Net electricity imports in Greece
Greece: Net electricity imports was -2.71 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Greece, 1990–2025
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
Greece recorded -2.71 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 774.2% on the previous year and down 128.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Greece peaked at 9.94 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.71 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
Greece ranks 197th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Greece, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | +32.8% |
| 1994 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | -53.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | +110.5% |
| 1996 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | +68.8% |
| 1997 | 2.29 terawatt-hours | +69.6% |
| 1998 | 1.61 terawatt-hours | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -90.1% |
| 2000 | -0.01 terawatt-hours | -106.2% |
| 2001 | 2.5 terawatt-hours | -25100.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9 terawatt-hours | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 2.09 terawatt-hours | -27.9% |
| 2004 | 2.82 terawatt-hours | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 3.78 terawatt-hours | +34.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 4.36 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 5.61 terawatt-hours | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 4.37 terawatt-hours | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 5.71 terawatt-hours | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 3.23 terawatt-hours | -43.4% |
| 2012 | 1.78 terawatt-hours | -44.9% |
| 2013 | 1.89 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 8.82 terawatt-hours | +366.7% |
| 2015 | 9.61 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 6.24 terawatt-hours | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 6.28 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.94 terawatt-hours | +58.3% |
| 2020 | 8.86 terawatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 3.68 terawatt-hours | -58.5% |
| 2022 | 3.45 terawatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 4.91 terawatt-hours | +42.3% |
| 2024 | -0.31 terawatt-hours | -106.3% |
| 2025 | -2.71 terawatt-hours | +774.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's -2.71 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1 terawatt-hours. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +25100.0% | -0.01 terawatt-hours | 2.5 terawatt-hours |
| 2025 | -774.2% | -0.31 terawatt-hours | -2.71 terawatt-hours |
| 2014 | +366.7% | 1.89 terawatt-hours | 8.82 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.936 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 2.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 terawatt-hours | -0.01 terawatt-hours | 5.61 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 terawatt-hours | 1.78 terawatt-hours | 9.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 terawatt-hours | -2.71 terawatt-hours | 8.86 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 195 Ghana -2.44 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Algeria -2.52 terawatt-hours compare
- 198 Zambia -3.12 terawatt-hours compare
- 199 Mozambique -3.3 terawatt-hours compare
- 200 Tajikistan -5.2 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5361 % 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 26.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Greece?
- Net electricity imports in Greece was -2.71 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.71 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for net electricity imports?
- Greece ranks 197th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 128.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.