Energy consumption trends in EU

Decrease of industrial consumption between 2003 and 2015. Increasing trends until 2018 slowdown.

  • The energy consumption of industry has been fluctuating since 2010, after a sharp decline between 2007 and 2009 following the financial crisis: it was in 2022 around 16% lower than in 2000, almost at the same level as in 2009.
  • It decreased from 2011 to 2014, with a reduction in industrial activity. It then rose between 2014 and 2018, following a strong growth in industrial activity, and decreased again between 2018 and 2020 due to a slowdown in industrial growth and the Covid crisis. Following a rebound in 2021 (+6%), a subsequent decline (-7%) occurred in 2022 with the surge of energy prices, despite a notable growth in value added (+4%). It can be explained by more efficiency in energy use due to the surge of energy prices.
  • Electricity followed the same trend as total consumption.

Energy consumption and activity in industry (2000 = 100)