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.
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 |
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- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 58.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 68.3% (2022)
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.