Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 16.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Nicaragua, 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
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Nicaragua is 16.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 2,552.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Nicaragua peaked at 22.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2010.
That places Nicaragua 31st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -82.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -51.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4% | -195.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | — |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +81.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +45.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -51.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | -0.8% | — |
| 2011 | -0.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -162.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +92.4% |
| 2014 | -0.7% | -171.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -132.1% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +1728.5% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +71.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -39.4% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +108.1% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +156.5% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -22.1% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +8.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 16.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 67.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1728.5% | 0.2% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | -0.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | -0.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 15.4% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % 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 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Nicaragua?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Nicaragua was 16.6% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Nicaragua ranks 31st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,552.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.