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Energy imports, net (% of energy use) by country

Net energy imports are estimated as gross imports less gross exports, both measured in tons of oil equivalents (toe). A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus...

Countries reporting
142
Highest
403.6%
Malta
Lowest
-859.5%
South Sudan
Median
26.2%
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,889

What the numbers show

Energy imports, net (% of energy use) is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 403.6% in Malta; the lowest is -859.5% in South Sudan.

The median across all reporting countries is 26.2%, and the mean is -10.1%.

Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 3,967.0%), and the largest decrease in Laos (down 743.7%).

Energy imports, net: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 403.6% 2023 up 45.9% rising
2 Singapore 279.6% 2023 up 4.6% rising
3 Curacao 236.1% 2018 up 17.2% falling
4 Hong Kong 175.7% 2022 down 13.4% rising
5 Panama 171.2% 2022 up 1.5% flat
6 Cyprus 117.0% 2022 down 3.1% flat
7 Jamaica 112.6% 2022 up 12.4% rising
8 Luxembourg 109.6% 2023 up 3.2% rising
9 Lebanon 96.9% 2022 down 3.3% flat
10 Jordan 96.4% 2022 down 6.9% flat
11 Dominican Republic 94.4% 2022 up 1.3% flat
12 Morocco 93.6% 2023 down 6.0% rising
13 Greece 89.2% 2023 up 29.1% rising
14 Belgium 89.2% 2023 up 2.1% flat
15 Japan 87.3% 2023 down 8.8% rising
16 Netherlands 87.0% 2023 up 201.7% rising
17 Ireland 85.8% 2023 down 9.3% rising
18 South Korea 84.6% 2023 down 4.0% flat
19 Moldova 81.2% 2023 down 1.5% falling
20 Georgia 79.9% 2023 up 17.8% rising
21 Italy 79.6% 2023 up 0.4% falling
22 Portugal 77.2% 2023 down 2.0% falling
23 Belarus 77.1% 2022 down 11.7% falling
24 Spain 77.0% 2023 up 0.4% rising
25 Armenia 76.9% 2022 up 3.4% falling
26 Turkey 72.0% 2023 down 6.1% rising
27 Lithuania 71.5% 2023 down 8.4% rising
28 Germany 70.5% 2023 up 9.1% rising
29 Senegal 69.0% 2023 up 18.0% rising
30 Austria 64.0% 2023 up 1.7% falling
31 North Macedonia 63.8% 2023 up 36.1% rising
32 Cuba 62.8% 2022 up 8.0% rising
33 Hungary 62.5% 2023 up 24.8% rising
34 Chile 62.3% 2023 down 5.5% rising
35 Syria 61.3% 2022 up 295.3% volatile
36 Honduras 60.6% 2023 up 12.6% rising
37 Namibia 60.5% 2022 down 17.7% flat
38 Costa Rica 60.4% 2023 up 18.4% falling
39 Sri Lanka 60.0% 2022 up 10.2% rising
40 El Salvador 59.5% 2022 up 20.0% rising
41 Slovakia 57.9% 2023 up 0.5% falling
42 Thailand 57.5% 2023 up 33.6% rising
43 Croatia 57.3% 2023 up 18.7% rising
44 Philippines 54.4% 2022 up 26.8% flat
45 Tunisia 53.1% 2022 up 80.9% volatile
46 Switzerland 51.7% 2023 down 9.9% falling
47 Slovenia 48.9% 2023 up 3.4% flat
48 Poland 48.8% 2023 up 84.2% volatile
49 France 47.1% 2023 down 5.2% falling
50 Nicaragua 46.5% 2022 up 6.1% rising
51 Uruguay 46.2% 2022 down 35.9% falling
52 Bangladesh 44.3% 2022 up 141.4% rising
53 United Kingdom 44.0% 2023 down 13.0% volatile
54 Denmark 43.8% 2023 up 228.4% volatile
55 Serbia 42.6% 2023 up 76.0% rising
56 Czechia 42.0% 2023 up 51.5% rising
57 Bulgaria 40.9% 2023 up 4.8% falling
58 Benin 40.9% 2022 down 17.0% volatile
59 Pakistan 39.8% 2022 up 72.3% rising
60 Guatemala 38.4% 2022 up 26.1% rising
61 India 36.1% 2023 up 6.1% rising
62 Eritrea 34.8% 2004 down 26.6% falling
63 Latvia 34.3% 2023 down 43.3% falling
64 Vietnam 34.0% 2022 up 394.9% volatile
65 Kyrgyzstan 33.8% 2022 down 44.2% falling
66 New Zealand 31.6% 2023 up 29.9% rising
67 Finland 30.3% 2023 down 39.5% falling
68 Romania 28.1% 2023 up 53.4% falling
69 Tajikistan 28.0% 2022 down 6.4% falling
70 Sweden 27.8% 2023 down 18.4% falling
71 Nepal 27.4% 2022 up 59.4% rising
72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.9% 2023 down 16.1% falling
73 Montenegro 24.4% 2023 up 2.8% falling
74 China 24.0% 2023 up 38.3% volatile
75 Botswana 23.7% 2022 down 49.5% falling
76 Ukraine 23.6% 2023 down 12.7% falling
77 Albania 22.7% 2023 down 9.9% volatile
78 Kenya 22.4% 2023 up 10.2% rising
79 Mexico 21.6% 2023 up 306.9% volatile
80 Eswatini 20.6% 2022 down 22.4% rising
81 Uganda 20.5% 2022 up 126.1% volatile
82 Egypt 20.3% 2023 up 2,597.0% volatile
83 Sudan 18.9% 2022 up 231.5% volatile
84 Zimbabwe 17.0% 2022 down 11.8% rising
85 Cote d'Ivoire 14.4% 2022 up 782.3% volatile
86 Israel 13.7% 2023 down 83.7% falling
87 Madagascar 13.7% 2017 up 8.5% flat
88 Tanzania 12.9% 2022 down 1.5% rising
89 Suriname 12.3% 2023 up 28.8% volatile
90 Peru 12.2% 2022 up 208.0% volatile
91 Ethiopia 10.8% 2022 up 45.5% rising
92 Rwanda 10.6% 2022 up 35.9% rising
93 Zambia 9.0% 2022 down 17.6% rising
94 Niger 5.4% 2022 up 3,967.0% volatile
95 North Korea 4.9% 2022 up 111.3% volatile
96 Estonia 3.8% 2023 down 76.2% volatile
97 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.6% 2022 up 262.0% volatile
98 Uzbekistan 1.5% 2022 up 106.0% volatile
99 Argentina 0.4% 2023 down 97.0% volatile
100 Malaysia -0.6% 2022 up 94.6% volatile
101 Paraguay -4.7% 2023 up 90.8% volatile
102 United States -9.0% 2023 down 162.4% volatile
103 Yemen -11.0% 2022 up 92.4% volatile
104 South Africa -12.5% 2023 up 33.1% rising
105 Brazil -13.7% 2023 down 186.7% volatile
106 Myanmar -19.0% 2022 up 60.4% volatile
107 Ghana -22.4% 2022 down 388.4% volatile
108 Cameroon -28.7% 2022 down 90.5% volatile
109 Iran -32.5% 2022 up 12.1% volatile
110 Bahrain -45.5% 2022 up 19.9% rising
111 Laos -49.0% 2022 down 743.7% volatile
112 Nigeria -66.3% 2022 up 67.0% rising
113 Bolivia -67.3% 2022 up 58.1% falling
114 Ecuador -69.4% 2022 up 36.3% rising
115 Venezuela -73.9% 2022 up 61.0% rising
116 Russia -75.1% 2022 up 6.3% falling
117 Trinidad and Tobago -75.5% 2022 up 27.0% flat
118 Indonesia -89.5% 2023 up 33.2% falling
119 Canada -89.6% 2023 down 36.4% falling
120 Mozambique -106.4% 2022 down 231.9% volatile
121 Turkmenistan -109.8% 2022 up 37.2% rising
122 Kazakhstan -119.1% 2023 down 13.7% falling
123 Algeria -129.3% 2023 up 30.6% rising
124 Colombia -142.0% 2023 up 36.6% falling
125 United Arab Emirates -171.5% 2022 up 16.1% rising
126 Brunei -172.6% 2022 up 54.4% rising
127 Chad -177.8% 2022 down 51.6% volatile
128 Saudi Arabia -178.2% 2022 up 10.2% rising
129 Gabon -187.6% 2022 up 36.8% volatile
130 Oman -213.6% 2022 down 7.2% volatile
131 Australia -214.5% 2023 down 30.2% falling
132 Mongolia -226.4% 2022 up 24.8% volatile
133 Libya -249.7% 2022 up 31.9% rising
134 Azerbaijan -256.0% 2023 up 21.6% volatile
135 Iraq -274.9% 2022 up 5.2% volatile
136 Kuwait -283.1% 2022 up 28.8% rising
137 Congo -347.4% 2022 up 35.4% rising
138 Angola -354.0% 2022 up 41.4% falling
139 Qatar -396.1% 2022 up 19.5% falling
140 Equatorial Guinea -422.8% 2022 up 60.9% volatile
141 Norway -704.0% 2023 down 31.5% flat
142 South Sudan -859.5% 2022 down 401.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Energy imports, net (% of energy use)
Unit
% of energy use
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 5,889 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net energy imports are estimated as gross imports less gross exports, both measured in tons of oil equivalents (toe). A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.