Net energy imports in Netherlands
Net imports covered 88.4% of energy use in Netherlands in 2024.
Netherlands, 2024
88.4%
Change from 2023
+1.5percentage points
European Union, 2023
62.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
56.2%
Position in 2024
13th of 139
Net energy imports in Netherlands 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 | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88.4% | – |
| 2023 | 86.9% | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | 60.3% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | 64.4% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | 61.8% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | 59.3% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | 59.1% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | 57.3% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | 56.6% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | 57.6% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | 58.5% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | 61.4% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | 61.0% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | 59.3% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | 58.6% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | 58.1% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | 58.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 86.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 38.1%, the figure has changed by +50.2 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 13th highest value.
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Energy import dependency
70.6%
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Fossil electricity share
46.6%
2025 · World Bank
Renewable energy share
22.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Renewable electricity share
54.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Electricity price for households
€0.2440 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat
Natural gas price for households
€0.1622 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat