Fossil electricity share in Netherlands
Oil, gas and coal produced 46.6% of electricity in Netherlands in 2025.
Netherlands, 2025
46.6%
Change from 2024
+1.6percentage points
European Union, 2023
30.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
23.9%
Fossil electricity share in Netherlands over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.6% | – |
| 2024 | 45.0% | – |
| 2023 | 47.9% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | 38.2% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | 40.3% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | 45.8% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | 49.3% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | 51.8% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | 51.6% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 45.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 81.1%, the figure has changed by −34.5 percentage points.
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Renewable electricity share
54.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Net energy imports
88.4%
2024 · World Bank
Renewable energy share
22.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Energy import dependency
70.6%
2024 · Eurostat
Electricity price for households
€0.2440 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat
Natural gas price for households
€0.1622 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat