Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Israel
Israel: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Israel, 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
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Israel is -8.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Israel peaked at -3.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -9.9%, in 2022.
Israel ranks 198th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.2% | -7.4% | -3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.5% | -9.5% | -7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.3% | -9.9% | -8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More energy & mining data for Israel
- Fuel imports 10.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.2% (2024)
- Gas production 259.4 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 27,256 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 259.4 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 27,256 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 5.3% (2022)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 48.78 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Israel?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Israel was -8.5% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was -3.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.9% in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Israel ranks 198th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.