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Energy > Electricity > Imports: Countries Compared

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 59.26 billion kWh 2012
2 GermanyGermany 46.27 billion kWh 2012
3 ItalyItaly 46.04 billion kWh 2012
4 BrazilBrazil 38.43 billion kWh 2011
5 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 32.25 billion kWh 2012
6 NetherlandsNetherlands 32.16 billion kWh 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 27.04 billion kWh 2012
7 FinlandFinland 19.09 billion kWh 2012
8 HungaryHungary 16.97 billion kWh 2012
9 BelgiumBelgium 16.85 billion kWh 2012
10 DenmarkDenmark 15.92 billion kWh 2012
11 SlovakiaSlovakia 13.88 billion kWh 2012
12 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 13.79 billion kWh 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 13.34 billion kWh 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 13.26 billion kWh 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 13.22 billion kWh 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 12.66 billion kWh 2012
13 FranceFrance 12.52 billion kWh 2012
14 IraqIraq 12.28 billion kWh 2012
15 UzbekistanUzbekistan 12 billion kWh 2010
16 South AfricaSouth Africa 11.89 billion kWh 2011
17 SwedenSweden 11.68 billion kWh 2012
18 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 11.59 billion kWh 2012
19 CanadaCanada 11.39 billion kWh 2012
20 Hong KongHong Kong 11.15 billion kWh 2012
21 PortugalPortugal 10.76 billion kWh 2012
22 ArgentinaArgentina 10.3 billion kWh 2010
23 PolandPoland 9.8 billion kWh 2012
24 ThailandThailand 9.57 billion kWh 2012
25 CroatiaCroatia 8.8 billion kWh 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 8.7 billion kWh 2012
26 MozambiqueMozambique 8.54 billion kWh 2012
27 ColombiaColombia 8.22 billion kWh 2011
28 SpainSpain 8.21 billion kWh 2012
29 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 8.11 billion kWh 1991
30 BelarusBelarus 7.77 billion kWh 2010
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 7.63 billion kWh 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 7.23 billion kWh 2010
31 ChinaChina 6.87 billion kWh 2012
32 YugoslaviaYugoslavia 6.75 billion kWh 2005
33 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6.68 billion kWh 2012
34 GreeceGreece 5.95 billion kWh 2012
35 IndiaIndia 5.7 billion kWh 2011
36 East GermanyEast Germany 5.5 billion kWh 1990
37 ZimbabweZimbabwe 5.34 billion kWh 2010
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 5.34 billion kWh 2005
38 SloveniaSlovenia 5 billion kWh 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 4.39 billion kWh 2005
39 TurkeyTurkey 4.36 billion kWh 2012
40 NorwayNorway 4.17 billion kWh 2012
41 LatviaLatvia 4.01 billion kWh 2011
42 MoroccoMorocco 3.94 billion kWh 2010
43 MacauMacau 3.86 billion kWh 2012
44 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3.7 billion kWh 2011
45 AlbaniaAlbania 3.48 billion kWh 2011
46 MoldovaMoldova 3.15 billion kWh 2011
47 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.08 billion kWh 2010
48 IranIran 3.02 billion kWh 2010
49 BotswanaBotswana 2.98 billion kWh 2010
50 EstoniaEstonia 2.71 billion kWh 2012
51 VietnamVietnam 2.7 billion kWh 2012
52 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 2.69 billion kWh 2012
53 RussiaRussia 2.66 billion kWh 2012
54 IndonesiaIndonesia 2.54 billion kWh 2011
55 NamibiaNamibia 2.52 billion kWh 2012
56 UkraineUkraine 1.91 billion kWh 2010
57 CambodiaCambodia 1.83 billion kWh 2011
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 1.8 billion kWh 2010
58 JordanJordan 1.74 billion kWh 2011
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 1.67 billion kWh 2010
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1.59 billion kWh 2010
59 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.57 billion kWh 2010
60 SerbiaSerbia 1.5 billion kWh 2012
61 BulgariaBulgaria 1.45 billion kWh 2011
62 EcuadorEcuador 1.3 billion kWh 2010
63 LebanonLebanon 1.25 billion kWh 2010
64 LithuaniaLithuania 1.17 billion kWh 2012
65 RomaniaRomania 1.04 billion kWh 2011
66 LaosLaos 1,000 million kWh 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 944.62 million kWh 2012
67 BeninBenin 935 million kWh 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 837.56 million kWh 2010
68 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 770 million kWh 2010
69 AlgeriaAlgeria 736 million kWh 2010
70 ChileChile 734 million kWh 2011
71 MontenegroMontenegro 732 million kWh 2010
72 IrelandIreland 724 million kWh 2012
73 TogoTogo 710 million kWh 2010
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 657.8 million kWh 2010
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 653.24 million kWh 2010
74 GeorgiaGeorgia 614 million kWh 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 612.47 million kWh 2010
75 MexicoMexico 603 million kWh 2012
76 NigerNiger 600 million kWh 2010
77 AndorraAndorra 587 million kWh 2011
78 SwazilandSwaziland 564 million kWh 2011
79 West BankWest Bank 550 million kWh 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 549.5 million kWh 2010
80 GuatemalaGuatemala 525.6 million kWh 2011
81 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 495 million kWh 2010
82 UruguayUruguay 477 million kWh 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 398 million kWh 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 382.7 million kWh 2010
83 TajikistanTajikistan 300.5 million kWh 2012
84 MongoliaMongolia 263 million kWh 2010
85 El SalvadorEl Salvador 251 million kWh 2011
86 LesothoLesotho 247 million kWh 2011
87 ArmeniaArmenia 246 million kWh 2010
88 BahrainBahrain 214 million kWh 2011
89 BelizeBelize 171 million kWh 2011
90 Costa RicaCosta Rica 164 million kWh 2010
91 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 161 million kWh 2010
92 EgyptEgypt 156 million kWh 2010
93 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 150 million kWh 2010
94 GhanaGhana 106 million kWh 2010
95 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 100 million kWh 2010
96 BurundiBurundi 80 million kWh 2010
97 LibyaLibya 76 million kWh 2010
98 NepalNepal 74 million kWh 2012
99 PanamaPanama 72 million kWh 2011
100 Soviet UnionSoviet Union 70 million kWh 1991
101 RwandaRwanda 62 million kWh 2010
102 TanzaniaTanzania 50 million kWh 2010
103 MalaysiaMalaysia 33 million kWh 2010
104 KenyaKenya 31 million kWh 2010
105 UgandaUganda 29 million kWh 2011
106 ZambiaZambia 23 million kWh 2011
107 HondurasHonduras 22 million kWh 2010
108 BhutanBhutan 20 million kWh 2010
109 TunisiaTunisia 19 million kWh 2010
110 NicaraguaNicaragua 10 million kWh 2010
111 Gaza StripGaza Strip 193,000 kWh 2011
=112 CyprusCyprus 0.0 2012
=112 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.0 2012
=112 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.0 2012
=112 GuamGuam 0.0 2012
=112 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.0 2012
=112 EritreaEritrea 0.0 2012
=112 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.0 2012
=112 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.0 2012
=112 BermudaBermuda 0.0 2012
=112 SomaliaSomalia 0.0 2012
=112 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.0 2012
=112 Cook IslandsCook Islands 0.0 2012
=112 CubaCuba 0.0 2012
=112 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 2012
=112 TongaTonga 0.0 2012
=112 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 0.0 2012
=112 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.0 2012
=112 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 0.0 2012
=112 MaliMali 0.0 2012
=112 AngolaAngola 0.0 2012
=112 PeruPeru 0.0 2012
=112 ChadChad 0.0 2012
=112 AustriaAustria 0.0 2012
=112 JapanJapan 0.0 2012
=112 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 0.0 2012
=112 BruneiBrunei 0.0 2012
=112 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.0 2012
=112 KiribatiKiribati 0.0 2012
=112 HaitiHaiti 0.0 2012
=112 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.0 2012
=112 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.0 2012
=112 GrenadaGrenada 0.0 2012
=112 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2012
=112 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.0 2012
=112 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.0 2012
=112 MaltaMalta 0.0 2012
=112 KuwaitKuwait 0.0 2012
=112 IcelandIceland 0.0 2012
=112 MontserratMontserrat 0.0 2012
=112 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.0 2012
=112 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.0 2012
=112 South SudanSouth Sudan 0.0 2012
=112 GuyanaGuyana 0.0 2012
=112 BurmaBurma 0.0 2012
=112 SingaporeSingapore 0.0 2012
=112 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.0 2012
=112 ComorosComoros 0.0 2012
=112 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 0.0 2012
=112 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.0 2012
=112 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 0.0 2012
=112 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0 2012
=112 CameroonCameroon 0.0 2012
=112 DominicaDominica 0.0 2012
=112 LiberiaLiberia 0.0 2012
=112 MadagascarMadagascar 0.0 2012
=112 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.0 2012
=112 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2012
=112 NauruNauru 0.0 2012
=112 MalawiMalawi 0.0 2012
=112 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.0 2012
=112 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.0 2012
=112 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0 2012
=112 BangladeshBangladesh 0.0 2012
=112 MauritiusMauritius 0.0 2012
=112 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 0.0 2012
=112 BarbadosBarbados 0.0 2012
=112 GuineaGuinea 0.0 2012
=112 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 0.0 2012
=112 GibraltarGibraltar 0.0 2012
=112 NigeriaNigeria 0.0 2012
=112 AustraliaAustralia 0.0 2012
=112 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.0 2012
=112 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.0 2012
=112 FijiFiji 0.0 2012
=112 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 0.0 2012
=112 QatarQatar 0.0 2012
=112 SudanSudan 0.0 2012
=112 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2012
=112 SurinameSuriname 0.0 2012
=112 IsraelIsrael 0.0 2012
=112 SenegalSenegal 0.0 2012
=112 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.0 2012
=112 MauritaniaMauritania 0.0 2012
=112 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.0 2012
=112 SyriaSyria 0.0 2012
=112 ParaguayParaguay 0.0 2012
=112 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.0 2012
=112 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.0 2012
=112 ArubaAruba 0.0 2012
=112 BoliviaBolivia 0.0 2012
=112 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.0 2012
=112 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.0 2012
=112 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.0 2012
=112 PakistanPakistan 0.0 2012
=112 OmanOman 0.0 2012
=112 GreenlandGreenland 0.0 2012
=112 GabonGabon 0.0 2012
=112 NiueNiue 0.0 2012
=112 SamoaSamoa 0.0 2012
=112 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.0 2012
=112 YemenYemen 0.0 2012
=112 JamaicaJamaica 0.0 2012
=112 TaiwanTaiwan 0.0 2011
=112 East TimorEast Timor 0.0 2011
=112 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.0 2010
=112 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.0 2010
=112 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 0.0 2009
=112 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.0 2002
=112 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 0.0 2002
=112 GuernseyGuernsey 0.0 2002

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Conflict

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Cost of living

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Culture

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Education

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Energy

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Environment

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Health

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Industry

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Lifestyle

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Travel

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Weather

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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > Imports

  • Brazil ranked first for electricity > imports amongst Hot countries in 2011.
  • United States ranked first for electricity > imports amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Germany ranked first for electricity > imports amongst European Union in 2012.
  • Iraq ranked first for electricity > imports amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
  • Italy ranked first for electricity > imports amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
  • South Africa ranked first for electricity > imports amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011.
  • Canada ranked second for electricity > imports amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
  • Japan ranked last for electricity > imports amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2012.
  • Switzerland ranked first for electricity > imports amongst Tourist destinations in 2012.
  • Thailand ranked first for electricity > imports amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2012.
  • Netherlands ranked first for electricity > imports amongst Non-religious countries in 2012.
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