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Oil and import dependence

Range of Crude oil (average): 1960–2025. Range of Energy import dependency: 1990–2024.

World crude oil price benchmark and European energy import dependency.

The oil benchmark Crude oil (average) is quoted in US dollars per barrel, while Eurostat Energy import dependency tracks the net share of energy imported.

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Energy import dependency

Net energy import dependency as a percentage of gross available energy from Eurostat.

Source
Eurostat
Indicator code in source
nrg_ind_id
Unit of measure
percent
Year
1990–2024
Retrieved
2026-09-15

World

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Crude oil (average)

Annual average crude oil benchmark price (equally weighting Brent, Dubai, and WTI) in US dollars per barrel from the World Bank.

About this series

Crude oil, average of Brent, Dubai and WTI, US$ per barrel. Pink Sheet.

Indicator definition

Column Crude oil, average. The World Bank’s own blend.

How to read the data

Pair: Oil rents and Energy import dependency. A price, not a rent or a dependency rate.

Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 1517f05fb694
Longseries, “Crude oil (average)”. World Bank Commodity Markets (Pink Sheet) (CRUDE_AVG), 1960–2025, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: 1517f05fb6949ffc8ab225085b2c0213c9de06f1870fbb66c2a22b86050262e3. https://longseries.com/en/d/cmo-oil-avg/

Latest values

1 place — sorted by value, highest first
Country
World202567.4 USD/bbl67.4 USD/bbl
Data coverage
  • World: 1960–2025; observations: 66; missing years: 0

Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

World

66 rows for World

Time range:
0.025.050.075.0100.0125.01960197019801990200020102020202567.4
Year

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World

Period statistics

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World

1.6→67.4

Total change
+4,112.5 %
Annual growth (CAGR)
+5.9 %
Period
1960–2025

World: 1.6 (1960) → 67.4 (2025). Change of +4,112.5 % over 65 years. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +5.9 % per year.

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Format:
Crude oil, average, US$ / bbl, World Bank Pink Sheet — World
YearCountryValue
2025World67.4 USD/bbl
2024World78.7 USD/bbl
2023World80.8 USD/bbl
2022World97.1 USD/bbl
2021World69.1 USD/bbl
2020World41.3 USD/bbl
2019World61.4 USD/bbl
2018World68.3 USD/bbl
2017World52.8 USD/bbl
2016World42.8 USD/bbl
2015World50.8 USD/bbl
2014World96.2 USD/bbl
2013World104.1 USD/bbl
2012World105 USD/bbl
2011World104 USD/bbl
2010World79 USD/bbl
2009World61.8 USD/bbl
2008World97 USD/bbl
2007World71.1 USD/bbl
2006World64.3 USD/bbl

Energy import dependency

Net energy import dependency as a percentage of gross available energy from Eurostat.

About this series

Energy import dependency, % of gross available energy. Eurostat.

Indicator definition

Energy import dependency rate (net imports divided by gross available energy) from Eurostat.

How to read the data

Can exceed 100 or go negative (net exporter). Pair: Renewable energy.

Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID b6f771f3fc5b
Longseries, “Energy import dependency”. Eurostat (nrg_ind_id), 1990–2024, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Türkiye. Retrieved 2026-09-15. Eurostat reuse policy. Data SHA-256: b6f771f3fc5bebf8f7208f36206674fad37869beafbdf38d0ebecfa8564aae64. https://longseries.com/en/d/eu-energy-import/

Latest values

Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — Malta; lowest — Norway

Only the first rows are shown here. Use “Remaining locations” below for the full list.

32 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearMalta2024+98.388%+98.4%
Luxembourg2024+91.034%+91%
Cyprus2024+87.706%+87.7%
Ireland2024+79.533%+79.5%
Greece2024+77.714%+77.7%
Belgium2024+75.448%+75.4%
Italy2024+73.884%+73.9%
Netherlands2024+70.564%+70.6%
Remaining locations (24)
Data coverage
  • Poland: 1990–2024; observations: 35; missing years: 0

Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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35 rows for Poland

Time range:
−10.0%0.0%+10.0%+20.0%+30.0%+40.0%+50.0%19902000201020202024+45.7%
Year

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Poland

Period statistics

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Poland

+0.9%→+45.7%

Total change
+44.8 pp
Period
1990–2024

Poland: +0.9% (1990) → +45.7% (2024). Difference: +44.8 pp. Peak value of +48.0% in 2023; lowest value of −0.2% in 1995.

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Format:
Energy import dependency, Eurostat — Poland
YearCountryValue
2024Poland+45.669%
2023Poland+47.996%
2022Poland+46.115%
2021Poland+40.464%
2020Poland+42.775%
2019Poland+45.251%
2018Poland+43.52%
2017Poland+38.255%
2016Poland+30.744%
2015Poland+29.829%
2014Poland+29.395%
2013Poland+26.236%
2012Poland+31.613%
2011Poland+34.008%
2010Poland+31.559%
2009Poland+32.041%
2008Poland+30.862%
2007Poland+25.79%
2006Poland+20.149%
2005Poland+17.748%