Energy import dependency in Denmark
Net imports met 38.2% of gross available energy in Denmark in 2024.
Denmark, 2024
38.2%
Change from 2023
−1.5percentage points
European Union, 2024
57.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
53.5%
Position in 2024
27th of 37
Energy import dependency in Denmark 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 | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.2% | 57.3% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | 58.3% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | 62.5% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | 55.5% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | 57.5% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | 60.5% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | 58.1% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | 57.5% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | 56.1% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | 56.0% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | 54.4% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | 53.9% |
| 2012 | -3.2% | 54.9% |
| 2011 | -6.3% | 56.3% |
| 2010 | -16.2% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | -18.8% | 57.2% |
| 2008 | -21.1% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | -24.2% | 57.2% |
| 2006 | -35.5% | 58.2% |
| 2005 | -50.6% | 57.8% |
| 2004 | -47.1% | 56.9% |
| 2003 | -31.5% | 56.9% |
| 2002 | -42.3% | 56.3% |
| 2001 | -28.6% | 55.8% |
| 2000 | -35.9% | 56.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 39.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 12.2%, the figure has changed by +26.0 percentage points.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 27th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 57.3%.
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