Net energy imports in Germany
Net imports covered 70.3% of energy use in Germany in 2024.
Germany, 2024
70.3%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
62.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
56.2%
Position in 2024
27th of 139
Net energy imports in Germany 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 | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.3% | – |
| 2023 | 70.3% | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | 60.3% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | 64.4% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | 61.8% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | 59.3% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | 59.1% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | 57.3% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | 56.6% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | 57.6% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | 58.5% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | 61.4% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | 61.0% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | 59.3% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | 58.6% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | 58.1% |
| 2000 | 61.1% | 58.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 70.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 64.0%, the figure has changed by +6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 27th highest value.
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