Energy import dependency in Spain

Net imports met 68.9% of gross available energy in Spain in 2024.

Measure: Energy import dependency Unit: % of gross available energy Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Spain, 2024 68.9% % of gross available energy
Change from 2023 +0.6percentage points 2023: 68.3%
European Union, 2024 57.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 53.5% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 11th of 37 See the full ranking

Energy import dependency in Spain over time

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% of gross available energy. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Energy import dependency (% of gross available energy), 2000 to 2024
Period SpainEuropean Union
2024 68.9% 57.3%
2023 68.3% 58.3%
2022 74.2% 62.5%
2021 69.4% 55.5%
2020 67.9% 57.5%
2019 75.0% 60.5%
2018 73.6% 58.1%
2017 73.9% 57.5%
2016 71.5% 56.1%
2015 72.7% 56.0%
2014 72.6% 54.4%
2013 70.0% 53.9%
2012 72.8% 54.9%
2011 76.0% 56.3%
2010 77.0% 55.7%
2009 79.5% 57.2%
2008 81.6% 58.4%
2007 79.6% 57.2%
2006 81.3% 58.2%
2005 81.5% 57.8%
2004 77.7% 56.9%
2003 76.7% 56.9%
2002 78.6% 56.3%
2001 74.8% 55.8%
2000 76.8% 56.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 68.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 72.6%, the figure has changed by −3.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 11th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 57.3%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
nrg_ind_id · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A siec=TOTAL unit=PC
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Spain
Provider update
16 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat