Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Netherlands
Netherlands: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -11.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Netherlands, 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
Netherlands recorded -11.4% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 220.1% on the previous year and down 253.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Netherlands peaked at 18.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -11.4%, in 2025.
That places Netherlands 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.5% | — |
| 1991 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +52.5% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -67.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -44.9% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +224.7% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +91.9% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -41.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -44.4% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +124.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -89.2% |
| 2020 | -2.2% | -413.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -109.3% |
| 2022 | -3.7% | -1888.5% |
| 2023 | -5.0% | +34.2% |
| 2024 | -3.6% | -27.8% |
| 2025 | -11.4% | +220.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's -11.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -1888.5% | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | -413.5% | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | +224.7% | 2.3% | 7.5% |
| 2025 | -220.1% | -3.6% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.3% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 4.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 0.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.3% | -11.4% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Netherlands?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Netherlands was -11.4% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.4% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Netherlands ranks 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 253.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.