Energy import dependency in Belgium
Net imports met 75.4% of gross available energy in Belgium in 2024.
Belgium, 2024
75.4%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
57.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
53.5%
Position in 2024
8th of 37
Energy import dependency in Belgium over time
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% of gross available energy. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.4% | 57.3% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | 58.3% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | 62.5% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | 55.5% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | 57.5% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | 60.5% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | 58.1% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | 57.5% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | 56.1% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | 56.0% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | 54.4% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | 53.9% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | 54.9% |
| 2011 | 76.6% | 56.3% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 75.9% | 57.2% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | 57.2% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | 58.2% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | 57.8% |
| 2004 | 79.8% | 56.9% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | 56.9% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | 56.3% |
| 2001 | 80.7% | 55.8% |
| 2000 | 78.2% | 56.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 75.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 80.2%, the figure has changed by −4.7 percentage points.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 57.3%.
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