The dependency rate on energy imports in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, decreased in comparison to the previous year, reaching approximately 57.5 percent. The highest dependency rate was found in 2019 at approximately 60.46 percent.
Dependency rate on energy imports in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2020
Characteristic
Energy imports dependency rate
2020
57.5%
2019
60.46%
2018
55.68%
2017
55.1%
2016
53.79%
2015
53.86%
2014
53.5%
2013
53.18%
2012
53.53%
2011
54.11%
2010
52.57%
2009
53.6%
2008
54.65%
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*all data starting from 2019 refer to EU-27
The source adds the following information: "The indicator shows the share of total energy needs of a country met by imports from other countries. It is calculated from energy balances as net imports divided by the gross available energy. Energy dependence = (imports – exports) / gross available energy.
Negative value indicates net exporter: country that exports more fuels than it consumes. Values higher than 100% mostly refer to the build of stocks (increase of fule in stocks), however might be also a result of statistical discrepancies in raw data.."
Data coverage corresponds to code nrg_ind_id of the Energy Unit (E5).
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Eurostat. (March 4, 2022). Dependency rate on energy imports in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267588/dependency-on-energy-imports-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. "Dependency rate on energy imports in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2020." Chart. March 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267588/dependency-on-energy-imports-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. (2022). Dependency rate on energy imports in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267588/dependency-on-energy-imports-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. "Dependency Rate on Energy Imports in The European Union (Eu-28) from 2008 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267588/dependency-on-energy-imports-in-the-eu/
Eurostat, Dependency rate on energy imports in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267588/dependency-on-energy-imports-in-the-eu/ (last visited April 09, 2025)
Dependency rate on energy imports in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2020 [Graph], Eurostat, March 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267588/dependency-on-energy-imports-in-the-eu/
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