Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Togo
Togo: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 67.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Togo, 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
Togo recorded 67.9% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Togo peaked at 83.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2016.
That places Togo 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.9% | — |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 72.9% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 72.9% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | -0.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 67.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 276.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 67.9% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 44.4% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 53.0% | 68.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More energy & mining data for Togo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.75 % 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 15.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Togo?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Togo was 67.9% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2016.
- How does Togo rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Togo ranks 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.