Energy import dependency in United Kingdom
Net imports met 34.8% of gross available energy in United Kingdom in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2010.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
United Kingdom, 2019
34.8%
Change from 2018
−0.7percentage points
European Union, 2019
60.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
65.7%
Energy import dependency in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 57.3% |
| 2023 | – | 58.3% |
| 2022 | – | 62.5% |
| 2021 | – | 55.5% |
| 2020 | – | 57.5% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | 60.5% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | 58.1% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | 57.5% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | 56.1% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | 56.0% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | 54.4% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | 53.9% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | 54.9% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | 56.3% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | 57.2% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | 57.2% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | 58.2% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | 57.8% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | 56.9% |
| 2003 | -6.0% | 56.9% |
| 2002 | -12.0% | 56.3% |
| 2001 | -9.5% | 55.8% |
| 2000 | -17.1% | 56.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 35.5% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 27.3%, the figure has changed by +7.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 60.5%.
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Clean cooking access
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Renewable energy share
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