In 2022, Italy was the largest electricity importer worldwide, with approximately 43 terawatt-hours of power imported that year. The United States, Thailand, and Brazil followed with over 20 terawatt-hours of electricity imports. For the first year in decades, France was a net importer of electricity. The year-on-year change of electricity imports to this country amounted to almost 60 terawatt-hours that year.
Electricity imports worldwide in 2022, by leading importer (in terawatt-hours)
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Energy imports in the UKEmber. (April 11, 2023). Electricity imports worldwide in 2022, by leading importer (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381769/global-electricity-imports-by-country/
Ember. "Electricity imports worldwide in 2022, by leading importer (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. April 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381769/global-electricity-imports-by-country/
Ember. (2023). Electricity imports worldwide in 2022, by leading importer (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381769/global-electricity-imports-by-country/
Ember. "Electricity Imports Worldwide in 2022, by Leading Importer (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381769/global-electricity-imports-by-country/
Ember, Electricity imports worldwide in 2022, by leading importer (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381769/global-electricity-imports-by-country/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Electricity imports worldwide in 2022, by leading importer (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], Ember, April 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381769/global-electricity-imports-by-country/