Energy import dependency in Ireland
Net imports met 79.5% of gross available energy in Ireland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2015.
Ireland, 2024
79.5%
Change from 2023
+1.8percentage points
European Union, 2024
57.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
53.5%
Position in 2024
4th of 37
Energy import dependency in Ireland 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 | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.5% | 57.3% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | 58.3% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | 62.5% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | 55.5% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | 57.5% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | 60.5% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | 58.1% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | 57.5% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | 56.1% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | 56.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | 54.4% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | 53.9% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | 54.9% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | 56.3% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | 57.2% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | 57.2% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | 58.2% |
| 2005 | 89.6% | 57.8% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | 56.9% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | 56.9% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | 56.3% |
| 2001 | 89.6% | 55.8% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | 56.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8 percentage points from 77.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 86.0%, the figure has changed by −6.5 percentage points.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 57.3%.
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Access to electricity
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