Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Niger
Niger: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 55.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Niger, 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
Niger recorded 55.8% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Niger peaked at 67.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 11th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.8% | — |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.2% | 48.8% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 52.7% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 55.8% | 62.4% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.6 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Niger?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Niger was 55.8% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Niger ranks 11th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.