Net energy imports in United Kingdom
Net imports covered 47.6% of energy use in United Kingdom in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2014.
United Kingdom, 2024
47.6%
Change from 2023
+4.1percentage points
World, 2023
14.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
48.0%
Position in 2024
48th of 139
Net energy imports in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47.6% | – |
| 2023 | 43.4% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | -6.3% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | -12.6% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | -10.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | -18.1% | -0.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.1 percentage points from 43.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 49.7%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 48th highest value.
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Fossil electricity share
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Electricity price for households
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Natural gas price for households
€0.0476 per kWh
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Access to electricity
100.0%
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Clean cooking access
100.0%
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