Ethiopia vs Ghana: Net electricity imports

Ethiopia
-2.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ghana
-2.44 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
193rd
Ghana rank
195th

Net electricity imports over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
-2-101200020122025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports -2.35 terawatt-hours against -2.44 terawatt-hours in Ghana, a difference of 0.09 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 193rd and Ghana ranks 195th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0.077 terawatt-hours 0.077 terawatt-hours Ghana
2010s -0.786 terawatt-hours -0.47 terawatt-hours 0.316 terawatt-hours Ghana
2020s -1.72 terawatt-hours -2.1 terawatt-hours 0.38 terawatt-hours Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Ethiopia or Ghana?
Ethiopia, at -2.35 terawatt-hours against -2.44 terawatt-hours in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Ethiopia and Ghana?
0.09 terawatt-hours, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for net electricity imports?
Ethiopia ranks 193rd and Ghana ranks 195th 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.