# Energy import dependency in Ireland

Energy import dependency in Ireland was 79.5% in 2024. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `energy_import_dependency`
- Place id: `ie`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Net energy imports (imports minus exports) as a percentage of gross available energy, all fuels.
- Note: A negative value means the country is a net exporter of energy. Values above 100 occur when imports also cover fuel stocks built up or fuel sold to international ships and aircraft.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_id/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_id/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/energy-import-dependency/ireland
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=energy_import_dependency&place=ie

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 79.5 |
| 2023 | 77.8 |
| 2022 | 79.1 |
| 2021 | 77 |
| 2020 | 71.1 |
| 2019 | 68.7 |
| 2018 | 67.6 |
| 2017 | 66 |
| 2016 | 69 |
| 2015 | 88.7 |
| 2014 | 86 |
| 2013 | 91.5 |
| 2012 | 83.7 |
| 2011 | 90.3 |
| 2010 | 87.5 |
| 2009 | 87.8 |
| 2008 | 90 |
| 2007 | 87.5 |
| 2006 | 90.7 |
| 2005 | 89.6 |
| 2004 | 91.6 |
| 2003 | 90.3 |
| 2002 | 88.1 |
| 2001 | 89.6 |
| 2000 | 85.4 |
| 1999 | 85.5 |
| 1998 | 80.3 |
| 1997 | 76 |
| 1996 | 71.7 |
| 1995 | 71.3 |
| 1994 | 64.9 |
| 1993 | 66.9 |
| 1992 | 65.9 |
| 1991 | 67 |
| 1990 | 69 |