Net electricity imports as a share of demand in China
China: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in China, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports as a share of demand in China stood at -0.2%.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in China peaked at -0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2000.
China ranks 173rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.6% | — |
| 2001 | -0.6% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | -0.4% | -24.2% |
| 2004 | -0.3% | -28.4% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | -0.3% | +31.0% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | -0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -23.9% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | +23.5% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | -0.2% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.4% | -0.6% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in China?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in China was -0.2% in 2025, 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2000.
- How does China rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- China ranks 173rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.