Net electricity imports as a share of demand in United States
United States: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 0.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in United States, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.4% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in United States peaked at 1.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2003.
That places United States 71st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More energy & mining data for United States
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.9% (2024)
- Gas production 10,737 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 30,919 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 10,737 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 30,919 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 18.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.3% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 45.61 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in United States?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in United States was 0.4% in 2025, 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
- How does United States rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- United States ranks 71st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.