Net electricity imports in Togo
Togo: Net electricity imports was 1.5 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports in Togo, 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
Togo recorded 1.5 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Togo peaked at 1.54 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.38 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Togo ranks 40th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports in Togo, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.42 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.67 terawatt-hours | +31.4% |
| 2009 | 0.73 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.96 terawatt-hours | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.66 terawatt-hours | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 1.47 terawatt-hours | +122.7% |
| 2015 | 0.57 terawatt-hours | -61.2% |
| 2016 | 0.75 terawatt-hours | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 0.74 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.88 terawatt-hours | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.84 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | +41.2% |
| 2023 | 1.54 terawatt-hours | +36.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 1.5 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.15 terawatt-hours, 10.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports in Togo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +122.7% | 0.66 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.51 terawatt-hours | 0.38 terawatt-hours | 0.73 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.843 terawatt-hours | 0.57 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 terawatt-hours | 0.8 terawatt-hours | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 37 Zimbabwe 1.84 terawatt-hours compare
- 38 Kenya 1.54 terawatt-hours compare
- 39 North Macedonia 1.53 terawatt-hours compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 1.5 terawatt-hours compare
- 42 Bhutan 1.46 terawatt-hours compare
- 43 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.44 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Togo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.75 % 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 15.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Togo?
- Net electricity imports in Togo was 1.5 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for net electricity imports?
- Togo ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.