Net electricity imports in Benin
Benin: Net electricity imports was 1.3 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports in Benin, 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 Benin stood at 1.3 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Benin peaked at 1.3 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.37 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Benin ranks 44th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.575 terawatt-hours | 0.37 terawatt-hours | 0.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 0.94 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.95 terawatt-hours | 0.64 terawatt-hours | 1.3 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 58.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 68.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Benin?
- Net electricity imports in Benin was 1.3 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for net electricity imports?
- Benin ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.