The European Union (EU) imported €11.4 billion ($12.8 billion) worth of green energy products in 2025, including solar panels, biofuels and wind turbines, while exports totalled €4.6 billion, according to the latest trade figures, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.
Solar panels remained the EU’s largest green energy import
category by value, despite a sharp decline.
Imports fell 27.7 per cent to €8.0 billion, while the volume
decreased by 4.0 per cent, suggesting that average import prices dropped
significantly.
Biofuel imports also declined, with their value falling 7.9
per cent to €2.7 billion and volumes decreasing by 11.6 per cent. In contrast,
wind turbine imports rose sharply.
Their value increased 40.6 per cent to €0.7 billion, while
import volumes surged 69.0 per cent.
Export performance varied across the three product groups.
Solar panel exports fell 23.6 per cent in value to €0.5 billion, despite a 2.6
per cent increase in volume.
Biofuel exports recorded a steeper decline, dropping 45.9
per cent to €1.0 billion, alongside a 46.2 per cent reduction in volume.
Wind turbines were the EU’s leading green energy export
product, generating €3.1 billion in 2025.
Export value rose 10.8 per cent, while volumes increased 9.5
per cent, indicating continued growth in overseas demand.
China remained the EU’s dominant supplier of solar panels,
accounting for 98.6 per cent of total imports in 2025.
The biofuel import market underwent a significant shift.
Malaysia became the largest supplier, with a 21.9 per cent
share, followed by the US at 16.1 per cent, Argentina at 12.4 per cent and the UK
at 12.3 per cent.
China’s share plunged from 24.2 per cent in 2024 to just 1.3
per cent in 2025.
Meanwhile, Malaysia’s share rose from 15.3 per cent to 21.9
per cent, and the US share increased from 8.4 per cent to 16.1 per cent.
China also strengthened its position in the wind turbine market, increasing its share of EU imports from 41.3 per cent in 2024 to 59.6 per cent in 2025, overtaking India, which accounted for 22.2 per cent. -OGN/TradeArabia News Service