Net energy imports in Romania
Net imports covered 30.4% of energy use in Romania in 2024.
Romania, 2024
30.4%
Change from 2023
+2.4percentage points
European Union, 2023
62.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
56.2%
Position in 2024
68th of 139
Net energy imports in Romania 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 | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.4% | – |
| 2023 | 28.1% | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | 60.3% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | 64.4% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | 61.8% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | 59.3% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | 59.1% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | 57.3% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | 56.6% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | 57.6% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | 58.5% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | 61.4% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | 61.0% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | 59.3% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | 58.6% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | 58.1% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | 58.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.4 percentage points from 28.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 16.7%, the figure has changed by +13.7 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 68th highest value.
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Energy import dependency
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