Net energy imports in Benin

Net imports covered 43.8% of energy use in Benin in 2024.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Benin, 2024 43.8% % of energy use
Change from 2023 −0.7percentage points 2023: 44.5%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Benin (2024).
Position in 2024 53rd of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Benin over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period BeninWorld
2024 43.8% –
2023 44.5% 14.6%
2022 40.9% -0.7%
2021 42.8% -0.2%
2020 46.6% -1.2%
2019 46.0% -1.1%
2018 – -1.3%
2017 – -0.8%
2016 – -1.2%
2015 – -0.9%
2014 – -0.6%
2013 – -0.8%
2012 – -0.8%
2011 – -0.6%
2010 49.3% -0.1%
2009 44.7% -0.3%
2008 42.3% 0.4%
2007 41.8% 0.7%
2006 39.1% 0.6%
2005 35.8% 0.0%
2004 35.1% -0.6%
2003 34.5% 0.1%
2002 32.0% 0.0%
2001 29.9% -0.6%
2000 28.1% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 44.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2006, when it was 39.1%, the figure has changed by +4.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Benin has the 53rd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Benin
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency