Net electricity imports in Bahrain
Bahrain: Net electricity imports was 0.49 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Bahrain, 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, net electricity imports in Bahrain stood at 0.49 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 512.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Bahrain peaked at 0.49 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.22 terawatt-hours, in 2020.
That places Bahrain 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, 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 in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | -0.19 terawatt-hours | -2000.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | -189.5% |
| 2010 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | -29.4% |
| 2012 | -0.16 terawatt-hours | -233.3% |
| 2013 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -112.5% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2015 | -0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | -0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | -300.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +400.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -60.0% |
| 2020 | -0.22 terawatt-hours | -375.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -109.1% |
| 2022 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | +1500.0% |
| 2024 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports in Bahrain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -2000.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -0.19 terawatt-hours |
| 2023 | +1500.0% | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.48 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.001 terawatt-hours | -0.19 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.044 terawatt-hours | -0.16 terawatt-hours | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -0.22 terawatt-hours | 0.49 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More energy & mining data for Bahrain
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.02 % 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 0.0002 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 2.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Bahrain?
- Net electricity imports in Bahrain was 0.49 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.22 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for net electricity imports?
- Bahrain ranks 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bahrain 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.