Net energy imports in Syria

Net imports covered 42.3% of energy use in Syria in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2013.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Syria, 2024 42.3% % of energy use
Change from 2023 −9.0percentage points 2023: 51.3%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Syria (2024).
Position in 2024 55th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Syria 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 SyriaWorld
2024 42.3% –
2023 51.3% 14.6%
2022 50.8% -0.7%
2021 47.7% -0.2%
2020 62.0% -1.2%
2019 62.4% -1.1%
2018 66.8% -1.3%
2017 59.4% -0.8%
2016 61.4% -1.2%
2015 56.4% -0.9%
2014 52.1% -0.6%
2013 40.3% -0.8%
2012 21.4% -0.8%
2011 -6.9% -0.6%
2010 -20.1% -0.1%
2009 -11.9% -0.3%
2008 -5.5% 0.4%
2007 -4.2% 0.7%
2006 -8.2% 0.6%
2005 -33.8% 0.0%
2004 -68.5% -0.6%
2003 -109.6% 0.1%
2002 -153.8% 0.0%
2001 -133.4% -0.6%
2000 -115.3% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −9.0 percentage points from 51.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 52.1%, the figure has changed by −9.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Syria has the 55th 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 Syria
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