Upper middle income - Energy imports

Energy imports, net (% of energy use)

Energy imports, net (% of energy use) in Upper middle income was 28.01 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 28.01 in 2015, while its lowest value was -24.03 in 2001.

Definition: Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. 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.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also:

Year Value
1960 12.34
1961 12.59
1962 17.94
1963 18.03
1964 19.24
1965 18.82
1966 19.35
1967 16.26
1968 18.09
1969 19.44
1970 23.18
1971 -21.49
1972 -15.14
1973 -16.03
1974 -11.53
1975 -12.26
1976 -14.06
1977 -13.35
1978 -13.49
1979 -19.32
1980 -15.87
1981 -7.91
1982 -10.47
1983 -11.78
1984 -14.09
1985 -15.45
1986 -14.72
1987 -13.44
1988 -14.67
1989 -16.35
1990 -22.27
1991 -18.86
1992 -18.55
1993 -16.75
1994 -17.80
1995 -17.61
1996 -17.81
1997 -18.79
1998 -21.60
1999 -21.72
2000 -23.11
2001 -24.03
2002 -23.33
2003 -22.08
2004 -21.28
2005 -20.12
2006 -18.04
2007 -16.47
2008 -15.89
2009 -13.78
2010 -12.30
2011 -9.56
2012 -8.47
2013 -7.55
2014 -6.37
2015 28.01

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use