Energy import dependency in Portugal
Net imports met 64.5% of gross available energy in Portugal in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Portugal, 2024
64.5%
Change from 2023
−2.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
57.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
53.5%
Position in 2024
16th of 37
Energy import dependency in Portugal 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 | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.5% | 57.3% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | 58.3% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | 62.5% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | 55.5% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | 57.5% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | 60.5% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | 58.1% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | 57.5% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | 56.1% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | 56.0% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | 54.4% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | 53.9% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | 54.9% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | 56.3% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | 57.2% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | 57.2% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | 58.2% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | 57.8% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | 56.9% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | 56.9% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | 56.3% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | 55.8% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | 56.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.3 percentage points from 66.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 70.2%, the figure has changed by −5.7 percentage points.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 16th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 57.3%.
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Electricity price for households
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Primary energy consumption
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Access to electricity
100.0%
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