Drivers of energy consumption per dwelling | EU consumption drivers

At EU level, household energy consumption increased by 13.2 Mtoe between 2000 and 2021.
Several factors of activity have contributed to increase consumption: the increase in the number of dwellings (45 Mtoe) and the number of appliances per dwelling (18Mtoe), as well as the trend towards larger dwellings (19.5 Mtoe), corresponding to a total “activity effect” of around 83 Mtoe.
The consumption increase due to more dwellings was higher during 2000-2014 (35 Mtoe) than 2014-2021 (10 Mtoe).
Energy savings have offset most of this activity, amounting to around 92 Mtoe.
The largest part of energy savings was observed between 2000 and 2014 (75 Mtoe), while only 17 Mtoe were cumulated between 2014 and 2021.
Others factors have increased consumption by 14 Mtoe: they mainly reflect behavioral effects, linked to higher comfort of heating.

Drivers of energy consumption variation in residential at EU level (2014-2021)

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