • Estonia
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 3.43 terawatt-hours against 3.23 terawatt-hours in Estonia, a difference of 0.2 terawatt-hours.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 28th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s -2.14 terawatt-hours -5.18 terawatt-hours 3.04 terawatt-hours Estonia
2000s -1.16 terawatt-hours -3.52 terawatt-hours 2.36 terawatt-hours Estonia
2010s -2.08 terawatt-hours 7.71 terawatt-hours 9.79 terawatt-hours Lithuania
2020s 2.79 terawatt-hours 6.88 terawatt-hours 4.09 terawatt-hours Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Estonia or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 3.43 terawatt-hours against 3.23 terawatt-hours in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Estonia and Lithuania?
0.2 terawatt-hours, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for net electricity imports?
Estonia ranks 28th and Lithuania ranks 27th 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.