Net energy imports in Ghana
Net imports covered -5.1% of energy use in Ghana in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.
Ghana, 2024
-5.1%
Change from 2023
+4.3percentage points
World, 2023
14.6%
Position in 2024
98th of 139
Net energy imports in Ghana 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.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -5.1% | – |
| 2023 | -9.4% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | -22.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | -24.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -33.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | -40.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | -31.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | -34.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | -7.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | -7.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | -7.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -0.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.3 percentage points from -9.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was -7.8%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Ghana has the 98th highest value.