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Energy: Romania among less dependent countries
EU needed to import 53.6% of the energy it consumed in 2016
21 April, 19:07
(ANSA) - BELGRADE - Romania, with a dependency rate of 22.9%,
is among the EU member countries less dependent on imported
energy, the EU statistical office Eurostat said today.
Eurostat noted that in 2016 the European Union needed to import 53.6% of the energy it consumed. The main imported energy were petroleum products, followed by gas and solid fuels.
In 2016, the EU country least dependent on imported energy was Estonia, with a dependency rate of 6.8%, followed by Denmark (13.9%), Romania, Poland (22.3%). Good results also for the Czech Republic (32.8%). Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia also had a dependency rate below the EU average in 2016. (ANSA).
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Eurostat noted that in 2016 the European Union needed to import 53.6% of the energy it consumed. The main imported energy were petroleum products, followed by gas and solid fuels.
In 2016, the EU country least dependent on imported energy was Estonia, with a dependency rate of 6.8%, followed by Denmark (13.9%), Romania, Poland (22.3%). Good results also for the Czech Republic (32.8%). Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia also had a dependency rate below the EU average in 2016. (ANSA).
