Net electricity imports in Denmark
Denmark: Net electricity imports was 7.37 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Denmark, 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports in Denmark stood at 7.37 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Denmark peaked at 7.37 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, -15.4 terawatt-hours, in 1996.
Denmark ranks 13th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Denmark, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.05 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | -1.97 terawatt-hours | -127.9% |
| 1992 | 3.75 terawatt-hours | -290.4% |
| 1993 | 1.18 terawatt-hours | -68.5% |
| 1994 | -4.84 terawatt-hours | -510.2% |
| 1995 | -0.79 terawatt-hours | -83.7% |
| 1996 | -15.4 terawatt-hours | +1849.4% |
| 1997 | -7.25 terawatt-hours | -52.9% |
| 1998 | -4.32 terawatt-hours | -40.4% |
| 1999 | -2.31 terawatt-hours | -46.5% |
| 2000 | 0.66 terawatt-hours | -128.6% |
| 2001 | -0.57 terawatt-hours | -186.4% |
| 2002 | -2.07 terawatt-hours | +263.2% |
| 2003 | -8.55 terawatt-hours | +313.0% |
| 2004 | -2.87 terawatt-hours | -66.4% |
| 2005 | 1.37 terawatt-hours | -147.7% |
| 2006 | -6.93 terawatt-hours | -605.8% |
| 2007 | -0.95 terawatt-hours | -86.3% |
| 2008 | 1.45 terawatt-hours | -252.6% |
| 2009 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | -77.2% |
| 2010 | -1.14 terawatt-hours | -445.5% |
| 2011 | 1.32 terawatt-hours | -215.8% |
| 2012 | 5.21 terawatt-hours | +294.7% |
| 2013 | 1.08 terawatt-hours | -79.3% |
| 2014 | 2.85 terawatt-hours | +163.9% |
| 2015 | 5.91 terawatt-hours | +107.4% |
| 2016 | 5.06 terawatt-hours | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 4.56 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 5.22 terawatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 5.81 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 6.88 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 4.87 terawatt-hours | -29.2% |
| 2022 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | -72.1% |
| 2023 | 3.13 terawatt-hours | +130.1% |
| 2024 | 3.71 terawatt-hours | +18.5% |
| 2025 | 7.37 terawatt-hours | +98.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 7.37 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1 terawatt-hours, 73.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -1849.4% | -0.79 terawatt-hours | -15.4 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.49 terawatt-hours | -15.4 terawatt-hours | 7.05 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.81 terawatt-hours | -8.55 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 terawatt-hours | -1.14 terawatt-hours | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 terawatt-hours | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 7.37 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More energy & mining data for Denmark
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.18 % 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 6.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Denmark?
- Net electricity imports in Denmark was 7.37 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7.37 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.4 terawatt-hours in 1996.
- How does Denmark rank for net electricity imports?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.