EU countries by energy import dependency

Malta had the highest energy import dependency of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 97.7%. Estonia had the lowest, at 11.6%. The median was 59.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 54.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest97.7Malta

Lowest11.6Estonia

Median59.827 EU countries

European Union (27)54.4History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Under 31
31 to 46
46 to 64
64 to 76
76 and over

%, 2014. Source: Eurostat, Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

%. Source: Eurostat, Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2014 (%)	Change on 2013
1	Malta	97.7	-6.5 pts
2	Luxembourg	96.6	-0.5 pts
3	Cyprus	93.1	-3 pts
4	Ireland	86	-5.5 pts
5	Belgium	80.2	+2.3 pts
6	Italy	75.8	-0.9 pts
7	Lithuania	74.9	-0.6 pts
8	Spain	72.6	+2.6 pts
9	Portugal	70.2	-3.1 pts
10	Austria	65.6	+4.4 pts
11	Greece	65.5	+3.7 pts
12	Germany	61.8	-0.6 pts
13	Slovakia	60.7	+2.3 pts
14	Hungary	59.8	+9.7 pts
15	Finland	49.9	+0.3 pts
16	France	46.2	-1.7 pts
17	Slovenia	45.2	-2.3 pts
18	Croatia	44.2	-3.2 pts
19	Latvia	40.6	-15.3 pts
20	Bulgaria	35.2	-3.1 pts
21	Sweden	32.3	-0.5 pts
22	Netherlands	30.9	+7.2 pts
23	Czechia	30.2	+2.6 pts
24	Poland	29.4	+3.2 pts
25	Romania	16.7	-1.7 pts
26	Denmark	12.2	-0.1 pts
27	Estonia	11.6	-3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Net energy imports (imports minus exports) as a percentage of gross available energy, all fuels.

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id) (EU countries by energy import dependency, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_id/default/table

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Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id), EU countries by energy import dependency, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_id/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/energy-import-dependency/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id). EU countries by energy import dependency, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_id/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/energy-import-dependency/eu-countries?period=2014.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id), EU countries by energy import dependency, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_id/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/energy-import-dependency/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg\_ind\_id): EU countries by energy import dependency, 2014}},
  year = {2026},
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Which EU country has the highest energy import dependency?

Malta, with 97.7% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest energy import dependency?

Estonia, with 11.6% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id). Retrieved 2026-10-12.