EU member state · data through 2024

Netherlands Energy Security Indicators and Import Exposure

Compare Netherlands’s ESS exposure, energy intensity, domestic-production coverage and renewable indicators with the EU27 project reference.

Data build reviewed 2026-07-13 · English

In 2024, Netherlands’s ESS1 ensemble was 0.0744, above the EU27 project reference of 0.0237. This is a modeled exposure indicator, not the official national import-dependency percentage.

0.0744ESS1 fossil-import exposure ensemble; lower is the stronger direction
0.0110ESS2 industrial energy intensity; lower is the stronger direction
0.511ESS3 domestic-production coverage; higher is the stronger direction

2024 indicator comparison

IndicatorNetherlandsEU27 project referenceRelative position
ESS1 ensemble0.07440.0237Above EU27
ESS2 energy intensity0.01100.0119Below EU27
ESS3 production coverage0.5110.626Below EU27
Renewable-consumption share6.9%14.3%Below member-state mean

Trend since 2015

Netherlands’s ESS1 ensemble decreased by 43.3%, which represents a stronger security direction inside the project framework. ESS3 decreased by 54.1%, representing a weaker security direction. The renewable-consumption share increased by 128.2%, representing a stronger security direction on that component.

The dimensions can move in different directions. A country may lower GDP-scaled import exposure while retaining limited domestic-production coverage, or improve renewable consumption while remaining concentrated in a specific external supplier.

Do not read these values in isolation: combine direction, EU comparison, fuel mix, partner concentration and data coverage. ESS values are not probabilities, official dependency percentages or policy scores.

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Method and next steps

Country metrics use the same adapted ESS definitions described in the indicator guide. Review EU supplier evidence for the external partner dimension and open the interactive dashboard for historical charts and maps.