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.
Net electricity imports in Benin, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.66 terawatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.87 terawatt-hours | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 1 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.09 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.29 terawatt-hours | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 1.09 terawatt-hours | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.83 terawatt-hours | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 1.29 terawatt-hours | +55.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.3 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.15 terawatt-hours, 8.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.34 % 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 13.7% (2024)
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.