Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bahrain
Bahrain: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 1.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bahrain, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bahrain is 1.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 428.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bahrain peaked at 1.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2008.
That places Bahrain 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | -0.8% | -1924.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -189.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -30.8% |
| 2012 | -0.7% | -232.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -111.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | — |
| 2016 | -0.1% | +99.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -294.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +391.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -64.1% |
| 2020 | -0.7% | -375.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -108.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +1405.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -1924.4% | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | +1405.6% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.8% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -0.7% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More energy & mining data for Bahrain
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 2.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bahrain?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bahrain was 1.3% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2008.
- How does Bahrain rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Bahrain ranks 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.