Country energy profile · Netherlands · 2025
What percentage of Netherlands’s energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied 88.0% of Netherlands’s total energy. Oil is its largest single source. That compares with a world average of 86.2%.
Oil 52.4%, natural gas 29.7%, coal 6.0% · non-fossil 12.0%.
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy 2025 data. Site updated August 13, 2026.
Netherlands energy mix, 2025
Share of total primary energy by source
Key facts
| Fossil-fuel share | 88.0% |
| World average | 86.2% |
| Main fossil fuel | Oil |
| Change since 2010 | -8.5 pts |
| Fossil energy per person | 151.8 GJ |
| CO₂ per person | 8.6 t |
| Fossil share of electricity | 47.0% |
| World rank, fossil energy used | #31 of 80 |
Is Netherlands getting less dependent on fossil fuels?
Fossil-fuel share of total energy since 1965, with the absolute amount of fossil fuel used. Share and volume can move in opposite directions.
Fossil share vs. consumption
Left axis: % of primary energy · Right axis: exajoules (EJ)
Oil vs. gas vs. coal in Netherlands
Consumption by fuel, 1965–2025
Exajoules (EJ) per year
Total energy vs. electricity
Netherlands’s electricity has a lower fossil share than its overall energy use, because transport, heating and industry still lean heavily on oil, gas and coal.
Total energy
| Fossil share | 88.0% |
| Oil | 52.4% |
| Gas | 29.7% |
| Coal | 6.0% |
Electricity
| Fossil share | 47.0% |
| Low-carbon share | 51.7% |
| Nuclear + hydro | 3.0% |
| Wind + solar + other renewables | 48.7% |
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Netherlands's energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied about 88.0% of Netherlands's total primary energy: oil 52.4%, natural gas 29.7% and coal 6.0%. The world average is 86.2%.
What is Netherlands's main energy source?
Netherlands's largest fossil fuel is oil. Non-fossil sources make up 12.0% of its energy.
Is Netherlands reducing its dependence on fossil fuels?
Since 2010, Netherlands's fossil-fuel share of energy has fallen by 8.5 percentage points, to 88.0%.
How much of Netherlands's electricity comes from fossil fuels?
About 47.0% of Netherlands's electricity came from fossil fuels in 2025, versus 88.0% of its total energy. Electricity is usually the lower-carbon of the two.
Compare with other countries
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, 2025 data (annual series back to 1965). See methodology.