Energy imports dependency in Netherlands
Netherlands: Energy imports dependency was 70.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 50 countries
All-time high
80.2%
in 2022
All-time low
17.7%
in 1993
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Energy imports dependency in Netherlands, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 70.6% for energy imports dependency in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 128.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy imports dependency in Netherlands peaked at 80.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1993.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Energy imports dependency in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.7% | — |
| 1991 | 18.9% | -20.1% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 17.7% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | +26.8% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | +47.4% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 31.2% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | +22.7% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +30.4% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +56.3% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +37.3% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 70.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.4%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 70.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.1%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 17.7% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 32.1% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 23.7% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 58.5% | 80.2% | 5 |
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 energy imports dependency in Netherlands?
- Energy imports dependency in Netherlands was 70.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest energy imports dependency recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest energy imports dependency recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1993.
- How does Netherlands rank for energy imports dependency?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy imports dependency rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Energy imports dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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