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Where does the Netherlands get its solar panels and cells? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the Netherlands imported $2.2 billion of solar panels and cells (683 thousand tonnes), 2.9% of the world total. China sold 79% of the total, followed by Germany (8%) and Denmark (4%). The Netherlands was the world’s 8th-largest importer of solar panels and cells.

Summary

Value
$2.2billion
Tonnes
683thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.9%
World rank
8th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China1.8Tonnes: 621,850USD per tonne: $2,84479.1%Sea
Germany0.18Tonnes: 11,158USD per tonne: $16,4018.2%Land
Denmark0.08Tonnes: 20,123USD per tonne: $4,1273.7%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.06Tonnes: 17,461USD per tonne: $3,6322.8%Land
Japan0.06Tonnes: 84USD per tonne: $672,6532.5%Air
France0.01Tonnes: 1,845USD per tonne: $8,1000.67%Sea
United States0.01Tonnes: 66USD per tonne: $153,5570.46%Air
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 534USD per tonne: $16,2880.39%Sea
Austria0.01Tonnes: 5,105USD per tonne: $1,1140.25%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 392USD per tonne: $12,1760.21%Sea
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 742USD per tonne: $6,1060.2%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 288USD per tonne: $11,5150.15%Sea
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 394USD per tonne: $7,7440.14%Sea
Switzerland< 0.01Tonnes: 273USD per tonne: $9,7270.12%Sea
Poland< 0.01Tonnes: 457USD per tonne: $5,1190.1%Sea
Slovenia< 0.01Tonnes: 353USD per tonne: $5,7530.09%Sea
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: 15USD per tonne: $124,2490.08%Air
Indonesia< 0.01Tonnes: 88USD per tonne: $20,6720.08%Sea
Sweden< 0.01Tonnes: 51USD per tonne: $33,6430.08%Sea
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 55USD per tonne: $29,3700.07%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2019

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

  • China 1.8
  • Germany 0.18
  • Denmark 0.08
  • Belgium 0.06
  • Japan 0.06

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China01.8
Germany0.020.18
Denmark< 0.010.08
Belgium< 0.010.06
Japan< 0.010.06

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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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