Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy by country
Net energy embedded in traded goods is the difference in energy embedded in exported goods, and imported goods. A positive value means that a country is a net importer; a negative means it's a net exporter. This is given as a percentage of a country's domestic energy use.
What the numbers show
Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 126.9% in Malta; the lowest is -30.7% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.8%, and the mean is 8.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 148.3%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 473.4%).
Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 126.9% | 2020 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Switzerland | 67.9% | 2020 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 36.7% | 2020 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Ireland | 35.5% | 2020 | up 52.5% | flat |
| 5 | Denmark | 27.3% | 2020 | up 43.2% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 26.0% | 2020 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 25.3% | 2020 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 22.5% | 2020 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 20.9% | 2020 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 10 | France | 16.8% | 2020 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 14.2% | 2020 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 12 | United States | 12.3% | 2020 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 13 | Turkey | 10.5% | 2020 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 14 | Croatia | 10.3% | 2020 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Portugal | 7.6% | 2020 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 16 | Romania | 7.4% | 2020 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | 7.4% | 2020 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Latvia | 6.5% | 2020 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands | 5.5% | 2020 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 4.0% | 2020 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Spain | 3.1% | 2020 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Norway | 2.8% | 2020 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 2.5% | 2019 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2020 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovakia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Poland | -0.1% | 2020 | down 102.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | -0.6% | 2020 | down 107.1% | volatile |
| 28 | India | -1.2% | 2020 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | -1.9% | 2020 | down 140.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Indonesia | -2.0% | 2020 | down 245.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Australia | -2.7% | 2020 | down 115.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Czechia | -3.3% | 2020 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Greece | -3.7% | 2020 | down 129.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | -4.2% | 2020 | down 189.2% | volatile |
| 35 | China | -5.2% | 2020 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 36 | Finland | -6.6% | 2020 | down 337.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | -9.2% | 2020 | down 473.4% | volatile |
| 38 | South Korea | -10.0% | 2020 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Canada | -11.4% | 2020 | down 194.3% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | -12.7% | 2020 | down 146.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Bulgaria | -22.8% | 2020 | down 86.8% | rising |
| 42 | Russia | -27.1% | 2020 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 43 | South Africa | -30.7% | 2020 | down 45.1% | falling |
About this data
Net energy embedded in traded goods is the difference in energy embedded in exported goods, and imported goods. A positive value means that a country is a net importer; a negative means it's a net exporter. This is given as a percentage of a country's domestic energy use.