Net electricity imports in Myanmar
Myanmar: Net electricity imports was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Myanmar, 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
Myanmar recorded 0.21 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2024.
The figure is down 64.4% on the previous year and up 116.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Myanmar peaked at 0.59 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.38 terawatt-hours, in 2016.
That places Myanmar 69th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | -2.38 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | -1.39 terawatt-hours | -41.6% |
| 2018 | -1.43 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2019 | -1.27 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2020 | -1.24 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2021 | -1.32 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2022 | -0.2 terawatt-hours | -84.8% |
| 2023 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | -395.0% |
| 2024 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | -64.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.21 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.15 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.647 terawatt-hours | -2.38 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.392 terawatt-hours | -1.32 terawatt-hours | 0.59 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More energy & mining data for Myanmar
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.7 % 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 36.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Myanmar?
- Net electricity imports in Myanmar was 0.21 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.38 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for net electricity imports?
- Myanmar ranks 69th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.