Energy import dependency in Iceland
Net imports met 16.8% of gross available energy in Iceland in 2024.
Iceland, 2024
16.8%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
57.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
53.3%
Position in 2024
35th of 37
Energy import dependency in Iceland 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 | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.8% | 57.3% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | 58.3% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | 62.5% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | 55.5% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | 57.5% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | 60.5% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | 58.1% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | 57.5% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | 56.1% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | 56.0% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | 54.4% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | 53.9% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | 54.9% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | 56.3% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | 57.2% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | 57.2% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | 58.2% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | 57.8% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | 56.9% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | 56.9% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | 56.3% |
| 2001 | 29.1% | 55.8% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | 56.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 17.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 14.0%, the figure has changed by +2.9 percentage points.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 35th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 57.3%.
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