Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ukraine
Ukraine: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ukraine, 1990–2022
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 Ukraine is 0.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 106.8% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ukraine peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -10.5%, in 1990.
That places Ukraine 78th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -10.5% | — |
| 1991 | -5.6% | -46.6% |
| 1992 | -2.0% | -63.4% |
| 1993 | -0.7% | -67.2% |
| 1994 | -0.5% | -23.6% |
| 1995 | -1.5% | +199.3% |
| 1996 | -1.1% | -27.7% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | -92.4% |
| 1998 | -0.4% | +363.0% |
| 1999 | -2.0% | +424.1% |
| 2000 | -2.3% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | -1.8% | -21.6% |
| 2002 | -1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | -2.8% | +54.1% |
| 2004 | -3.0% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | -4.7% | +55.8% |
| 2006 | -5.7% | +21.5% |
| 2007 | -4.9% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | -3.6% | -26.1% |
| 2009 | -2.5% | -30.4% |
| 2010 | -2.2% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | -3.3% | +51.7% |
| 2012 | -6.1% | +83.6% |
| 2013 | -5.4% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | -4.8% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | -0.8% | -82.8% |
| 2016 | -2.3% | +180.4% |
| 2017 | -3.4% | +47.3% |
| 2018 | -3.9% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | -2.7% | -31.8% |
| 2020 | -1.7% | -38.1% |
| 2021 | -1.3% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -106.8% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 55% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -424.1% | -0.4% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | -363.0% | -0.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.4% | -10.5% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.3% | -5.7% | -1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.5% | -6.1% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -1.7% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 75 Moldova 0.2% compare
- 76 Switzerland 0.2% compare
- 77 Ecuador 0.1% compare
- 79 India 0.1% compare
- 80 Peru 0.0% compare
- 81 American Samoa 0.0%
- 81 Angola 0.0%
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 81 Aruba 0.0%
- 81 Australia 0.0%
- 81 Bahamas 0.0%
- 81 Barbados 0.0%
- 81 Bermuda 0.0%
- 81 Bolivia 0.0% compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%
- 81 British Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 81 Brunei 0.0%
- 81 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 81 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 81 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 81 Chad 0.0%
- 81 Chile 0.0% compare
- 81 Comoros 0.0%
- 81 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 81 Cuba 0.0%
- 81 Cyprus 0.0%
- 81 Dominica 0.0%
- 81 Dominican Republic 0.0%
- 81 East Timor 0.0%
- 81 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 81 Eritrea 0.0%
- 81 Falkland Islands 0.0%
- 81 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 81 Fiji 0.0%
- 81 French Guiana 0.0%
- 81 French Polynesia 0.0%
- 81 Gambia 0.0%
- 81 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 81 Greenland 0.0%
- 81 Grenada 0.0%
- 81 Guadeloupe 0.0%
- 81 Guam 0.0%
- 81 Guinea 0.0%
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 81 Guyana 0.0%
- 81 Haiti 0.0%
- 81 Iceland 0.0%
- 81 Jamaica 0.0%
- 81 Japan 0.0%
- 81 Kiribati 0.0%
- 81 Kuwait 0.0%
- 81 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 81 Liberia 0.0%
- 81 Libya 0.0% compare
- 81 Madagascar 0.0%
- 81 Maldives 0.0%
- 81 Martinique 0.0%
- 81 Mauritius 0.0%
- 81 Montserrat 0.0%
- 81 Nauru 0.0%
- 81 New Caledonia 0.0%
- 81 New Zealand 0.0%
- 81 North Korea 0.0%
- 81 Oman 0.0%
- 81 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 81 Philippines 0.0%
- 81 Puerto Rico 0.0%
- 81 Qatar 0.0%
- 81 Reunion 0.0%
- 81 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 81 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 81 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 81 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0%
- 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 81 Samoa 0.0%
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 81 Seychelles 0.0%
- 81 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 81 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 81 Somalia 0.0%
- 81 South Korea 0.0%
- 81 South Sudan 0.0%
- 81 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 81 Suriname 0.0%
- 81 Taiwan 0.0%
- 81 Tonga 0.0%
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 81 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%
- 81 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 81 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 81 Venezuela 0.0% compare
- 81 Western Sahara 0.0%
- 81 Yemen 0.0%
More energy & mining data for Ukraine
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ukraine?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ukraine was 0.1% in 2022, 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.5% in 1990.
- How does Ukraine rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Ukraine ranks 78th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.