Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Myanmar
Myanmar: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Myanmar, 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
Myanmar recorded 1.0% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2024.
That represents a change of down 64.8% on the previous year and up 113.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Myanmar peaked at 2.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -15.1%, in 2016.
Myanmar ranks 67th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | -15.1% | — |
| 2017 | -7.1% | -53.2% |
| 2018 | -7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | -7.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | -7.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | -7.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | -0.9% | -87.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -413.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -64.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.6% | -15.1% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.3% | -7.1% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More energy & mining data for Myanmar
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.7 % 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 36.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Myanmar?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Myanmar was 1.0% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.1% in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Myanmar ranks 67th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.