68. Within the last decade, Lithuania's energy dependency on import, compared to the EU average, varied from a slight excess to decline. According to the Department of Statistics (Statistics Lithuania), Lithuania's dependency on imported organic fuel, after the decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in 2009, significantly increased from 48.8% in 2009 to 79.4% in 2010 and remarkably exceeded the EU average. In 2010, as compared to 2009, the import of fuel and energy increased by 15.3%, including the rise in import of natural gas and coal by 13.5% and even 48.8% respectively.