Net energy imports in Ireland
Net imports covered 87.2% of energy use in Ireland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2015.
Ireland, 2024
87.2%
Change from 2023
+1.7percentage points
European Union, 2023
62.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
56.2%
Position in 2024
15th of 139
Net energy imports in Ireland 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 | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.2% | – |
| 2023 | 85.5% | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | 60.3% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | 64.4% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | 61.8% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | 59.3% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | 59.1% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | 57.3% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | 56.6% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | 57.6% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | 58.5% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | 61.4% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | 61.0% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | 59.3% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | 58.6% |
| 2001 | 94.8% | 58.1% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | 58.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 85.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 91.3%, the figure has changed by −4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 15th highest value.
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Energy import dependency
79.5%
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Fossil electricity share
49.5%
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Renewable energy share
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Renewable electricity share
41.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Electricity price for households
€0.3871 per kWh
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Natural gas price for households
€0.1183 per kWh
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