Net energy imports in United States
Net imports covered -9.8% of energy use in United States in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
United States, 2024
-9.8%
Change from 2023
−1.1percentage points
World, 2023
14.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
48.0%
Position in 2024
99th of 139
Net energy imports in United States 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 States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -9.8% | – |
| 2023 | -8.7% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | -6.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | -3.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -3.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | -0.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from -8.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 11.7%, the figure has changed by −21.5 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 99th highest value.