Net electricity imports in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Net electricity imports was 5.16 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.16 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
21st
of 214 countries
All-time high
6.3 terawatt-hours
in 2016
All-time low
3.26 terawatt-hours
in 2005
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Net electricity imports in Luxembourg, 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
Luxembourg recorded 5.16 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Luxembourg peaked at 6.3 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.26 terawatt-hours, in 2005.
Luxembourg ranks 21st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Net electricity imports in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.93 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 4.15 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 3.98 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 4.05 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 4.46 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 5 terawatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 4.9 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 5.19 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 5.41 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 5.56 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.71 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 5.32 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 3.47 terawatt-hours | -34.8% |
| 2003 | 3.76 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 3.37 terawatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 3.26 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.56 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 3.96 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 4.35 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 3.42 terawatt-hours | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 4.06 terawatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 4.48 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 4.11 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 4.94 terawatt-hours | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 4.89 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6 terawatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 6.3 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 6.18 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 6.16 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.88 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 5.46 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 5.72 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.51 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 5.2 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 5.25 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 5.16 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 5.16 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1 terawatt-hours, 51.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.66 terawatt-hours | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 5.56 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 5.71 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.26 terawatt-hours | 4.06 terawatt-hours | 6.3 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.38 terawatt-hours | 5.16 terawatt-hours | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More energy & mining data for Luxembourg
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.96 % 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 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Luxembourg?
- Net electricity imports in Luxembourg was 5.16 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 terawatt-hours in 2005.
- How does Luxembourg rank for net electricity imports?
- Luxembourg ranks 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.