Net electricity imports in Israel
Israel: Net electricity imports was -6.4 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports in Israel, 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Israel recorded -6.4 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Israel peaked at -1.39 terawatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, -6.93 terawatt-hours, in 2023.
That places Israel 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Net electricity imports in Israel, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.46 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | -1.4 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2002 | -1.39 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2003 | -1.47 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2004 | -1.46 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2005 | -1.67 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 2006 | -1.84 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2007 | -2.08 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2008 | -3.67 terawatt-hours | +76.4% |
| 2009 | -3.78 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2010 | -3.97 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2011 | -4.22 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2012 | -4.43 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2013 | -4.68 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2014 | -4.84 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2015 | -5.2 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2016 | -5.55 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2017 | -5.65 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2018 | -5.86 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2019 | -6.31 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2020 | -6.24 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2021 | -6.52 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2022 | -6.92 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2023 | -6.93 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2024 | -6.4 terawatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 2025 | -6.4 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports in Israel 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 | -76.4% | -2.08 terawatt-hours | -3.67 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.02 terawatt-hours | -3.78 terawatt-hours | -1.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.07 terawatt-hours | -6.31 terawatt-hours | -3.97 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.57 terawatt-hours | -6.93 terawatt-hours | -6.24 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 199 Mozambique -3.3 terawatt-hours compare
- 200 Tajikistan -5.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 South Africa -5.92 terawatt-hours compare
- 203 Canada -6.8 terawatt-hours compare
- 204 Czechia -7.46 terawatt-hours compare
- 205 Turkmenistan -9 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Israel
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 (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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Israel?
- Net electricity imports in Israel was -6.4 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was -1.39 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.93 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Israel rank for net electricity imports?
- Israel ranks 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.