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Energy imports dependency of fossil fuels

Scope
Energy
Action line
Diversify the energy supply and reduce fossil fuel dependency
Type of indicator (global, European, national)
Global
Correlation with other sets of indicators
Description
Energy imports dependency shows the share of total energy needs of a country met by imports from other countries.
Calculation method

$$\textit{Energy imports dependency of fossil fuels}^{t}=\frac{\textit{(Imports - Exports)}^{t}}{\textit{Gross available energy}^{t}} \cdot 100$$

, defined for fossil fuels, in year t.

Unit of measure
Percentage
Source
MTED together with Red Eléctrica de España (REE), Corporación de Reservas Estratégicas de Productos Petrolíferos (CORES), ENAGAS, Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de Energía (IDAE), M.P.
Periodicity
Annual
Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)
Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)
Yes
Statistical operation
Energy Balance (Annual) (ISO code: 10002)
Responsible institution
MTED together with Red Eléctrica de España (REE), Corporación de Reservas Estratégicas de Productos Petrolíferos (CORES), ENAGAS, Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de Energía (IDAE), M.P.
Link to Eurostat metadata
Energy imports dependency (nrg_ind_id)
Date of the last metadata update
05/06/2024
Observations

Gross available energy (GAE) is calculated as the sum of national energy production, recovered and recycled products, and imports, minus exports, plus change in stocks.

The change in stocks component may be either positive or negative. As change in stocks can be negative and exports are subtracted, gross available energy may be lower than net imports (Imports - Exports). Therefore, in certain years, the ratio derived from this indicator may exceed 100% if the calculated gross available energy is lower than (Imports - Exports).