Netherlands Key Figures
- Population:
- 18.1 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 1.78 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 32.8%
Data of the last year available: 2025
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 70.0 (2015=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 6.13 tCO2/cap
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 3.99%
* at purchasing power parity
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Netherlands Energy Research
- Netherlands's Energy & Climate Policy Framework: The Netherlands targets a 55% GHG reduction and 39% renewables by 2030, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050. Key policies include liberalised markets, coal phase-out, and significant low-carbon subsidies.
- Netherlands's Energy Companies: The energy sector features diverse generation, transmission, and distribution networks for electricity, oil, and gas, dominated by key corporate players and significant public sector stakes.
- Netherlands's Energy Supply & Demand: In 2025, the Netherlands' total energy supply fell by 1% to 61 Mtoe, with renewables reaching 50% of the power mix. Gas production dropped to 10 bcm, while gross greenhouse gas emissions fell significantly.
- Netherlands's Energy Use & Price by Sector: Final energy consumption fell through 2025, dominated by oil and gas. While industrial energy prices stabilised, household electricity and transport fuel prices remained among the highest in the EU.
- Netherlands's Issues & Prospects: The Netherlands is advancing its energy transition with ambitious targets for offshore wind (70 GW by 2050), hydrogen networks, LNG expansion, and CCS projects, despite facing timeline delays.
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Netherlands Total Energy Production & Consumption
Total energy consumption decreased by around 1% in 2025 to 61 Mtoe, after increasing in 2024 (+1.7%) and dropping by 7%/year from 2021 to 2023. It followed before a decreasing trend over 2010-2019 (-1.5%/year). Energy consumption per capita reached 3.4 toe in 2025 and is 23% higher than the EU average, mainly because of the large petrochemical industry.
Source: Netherlands energy report
Interactive Chart Netherlands Total Energy Production & Consumption
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Netherlands Oil Production & Consumption
Crude oil and NGL production remained marginal (1 Mt in 2025). Crude imports rose by 10% in 2025 (63 Mt in 2025) mainly coming from the US. The share of Russia dropped from 31% in 2021 to 0.5% in 2022 and 0 in 2023.
Graph: Crude Oil Production & Consumption
Source: Netherlands energy report
Interactive Chart Netherlands Crude Oil Production & Consumption
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Interactive Chart Netherlands Refined Oil Products Production & Consumption
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Netherlands Natural Gas Production & Consumption
Gas production has dropped by 89% since 2013, from 87 bcm to 10 bcm in 2025 (-6%in 2025), due to the production cap imposed on the Groningen field.
Source: Netherlands energy report
Interactive Chart Netherlands Gas Production & Consumption
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Netherlands Coal and Lignite Production & Consumption
The Netherlands imports all its coal consumption. Coal imports rebounded by 11% in 2025 to 7 Mt, after declining by 3% in 2024 and by 28% in 2023. In 2021, imports increased by 41%. Between 2015 and 2019, coal imports decreased rapidly, by 14%/year, and then dropped by 42% in 2020 to 6 Mt.
Source: Netherlands energy report
Interactive Chart Netherlands Coal and Lignite Production & Consumption
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Netherlands Renewable in % Electricity Production
EZK is in charge of renewable energy policy, including the Stimulation of Sustainable Energy Production (SDE++ since 2020, Stimulering Duurzame Energieproductie) programme.
Source: Netherlands energy report
Interactive Chart Netherlands Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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Netherlands GHG emissions and CO2 emissions
In its 2024 NECP, the Netherlands raised its reduction target in 2030 to at least 55% compared to 1990 levels (including LULUCF) (compared to 49% before). A total investment budget of €300m per year has been put in place over 2018-30 to promote actions to meet this target. According to the Climate and Energy Outlook 2025 of PBL, this target will not be met as GHG emissions are expected to decrease by between 45-53% in 2030, considering adopted and proposed policies.
Source: Netherlands energy report
Interactive Chart Netherlands CO2 emissions
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