Denmark vs Ireland: Net electricity imports

Denmark
7.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
6.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
13th
Ireland rank
16th

Net electricity imports over time

  • Denmark
  • Ireland
-15-10-505199020072025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 7.37 terawatt-hours against 6.69 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 0.68 terawatt-hours.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 16th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s -2.49 terawatt-hours 0.016 terawatt-hours 2.51 terawatt-hours Ireland
2000s -1.81 terawatt-hours 0.945 terawatt-hours 2.76 terawatt-hours Ireland
2010s 3.59 terawatt-hours 0.565 terawatt-hours 3.02 terawatt-hours Denmark
2020s 4.55 terawatt-hours 2.79 terawatt-hours 1.77 terawatt-hours Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Denmark or Ireland?
Denmark, at 7.37 terawatt-hours against 6.69 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Denmark and Ireland?
0.68 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for net electricity imports?
Denmark ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 16th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.