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Afghanistan
Akrotiri
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Arctic Ocean
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Armenia
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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Bahrain
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Cayman Islands
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Chad
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China
Christmas Island
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Colombia
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Cook Islands
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Faroe Islands
Fiji
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France
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Gabon
Gambia, The
Gaza Strip
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
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Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
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Holy See (Vatican City)
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Kosovo
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Laos
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Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Navassa Island
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pacific Ocean
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paracel Islands
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Southern Ocean
South Sudan
Spain
Spratly Islands
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
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United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
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Afghanistan
Akrotiri
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Arctic Ocean
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Clipperton Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Cook Islands
Coral Sea Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dhekelia
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Gabon
Gambia, The
Gaza Strip
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See (Vatican City)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indian Ocean
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
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Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Jan Mayen
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
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Kenya
Kiribati
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Korea, South
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Navassa Island
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pacific Ocean
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paracel Islands
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Southern Ocean
South Sudan
Spain
Spratly Islands
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Wake Island
Wallis and Futuna
West Bank
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
European Union
References
Regional Maps
Flags of the World
Gallery of Covers
Definitions and Notes
Guide to Country Profiles
Guide to Country Comparisons
Appendices
A: abbreviations
B: international organizations and groups
C: selected international environmental agreements
D: cross-reference list of country data codes
E: cross-reference list of hydrographic data codes
F: cross-reference list of geographic names
G: weights and measures
Field Listing
:: Electricity - imports
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This entry is the total imported electricity in kilowatt-hours.
Country
Electricity - imports(kWh)
Afghanistan
120 million kWh (2008 est.)
Albania
1.884 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Algeria
49 million kWh (2008 est.)
American Samoa
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Andorra
497.7 million kWh
note:
most electricity supplied by Spain and France; Andorra generates a small amount of hydropower (2009)
Angola
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Argentina
5.53 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Armenia
17 million kWh; note - imports an unknown quantity from Iran (2008 est.)
Aruba
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Australia
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Austria
776 million kWh (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan
596 million kWh (2008 est.)
Bahamas, The
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Bahrain
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Bangladesh
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Barbados
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Belarus
1.84 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Belgium
1.837 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Belize
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Benin
651 million kWh (2008 est.)
Bermuda
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Bhutan
5.693 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Bolivia
0 kWh (2010 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.2 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Botswana
1.959 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Brazil
39.67 billion kWh; note - supplied by Paraguay (2009 est.)
British Virgin Islands
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Brunei
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Bulgaria
5.073 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Burkina Faso
144.6 million kWh (2009 est.)
Burma
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Burundi
80 million kWh; note - supplied by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008 est.)
Cambodia
374 million kWh (2008 est.)
Cameroon
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Canada
33.62 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Cape Verde
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Cayman Islands
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Central African Republic
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Chad
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Chile
818 million kWh (2009 est.)
China
11.38 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Colombia
1.396 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Comoros
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
591 million kWh (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
436 million kWh (2008 est.)
Cook Islands
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Costa Rica
70 million kWh (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
599 million kWh (2008 est.)
Croatia
5.073 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Cuba
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Curacao
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Cyprus
0 kWh (2010 est.)
Czech Republic
13.64 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Denmark
333 million kWh (2009 est.)
Djibouti
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Dominica
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Dominican Republic
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Ecuador
1.099 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Egypt
896 million kWh (2008 est.)
El Salvador
208.4 million kWh (2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Eritrea
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Estonia
3.025 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Ethiopia
0 kWh (2009 est.)
European Union
NA kWh
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Faroe Islands
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Fiji
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Finland
12.09 billion kWh (2009 est.)
France
25.7 billion kWh (2009 est.)
French Polynesia
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Gabon
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Gambia, The
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Gaza Strip
120,000 kWh; note - from Israeli Electric Company (2009)
Georgia
117 million kWh (2008 est.)
Germany
12.28 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Ghana
263 million kWh (2008 est.)
Gibraltar
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Greece
4.368 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Greenland
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Grenada
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Guam
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Guatemala
71 million kWh (2008 est.)
Guernsey
0 kWh (2002)
Guinea
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Guyana
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Haiti
0 kWh (2010 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)
NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by Italy; a small portion of electricity is self-produced from solar panels
Honduras
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Hong Kong
12.26 billion kWh (2010 est.)
Hungary
9.879 billion kWh (2010 est.)
Iceland
0 kWh (2009 est.)
India
5.27 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Indonesia
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Iran
2.06 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Iraq
5.6 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Ireland
756 million kWh (2010 est.)
Israel
3.666 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Italy
44.45 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Jamaica
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Japan
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Jersey
NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Jordan
224 million kWh (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan
1.94 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Kenya
16 million kWh (2008 est.)
Kiribati
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Korea, North
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Korea, South
0 kWh (2010)
Kuwait
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
535 million kWh (2008 est.)
Laos
999 million kWh (2010 est.)
Latvia
1.654 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Lebanon
1.114 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Lesotho
107 million kWh; note - electricity supplied by South Africa (2009 est.)
Liberia
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Libya
48 million kWh (2008 est.)
Lithuania
2.932 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Luxembourg
3.418 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Macau
2.79 billion kWh (2010 est.)
Macedonia
1.37 billion kWh (2010 est.)
Madagascar
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Malawi
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Malaysia
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Maldives
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Mali
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Malta
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Mauritania
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Mauritius
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Mexico
699.2 million kWh (2009 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
0 kWh (2002)
Moldova
2.958 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Monaco
NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Mongolia
214.1 million kWh (2010)
Montenegro
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Montserrat
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Morocco
3.429 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Mozambique
3.436 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Namibia
2.1 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Nauru
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Nepal
70 million kWh (2008 est.)
Netherlands
4.888 billion kWh (2009 est.)
New Caledonia
0 kWh (2009 est.)
New Zealand
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Nicaragua
2 million kWh (2009 est.)
Niger
440 million kWh (2008 est.)
Nigeria
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Niue
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands
0 kWh (January 2009 est.)
Norway
8.983 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Oman
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Pakistan
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Panama
73 million kWh (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Paraguay
45.13 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Peru
0 kWh (2010 est.)
Philippines
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Poland
2.191 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Portugal
4.776 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Puerto Rico
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Qatar
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Romania
2.295 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Russia
14.63 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Rwanda
88 million kWh (2008 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Saint Lucia
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Samoa
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Saudi Arabia
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Senegal
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Serbia
770 million kWh (2010)
Seychelles
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Sierra Leone
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Singapore
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Slovakia
1.312 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Slovenia
3.041 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Solomon Islands
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Somalia
0 kWh (2009 est.)
South Africa
1.757 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Spain
8.104 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Sri Lanka
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Sudan
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Suriname
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Swaziland
756 million kWh; note - electricity supplied by South Africa (2009 est.)
Sweden
4.686 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Switzerland
2.157 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Syria
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Taiwan
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Tajikistan
338.5 million kWh (2010 est.)
Tanzania
0 kWh (2008 est.)
Thailand
2.313 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Timor-Leste
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Togo
666 million kWh; note - electricity supplied by Ghana (2008 est.)
Tonga
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Tunisia
7 million kWh (2008 est.)
Turkey
737 million kWh (2009 est.)
Turkmenistan
1.476 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Uganda
82.04 million kWh (2009 est.)
Ukraine
6.73 billion kWh (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates
0 kWh (2009 est.)
United Kingdom
2.861 billion kWh (2009 est.)
United States
34.32 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Uruguay
386.8 million kWh (2010 est.)
Uzbekistan
11.44 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Vanuatu
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Venezuela
373 million kWh (2009 est.)
Vietnam
3.85 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Virgin Islands
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Wallis and Futuna
0 kWh (2002)
West Bank
3.2 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Western Sahara
0 kWh (2009 est.)
World
490.5 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Yemen
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Zambia
279 million kWh (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe
5.268 billion kWh (2008 est.)
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