Fuel imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Fuel imports was 19.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuel imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuel imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 19.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 19.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1987.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 7.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 8.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 11.5% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 12.9% | 19.5% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 12.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,920 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 4.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Fuel imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 19.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1987.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.