Net electricity imports in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Net electricity imports was 2.41 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2.41 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3.02 terawatt-hours
in 2000
All-time low
-4.36 terawatt-hours
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Net electricity imports in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025

-4-20242000201220252000: 3 terawatt-hours2001: 1.8 terawatt-hours2002: 0.39 terawatt-hours2003: -1.5 terawatt-hours2004: -2.2 terawatt-hours2005: -0.13 terawatt-hours2006: 0.22 terawatt-hours2007: 0.08 terawatt-hours2008: 0.29 terawatt-hours2009: -0.67 terawatt-hours2010: 1.2 terawatt-hours2011: 0.79 terawatt-hours2012: 1.3 terawatt-hours2013: -0.85 terawatt-hours2014: -1.2 terawatt-hours2015: 0 terawatt-hours2016: -1.2 terawatt-hours2017: -4.4 terawatt-hours2018: -3.5 terawatt-hours2019: -3.1 terawatt-hours2020: -0.74 terawatt-hours2021: -0.56 terawatt-hours2022: 1.4 terawatt-hours2023: 2.1 terawatt-hours2024: 2.4 terawatt-hours2025: 2.4 terawatt-hours

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

The most recent figure for net electricity imports in Kazakhstan is 2.41 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 425.7% over five years.

Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Kazakhstan peaked at 3.02 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, -4.36 terawatt-hours, in 2017.

Kazakhstan ranks 34th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.136 terawatt-hours -2.17 terawatt-hours 3.02 terawatt-hours 10
2010s -1.09 terawatt-hours -4.36 terawatt-hours 1.32 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 1.17 terawatt-hours -0.74 terawatt-hours 2.41 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 31 Mongolia 2.72 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 32 Austria 2.62 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 33 Tunisia 2.59 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 35 Namibia 2.4 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 36 Montenegro 1.88 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 37 Zimbabwe 1.84 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net electricity imports in Kazakhstan?
Net electricity imports in Kazakhstan was 2.41 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 3.02 terawatt-hours in 2000.
What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was -4.36 terawatt-hours in 2017.
How does Kazakhstan rank for net electricity imports?
Kazakhstan ranks 34th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
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Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.