Rate of electrification in Netherlands
Netherlands: Rate of electrification was 16.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.2%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
43rd
of 50 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 2022
All-time low
9.8%
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Rate of electrification in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, rate of electrification in Netherlands stood at 16.2%.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of electrification in Netherlands peaked at 17.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1990.
That places Netherlands 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Rate of electrification in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.8% | — |
| 1991 | 9.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 9.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.9% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.3% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 14.9% | 17.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of electrification in Netherlands?
- Rate of electrification in Netherlands was 16.2% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest rate of electrification recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest rate of electrification recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for rate of electrification?
- Netherlands ranks 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rate of electrification rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Rate of electrification. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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