Natural gas import dependency by country of origin in Ireland
Ireland: Natural gas import dependency by country of origin was 0.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
24th
of 40 countries
All-time high
40.1%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Natural gas import dependency by country of origin in Ireland, 2015–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.0% for natural gas import dependency by country of origin in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
That places Ireland 24th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Natural gas import dependency by country of origin in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32.6% | — |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%. (30 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.6% | 31.3% | 40.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 21 Türkiye 0.3% compare
- 22 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 22 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 24 Austria 0.0%
- 24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%
- 24 Czechia 0.0% compare
- 24 Georgia 0.0%
- 24 Croatia 0.0% compare
- 24 Hungary 0.0%
- 24 Latvia 0.0%
- 24 Moldova 0.0%
- 24 North Macedonia 0.0%
- 24 Romania 0.0%
- 24 Serbia 0.0%
- 24 Slovakia 0.0%
- 24 Croatia 0.0% compare
- 24 Latvia 0.0%
- 24 Moldova 0.0%
- 24 Slovakia 0.0%
More energy & mining data for Ireland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.01 % 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 6.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas import dependency by country of origin in Ireland?
- Natural gas import dependency by country of origin in Ireland was 0.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest natural gas import dependency by country of origin recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest natural gas import dependency by country of origin recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for natural gas import dependency by country of origin?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is natural gas import dependency by country of origin rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Natural gas import dependency by country of origin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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