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Who buys the Netherlands’ electricity? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the Netherlands exported $2 billion of electricity, 3.2% of the world total. Its main destinations were Belgium (40%), Germany (37%) and the United Kingdom (14%). The Netherlands was the world’s 9th-largest exporter of electricity.

Summary

Value
$2billion
Share of world total
3.2%
World rank
9th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 9 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Belgium re-exports812Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —40.4%Land
Germany734Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —36.5%Land
United Kingdom291Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —14.5%Sea
Denmark135Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —6.7%Sea
Norway24.6Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —1.2%Sea
Serbia13.1Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.65%Sea
North Macedonia0.16Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.01%Sea
Montenegro0.08Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Canada< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

Belgium has been its main destination since 2024

Value in USD billions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • Belgium 0.81
  • Germany 0.73
  • United Kingdom 0.29
  • Denmark 0.13
  • Norway 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Belgium< 0.010.81
Germany0.010.73
United Kingdom00.29
Denmark00.13
Norway00.02

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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