EU countries by energy import dependency

Malta had the highest energy import dependency of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 97.6%. Estonia had the lowest, at 10.5%. The median was 56.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 57.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest97.6Malta

Lowest10.5Estonia

Median56.627 EU countries

European Union (27)57.5History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Under 43
43 to 49
49 to 65
65 to 75
75 and over

%, 2020. Source: Eurostat, Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Malta	97.6	+0.3 pts
2	Cyprus	93.2	+0.4 pts
3	Luxembourg	92.3	-2.7 pts
4	Greece	81.4	+7.3 pts
5	Belgium	78.1	+0.5 pts
6	Lithuania	74.9	-0.3 pts
7	Italy	73.5	-4 pts
8	Ireland	71.1	+2.5 pts
9	Netherlands	68	+3.7 pts
10	Spain	67.9	-7.1 pts
11	Portugal	65.3	-8.6 pts
12	Germany	63.7	-3.4 pts
13	Austria	58.3	-13.3 pts
14	Hungary	56.6	-13.1 pts
15	Slovakia	56.3	-13.5 pts
16	Croatia	53.6	-2.7 pts
17	Slovenia	45.7	-6.3 pts
18	Latvia	45.5	+1.6 pts
19	Denmark	44.9	+6 pts
20	France	44.4	-3.2 pts
21	Finland	43	+0.1 pts
22	Poland	42.8	-2.5 pts
23	Czechia	38.8	-2 pts
24	Bulgaria	38.2	-0.3 pts
25	Sweden	32	+1.9 pts
26	Romania	28.2	-2.1 pts
27	Estonia	10.5	+5.8 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Energy imports dependency, all products (nrg_ind_id), EU countries by energy import dependency, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest energy import dependency?

Malta, with 97.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest energy import dependency?

Estonia, with 10.5% in 2020.

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.