Fuel imports in IDA blend
IDA blend: Fuel imports was 29.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuel imports in IDA blend, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuel imports in IDA blend is 29.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in IDA blend peaked at 29.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1966.
That places IDA blend 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Fuel imports in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.4% | — |
| 1963 | 7.0% | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 6.4% | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | -21.4% |
| 1966 | 4.2% | -17.1% |
| 1967 | 5.1% | +23.4% |
| 1968 | 6.6% | +28.4% |
| 1970 | 5.0% | -23.4% |
| 1971 | 4.7% | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 4.6% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 4.7% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 9.4% | +97.6% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 12.6% | +20.4% |
| 1977 | 10.2% | -19.0% |
| 1978 | 10.9% | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 18.4% | +62.8% |
| 1983 | 16.8% | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 15.1% | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | -44.7% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | +48.2% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +34.8% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +29.7% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 4.2% | 7.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 4.6% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 8.5% | 18.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.5% | 12.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.4% | 18.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.0% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 16.3% | 29.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 65.9% compare
- 2 United States Virgin Islands 58.5% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 41.1% compare
- 4 Nigeria 38.0% compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 36.5% compare
- 6 Mali 36.3% compare
More energy & mining data for IDA blend
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 44.9% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.6% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 7.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 424.62 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in IDA blend?
- Fuel imports in IDA blend was 29.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1966.
- How does IDA blend rank for fuel imports?
- IDA blend ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.