Energy imports, net (% of energy use)

For 2023, Energy imports, net (% of energy use) is led by Malta at 403.59%. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

Net energy imports are estimated as gross imports less gross exports, both measured in tons of oil equivalents (toe). A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

Countries ranked 67
Snapshot year 2023
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0.0101202303404MaltaMalta: 403.59%404SingaporeSingapore: 279.62%280LuxembourgLuxembourg: 109.59%110MoroccoMorocco: 93.64%93.6GreeceGreece: 89.25%89.2BelgiumBelgium: 89.17%89.2JapanJapan: 87.28%87.3NetherlandsNetherlands: 87.02%87.0IrelandIreland: 85.77%85.8Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 84.60%84.6MoldovaMoldova: 81.17%81.2GeorgiaGeorgia: 79.94%79.9
Rank Country Value
51 Egypt, Arab Rep. 20.26%
52 Israel 13.73%
53 Suriname 12.30%
54 Estonia 3.77%
55 Argentina 0.42%
56 Paraguay -4.69%
57 United States -9.00%
58 South Africa -12.51%
59 Brazil -13.68%
60 Indonesia -89.55%
61 Canada -89.63%
62 Kazakhstan -119.14%
63 Algeria -129.34%
64 Colombia -141.97%
65 Australia -214.47%
66 Azerbaijan -255.96%
67 Norway -703.96%
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Malta sits at the top of the Energy imports, net (% of energy use) distribution in 2023 at 403.59%, with a lead of 123.97% over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Denmark at 43.79%, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Norway (-703.96%), and the page currently covers 67 countries.