Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 77.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Luxembourg, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Luxembourg stood at 77.0%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Luxembourg peaked at 93.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2005.
Luxembourg ranks 5th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.4% | — |
| 1991 | 85.6% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 88.3% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 91.1% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 92.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 93.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | -35.6% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 77.0% | -0.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 77.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 475.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Luxembourg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -35.6% | 85.9% | 55.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.5% | 85.6% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 49.3% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 55.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 77.0% | 82.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More energy & mining data for Luxembourg
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.96 % 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 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Luxembourg?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Luxembourg was 77.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2005.
- How does Luxembourg rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Luxembourg ranks 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.