Net energy imports in Sudan

Net imports covered 15.3% of energy use in Sudan in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2018.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1999 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Sudan, 2024 15.3% % of energy use
Change from 2023 −1.8percentage points 2023: 17.1%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Sudan (2024).
Position in 2024 84th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Sudan 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 SudanWorld
2024 15.3% –
2023 17.1% 14.6%
2022 21.5% -0.7%
2021 17.6% -0.2%
2020 17.6% -1.2%
2019 15.4% -1.1%
2018 14.5% -1.3%
2017 9.3% -0.8%
2016 5.7% -1.2%
2015 4.2% -0.9%
2014 2.0% -0.6%
2013 1.1% -0.8%
2012 -14.3% -0.8%
2011 -104.2% -0.6%
2010 -121.7% -0.1%
2009 -110.7% -0.3%
2008 -113.9% 0.4%
2007 -122.9% 0.7%
2006 -78.9% 0.6%
2005 -77.1% 0.0%
2004 -82.1% -0.6%
2003 -71.9% 0.1%
2002 -61.4% 0.0%
2001 -56.0% -0.6%
2000 -49.3% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.8 percentage points from 17.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 2.0%, the figure has changed by +13.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Sudan has the 84th 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
1999 to 2024 for Sudan
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