Net energy imports in Uganda

Net imports covered 9.8% of energy use in Uganda in 2024.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Uganda, 2024 9.8% % of energy use
Change from 2023 +0.2percentage points 2023: 9.6%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Uganda (2024).
Position in 2024 92nd of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Uganda 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 UgandaWorld
2024 9.8% –
2023 9.6% 14.6%
2022 9.0% -0.7%
2021 9.3% -0.2%
2020 8.8% -1.2%
2019 10.0% -1.1%
2018 10.1% -1.3%
2017 9.3% -0.8%
2016 9.3% -1.2%
2015 9.2% -0.9%
2014 8.9% -0.6%
2013 8.7% -0.8%
2012 9.1% -0.8%
2011 9.3% -0.6%
2010 8.9% -0.1%
2009 8.4% -0.3%
2008 7.9% 0.4%
2007 8.1% 0.7%
2006 6.8% 0.6%
2005 5.8% 0.0%
2004 4.8% -0.6%
2003 4.8% 0.1%
2002 4.8% 0.0%
2001 5.0% -0.6%
2000 4.9% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 9.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 8.9%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Uganda has the 92nd 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 Uganda
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