Energy import dependency in Netherlands
Net imports met 70.6% of gross available energy in Netherlands in 2024.
Netherlands, 2024
70.6%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
57.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
53.5%
Position in 2024
10th of 37
Energy import dependency in Netherlands 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 | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.6% | 57.3% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | 58.3% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | 62.5% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | 55.5% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | 57.5% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | 60.5% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | 58.1% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | 57.5% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | 56.1% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | 56.0% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | 54.4% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | 53.9% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | 54.9% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | 56.3% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | 57.2% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | 57.2% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | 58.2% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | 57.8% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | 56.9% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | 56.9% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | 56.3% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | 55.8% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | 56.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 70.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 30.9%, the figure has changed by +39.6 percentage points.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 10th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 57.3%.
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