Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Benin
Benin: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 56.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Benin, 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
Benin recorded 56.3% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Benin peaked at 95.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2021.
Benin ranks 10th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.2% | — |
| 2001 | 88.5% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | -0.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 56.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 229.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.3% | 72.5% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 66.9% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 37.9% | 56.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.34 % 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 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 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Benin?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Benin was 56.3% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Benin ranks 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.