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Who buys China’s electricity? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, China exported $1.7 billion of electricity, 2.7% of the world total. Hong Kong bought 51% of the total, followed by Macao (31%) and Mongolia (8%). China was the world’s 14th-largest exporter of electricity.

Summary

Value
$1.7billion
Share of world total
2.7%
World rank
14th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 12 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Hong Kong re-exports865Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —51.4%Land
Macao529Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —31.4%Sea
Mongolia132Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —7.8%Land
Vietnam117Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —7%Land
Myanmar33.8Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —2%Land
Laos7.6Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.45%Land
North Korea0.03Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Land
Canada0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Kyrgyzstan< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Land
Niger< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Zambia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Namibia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

Hong Kong was its main destination throughout the period

Value in USD millions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • Hong Kong 865
  • Macao 529
  • Mongolia 132
  • Vietnam 117
  • Myanmar 33.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Hong Kong454865
Macao12.1529
Mongolia0132
Vietnam0117
Myanmar0.0433.8

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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