Greece's energy imports, net (% of energy use) was 93.54% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 20.55 percentage points from 72.99% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 93.54% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 87.5% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 72.99% | 2014 |
| Highest | 93.54% | 2024 |
| Lowest | 69.14% | 2013 |
| Average since 2015 | 86.33% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 71.45% | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Greece's energy imports, net (% of energy use) rose 4.3 percentage points on 2023 (from 89.24% to 93.54%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.37 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.95 percentage points in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.69 percentage points in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.53 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 100.46% for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2.19%, against 7.34% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, Greece had the 9th highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | 93.54% | 2024 |
| World | 14.61% | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 4.87% | 2022 |
| High income | 12.92% | 2023 |
Closest to Greece in the 2024 ranking
- Luxembourg — 6th of 137: 109.84%
- Dominican Republic — 7th of 137: 94.2%
- Morocco — 8th of 137: 93.89%
- Belgium — 10th of 137: 88.51%
- Netherlands — 11th of 137: 88.38%
- Japan — 12th of 137: 87.28%
What this measures
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.
Limitations: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 35 values
| Year | Energy imports, net (% of energy use) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 93.54 |
| 2023 | 89.24 |
| 2022 | 92.91 |
| 2021 | 84.56 |
| 2020 | 91.21 |
| 2019 | 87.5 |
| 2018 | 82.02 |
| 2017 | 81.85 |
| 2016 | 81.38 |
| 2015 | 79.07 |
| 2014 |
Energy imports, net (% of energy use) in nearby economies
More environment data for Greece
- Population in largest city — 3.16 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 38.24% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 3.16 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 30.3% (2025)
- Rural population — 2.16 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 20.78% (2025)
- Urban population — 8.25 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 79.22% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 128,022 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
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Questions people ask
- What is Greece's energy imports, net (% of energy use)?
- 93.54% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 22.09 percentage points from 71.45% in 1990. The highest value was 93.54% in 2024 and the lowest 69.14% in 2013.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.IMP.CONS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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