Net electricity imports in Macao
Macao: Net electricity imports was 5.5 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Macao, 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
The most recent figure for net electricity imports in Macao is 5.5 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Macao peaked at 5.5 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Macao ranks 18th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Macao, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +90.0% |
| 2002 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +126.7% |
| 2006 | 0.96 terawatt-hours | +182.4% |
| 2007 | 1.68 terawatt-hours | +75.0% |
| 2008 | 2.31 terawatt-hours | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 2.23 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.79 terawatt-hours | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 3.16 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 3.86 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 4.06 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 4.1 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.05 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.31 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 3.95 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 4.91 terawatt-hours | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 4.98 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.85 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 5.19 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 4.87 terawatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 5.33 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 5.5 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +182.4% | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 0.96 terawatt-hours |
| 2005 | +126.7% | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.833 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 2.31 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 2.79 terawatt-hours | 4.98 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.15 terawatt-hours | 4.85 terawatt-hours | 5.5 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More energy & mining data for Macao
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.19 % 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 3.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Macao?
- Net electricity imports in Macao was 5.5 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for net electricity imports?
- Macao ranks 18th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao 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.