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Where does the Netherlands get its electricity? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the Netherlands imported $1.8 billion of electricity, 2.9% of the world total. Germany sold 51% of the total, followed by Norway (16%) and Belgium (15%). The Netherlands was the world’s 9th-largest importer of electricity.

Summary

Value
$1.8billion
Share of world total
2.9%
World rank
9th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Germany941Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —51.1%Land
Norway303Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —16.5%Sea
Belgium re-exports277Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —15%Land
United Kingdom172Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —9.3%Sea
Denmark148Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —8%Sea
Spain2.2Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.12%Sea
Ireland0.09Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Luxembourg< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Cyprus< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Slovakia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Czechia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Romania< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Croatia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Slovenia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Portugal< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Latvia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Estonia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Bulgaria< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Hungary< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Germany has been its main source since 2009

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

  • Germany 0.94
  • Norway 0.3
  • Belgium 0.28
  • United Kingdom 0.17
  • Denmark 0.15

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Germany0.120.94
Norway00.3
Belgium0.020.28
United Kingdom00.17
Denmark00.15

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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