Household energy consumption by energy in the EU
- Natural gas is the most widely used energy source by households in the EU. Its share has been relatively stable from 32% in 2000 to 33% in 2021. It decreased slightly in 2022 to 31% due to the energy crisis.
- Electricity comes second with a steadily increasing share, rising from 21% in 2000 to 22.5% in 2010 before reaching 25% in 2022. Malta and Sweden have the highest penetration of electricity with respective shares of 75%, 50% and 48%.
- Oil is slowly being replaced by other energy sources (11% in 2022 compared to 14.6% in 2010 and 22% in 2000) but its use remains important in the island countries (Ireland and Cyprus).
- The share of renewables (wood, solar) stood at 22.5% in 2022. It has shown a consistent increase since 2000 (+10.5 points, of which 5 points since 2010). Four countries have a share twice higher: Croatia, Estonia, Slovenia and Latvia (between 40% and 45%).
Household energy consumption by energy in the EU
Note : energy consumption includes ambient heat consumption.
