Energy dependence in natural gas rose 1.71% to -34.5% in Netherlands in 2016, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, energy dependence in natural gas in Netherlands reached an all time high of -34.5% in 2016 and an all time low of -86.0% in 1992. When compared to Netherlands's main peers, energy dependence in natural gas in Belgium amounted to 101%, -44.4% in Denmark, 88.6% in Germany and 46.5% in United Kingdom in 2016.
Netherlands has been ranked 29th within the group of 31 countries we follow in terms of energy dependence in natural gas, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Energy Dependence (Natural Gas) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | 75.3% | 104% | 87.3% | 74.7% | 96.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 100% | 101% | 98.6% | 101% | 101% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | -68.1% | -54.8% | -52.9% | -23.1% | -46.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 92.8% | 103% | 96.8% | 97.9% | 104% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 81.2% | 86.8% | 85.7% | 86.9% | 89.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 95.5% | 95.8% | 95.4% | 96.5% | 96.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 100% | 99.9% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | -61.6% | -68.6% | -74.6% | -85.4% | -73.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | -1,409% | -1,662% | -1,766% | -1,605% | -1,558% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 69.3% | 75.1% | 73.4% | 74.2% | 72.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 98.8% | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 40.0% | 46.2% | 49.3% | 51.6% | 46.6% |
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