Energy import dependency in Sweden

Net imports met 26.5% of gross available energy in Sweden in 2024.

Measure: Energy import dependency Unit: % of gross available energy Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Sweden, 2024 26.5% % of gross available energy
Change from 2023 +0.1percentage points 2023: 26.4%
European Union, 2024 57.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 53.5% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 34th of 37 See the full ranking

Energy import dependency in Sweden 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 SwedenEuropean Union
2024 26.5% 57.3%
2023 26.4% 58.3%
2022 27.0% 62.5%
2021 21.2% 55.5%
2020 32.0% 57.5%
2019 30.1% 60.5%
2018 29.1% 58.1%
2017 26.7% 57.5%
2016 33.3% 56.1%
2015 30.1% 56.0%
2014 32.3% 54.4%
2013 32.8% 53.9%
2012 30.2% 54.9%
2011 36.5% 56.3%
2010 38.0% 55.7%
2009 38.2% 57.2%
2008 38.4% 58.4%
2007 36.8% 57.2%
2006 38.2% 58.2%
2005 38.1% 57.8%
2004 37.3% 56.9%
2003 43.7% 56.9%
2002 37.7% 56.3%
2001 37.0% 55.8%
2000 39.3% 56.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 26.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 32.3%, the figure has changed by −5.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 34th 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 Sweden
Provider update
16 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat