Sectoral Profile - Households

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Last update November 2024

EU refers to the EU27

Energy efficiency trends for households in the EU

• Households energy efficiency, as measured by ODEX, has improved by around 25% (1.3%/year) over the period 2000-2022 at EU level (ODEX equals 75 in 2022), mainly through improvements in space heating and large appliances. 

Energy efficiency progress in the EU

• In most countries, energy efficiency has been progressing much slower since 2014, except Denmark, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Slovenia and Sweden, who have accelerated the pace of progress.
• Slovenia, Luxembourg and Lithuania have demonstrated the steadiest progress since 2014, with rates exceeding 2%/year, almost three times the EU average of 0.7% per year.

Energy efficiency progress in EU countries

Note: ODEX aggregates energy efficiency gains by end-use, measured by the reduction in unit consumption. ODEX is calculated on the basis of 11 end-uses or large appliances: heating (toe/m², separation between new and existing dwellings), water heating, cooking, lighting, cooling (toe/dwelling), refrigerator, freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, dryer and TV (kWh/appliance).