Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Greece
Greece: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -4.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Greece, 1990–2025
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 Greece stood at -4.9%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 793.2% on the previous year and down 130.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Greece peaked at 17.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 2025.
That places Greece 193rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +28.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -55.2% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +103.8% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +61.8% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +63.7% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -90.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | -105.8% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -24141.6% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +35.7% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -42.8% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -44.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +365.2% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +61.0% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -59.6% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +45.7% |
| 2024 | -0.5% | -106.0% |
| 2025 | -4.9% | +793.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's -4.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +24141.6% | -0.0% | 4.5% |
| 2025 | -793.2% | -0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | +365.2% | 3.2% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | -0.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 2.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | -4.9% | 15.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 26.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Greece?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Greece was -4.9% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Greece ranks 193rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 130.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.