Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Netherlands
Netherlands: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Netherlands, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.4% for annual percentage change in primary energy use in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.6% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Netherlands peaked at 16.1% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -8.2%, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 144th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 7.1% | — |
| 1967 | 5.7% | -19.3% |
| 1968 | 11.9% | +106.8% |
| 1969 | 11.5% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 12.8% | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 5.5% | -57.5% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | +196.1% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | -60.4% |
| 1974 | -5.0% | -178.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -116.5% |
| 1976 | 9.1% | +994.0% |
| 1977 | -1.8% | -119.8% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -212.8% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +62.3% |
| 1980 | -6.1% | -284.9% |
| 1981 | -5.2% | -14.8% |
| 1982 | -7.6% | +45.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -106.2% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +712.4% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | +55.5% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -58.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -83.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +39.2% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +899.9% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -12.7% |
| 1992 | -0.4% | -109.2% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -423.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -66.1% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +508.7% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | +125.1% |
| 1997 | -2.0% | -135.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -126.8% |
| 1999 | -1.0% | -294.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -228.2% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +161.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -75.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +118.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -89.6% |
| 2006 | -0.7% | -352.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -207.8% |
| 2008 | -1.2% | -268.3% |
| 2009 | -2.2% | +87.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -345.4% |
| 2011 | -4.9% | -190.2% |
| 2012 | -1.8% | -64.2% |
| 2013 | -3.2% | +80.0% |
| 2014 | -4.4% | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -115.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +127.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -80.4% |
| 2018 | -2.7% | -988.2% |
| 2019 | -0.9% | -68.2% |
| 2020 | -4.4% | +412.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -140.9% |
| 2022 | -8.2% | -550.8% |
| 2023 | -3.2% | -60.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -155.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -76.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 88% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -988.2% | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | +994.0% | 0.8% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 5.7% | 11.9% | 4 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | -5.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4% | -7.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -2.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.0% | -4.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -8.2% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More energy & mining data for Netherlands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4174 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy use in Netherlands?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Netherlands was 0.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1972.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.2% in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Netherlands ranks 144th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.