Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Moldova
Moldova: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Moldova, 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 Moldova stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of up 198.2% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Moldova peaked at 37.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2024.
That places Moldova 75th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -42.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -97.4% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +2026.0% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +91.6% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -51.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -97.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | — |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -73.5% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +480.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -90.9% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | -113.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -198.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2026.0% | 0.5% | 10.4% |
| 2022 | +480.3% | 2.3% | 13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 19.1% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 0.0% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -0.2% | 13.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More energy & mining data for Moldova
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 13.69 % 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 17.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Moldova?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Moldova 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Moldova ranks 75th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.