EU countries by energy import dependency

Malta had the highest energy import dependency of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 97.3%. Estonia had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 67.1% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 60.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest97.3Malta

Lowest4.7Estonia

Median67.127 EU countries

European Union (27)60.5History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Under 41
41 to 54
54 to 70
70 to 75
75 and over

%, 2019. Source: Eurostat, Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2019

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2019 (%)	Change on 2018
1	Malta	97.3	-0.3 pts
2	Luxembourg	95	-0.1 pts
3	Cyprus	92.8	+0.3 pts
4	Belgium	77.7	-5.4 pts
5	Italy	77.5	+1.1 pts
6	Lithuania	75.2	+1.3 pts
7	Spain	75	+1.4 pts
8	Greece	74.1	+3.4 pts
9	Portugal	73.9	-1.8 pts
10	Austria	71.6	+7.4 pts
11	Slovakia	69.8	+7.9 pts
12	Hungary	69.7	+11.6 pts
13	Ireland	68.7	+1.1 pts
14	Germany	67.1	+3.6 pts
15	Netherlands	64.3	+4.8 pts
16	Croatia	56.2	+3.5 pts
17	Slovenia	52	+0.9 pts
18	France	47.6	+0.8 pts
19	Poland	45.3	+1.7 pts
20	Latvia	43.9	-0.4 pts
21	Finland	42.9	-2.3 pts
22	Czechia	40.8	+3.9 pts
23	Denmark	38.9	+16.2 pts
24	Bulgaria	38.5	+1.9 pts
25	Romania	30.3	+6 pts
26	Sweden	30.1	+1 pts
27	Estonia	4.7	+3.5 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id), EU countries by energy import dependency, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg\_ind\_id): EU countries by energy import dependency, 2019}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/energy-import-dependency/eu-countries?period=2019. Publisher attribution: 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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Which EU country has the highest energy import dependency?

Malta, with 97.3% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest energy import dependency?

Estonia, with 4.7% in 2019.

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.