In 2020, the European Union (EU-27) relied on the import of energy, including in the form of solid fossil fuels, natural gas, and oil & petroleum products, for around 57.5 percent of its needs. Malta, Cyprus, and Luxembourg had the highest dependency of all observed countries with over 90 percent for each. Germany reported a 63.7 percent dependency on imports, ranking them 13th.
Energy import dependency in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country
The indicator shows the share of total energy needs of a country met by imports from other countries. It is calculated as net imports divided by the gross available energy. Energy dependence = (imports – exports) / gross available energy.
The indicator is part of the EU Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator set. It is used to monitor progress towards SDG 7 on affordable and clean energy; which is embedded in the European Commission’s Priorities under the 'European Green Deal'.
SDG 7 calls for ensuring universal access to modern energy services, improving energy efficiency and increasing the share of renewable energy. To accelerate the transition to an affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy system, countries need to facilitate access to clean energy research, promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology. Energy dependence on imports of energy carriers exposes the European economy to volatile world market prices and the risk of supply shortages, for example, due to geopolitical conflicts. The risks increase with dependency on single countries e.g. determined by the supply infrastructure.
The data refers to Section [Total] of the Eurostat Database Statistic under the code [SDG_07_50].
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