Energy import dependency in Germany
Net imports met 66.8% of gross available energy in Germany in 2024.
Germany, 2024
66.8%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2024
57.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
53.5%
Position in 2024
13th of 37
Energy import dependency in Germany 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 | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.8% | 57.3% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | 58.3% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | 62.5% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | 55.5% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | 57.5% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | 60.5% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | 58.1% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | 57.5% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | 56.1% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | 56.0% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | 54.4% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | 53.9% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | 54.9% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | 56.3% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | 57.2% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | 57.2% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | 58.2% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | 57.8% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | 56.9% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | 56.9% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | 56.3% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | 55.8% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | 56.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 66.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 61.8%, the figure has changed by +5.0 percentage points.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 57.3%.
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