Net energy imports in Denmark
Net imports covered 44.5% of energy use in Denmark in 2024.
Denmark, 2024
44.5%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
62.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
56.2%
Position in 2024
52nd of 139
Net energy imports in Denmark 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.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44.5% | – |
| 2023 | 44.5% | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | 60.3% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | 64.4% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | 61.8% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | 59.3% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | 59.1% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | 57.3% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | 56.6% |
| 2012 | -3.5% | 57.6% |
| 2011 | -6.9% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | -17.6% | 58.5% |
| 2009 | -20.2% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | -23.3% | 61.4% |
| 2007 | -26.8% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | -39.0% | 61.0% |
| 2005 | -55.2% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | -51.1% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | -34.2% | 59.3% |
| 2002 | -46.0% | 58.6% |
| 2001 | -31.5% | 58.1% |
| 2000 | -40.1% | 58.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 44.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 13.5%, the figure has changed by +31.1 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 52nd highest value.
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Energy import dependency
38.2%
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Fossil electricity share
5.4%
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Renewable energy share
48.2%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Renewable electricity share
77.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Electricity price for households
€0.2375 per kWh
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Natural gas price for households
€0.1211 per kWh
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