Energy statistics - quantities (nrg_quant)

National Reference Metadata in Single Integrated Metadata Structure (SIMS)

Compiling agency: STATEC, National statistical institut - Luxembourg


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1. Contact
2. Metadata update
3. Statistical presentation
4. Unit of measure
5. Reference Period
6. Institutional Mandate
7. Confidentiality
8. Release policy
9. Frequency of dissemination
10. Accessibility and clarity
11. Quality management
12. Relevance
13. Accuracy
14. Timeliness and punctuality
15. Coherence and comparability
16. Cost and Burden
17. Data revision
18. Statistical processing
19. Comment
Related Metadata
Annexes (including footnotes)



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

STATEC, National statistical institut - Luxembourg
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Satellite accounts
1.5. Contact mail address

13 rue Erasme, BP 304

L-2013 Luxembourg


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 28/09/2022
2.2. Metadata last posted 06/11/2023
2.3. Metadata last update 26/07/2022


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description

see 3.1.1
3.1.1. Data description – details and links to EU data collections
Name of the national data collection National body responsible List of variables included in this data collection Link to EU data collections (by frequency, energy product set, sector)
Intra- Extrastat Survey STATEC
  • quantities imported and exported by type of products and by partner countries
 Annual solid fuels statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Anthracite; Other bituminous coal; Sub-bituminous coal; Lignite; Patent fuel; Coke oven Coke; BKB;

  • Trade (imports / exports)

Annual oil and petroleum products statistics

  • Trade (imports / exports)

Annual renewables and wastes statistics
For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Solid biofuels; Liquid biofuels; Biogases; Municipal waste; Industrial waste;

  • Trade (imports / exports)

Monthly solid fuels statistics
For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Hard coal; Lignite; Coke; Patent fuels; BKB;

  • Deliveries
  • Trade (imports / exports)

Monthly oil statistics
For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Crude oil; LPG; Motor gasoline; Aviation gasoline; Kerosene type jet fuel; Other kerosene; Gas/diesel oil; Other oil products;

  • Trade (imports / exports)

Short-term monthly oil statistics
For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Crude oil; LPG; Gasoline; Total kerosene; Gas/diesel oil; Fuel oil; Other products;

  • Trade (imports / exports)
Survey with ETS Environment agency
  • quantities consumed by type of products
  • caloric value of used products
 Annual solid fuels statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Anthracite; Other bituminous coal; Sub-bituminous coal; Lignite; Patent fuel; Coke oven Coke; BKB;

  • Consumption: Industry
  • Consumption: Other
  • Calorific values

Annual renewables and wastes statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Solid biofuels; Liquid biofuels; Biogases; Municipal waste; Industrial waste;

  • Production
  • Consumption: Industry

Short Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Solid fuels; Liquid fuels; Natural gas; Industrial waste;

  • Consumption: Industry
Monthly oil survey Energy department of economy ministry
  • oil quantities imported by import country
  • oil stocks at the begin and the end of the month by country and type stock
 Annual oil and petroleum products statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: LPG; Motor gasoline; Aviation gasoline; Kerosene type jet fuel; Other kerosene; Gas/diesel oil; Fuel oil; White spirit and SPB; Lubricants; Bitumen; Other oil products;

  • Consumption: Transport
  • Trade (imports / exports)
  • Stocks
  • Infrastructure

Monthly oil statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Crude oil; LPG; Motor gasoline; Aviation gasoline; Kerosene type jet fuel; Other kerosene; Gas/diesel oil; Other oil products;

  • Trade (imports / exports)
  • Stocks

Short-term monthly oil statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Crude oil; LPG; Gasoline; Total kerosene; Gas/diesel oil; Fuel oil; Other products;

  • Demand
  • Trade (imports / exports)
  • Stocks

Short Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: oil;

  • Consumption
Monthly survey with electricity distributor ILR
  • electricity quantities imported and exported
  • electricity production
  • fuel inputs for some prior producers
  • calorific value of fuel inputs
 Annual electricity and heat statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Hydro; Wind; Combustible fuels; Other; Combustible fuels heat;

  • Production
  • Transformation sector
  • Trade (imports / exports)
  • Calorific values

Annual renewables and wastes statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Hydro power; Wind power; Solar thermal; Solar photovoltaic;

  • Production


Monthly electricity statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Hydro power; Wind power; Conventional thermal;

  • Generation
  • Consumption in public power thermal stations
  • Trade (imports / exports)


Short-term monthly electricity statistics

For the sectors below and the following energy products: electricity

  • Production
  • Trade (imports / exports)

Short-term monthly natural gas statistics

For the sectors below and the following energy products: natural gas

  • Production
  • Trade (imports / exports)

Short Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: electricity;

  • Production
  • consumption
Monthly survey with gas network operator ILR
  • natural gas quantities imported by import country
  • biogas injected on network
  • calorific value
 Annual natural gas statistics

For the sectors below and the following energy products: natural gas

  • Trade (imports / exports)
  • Calorific values
  • Production

Monthly natural gas statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: natural gas

  • Trade (imports / exports)

Short Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: natural gas;

  • Consumption
Survey on households’ expenditures STATEC
  • Expenditures by type of product
  • quantities by type of product
 Annual solid fuels statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Anthracite; Other bituminous coal; Sub-bituminous coal; Lignite; Patent fuel; Coke oven Coke; BKB;

  • Consumption: Residential

Annual electricity and heat statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Hydro; Wind; Combustible fuels; Other; Combustible fuels heat;

  • Consumption: Residential

Annual natural gas statistics

For the sectors below and the following energy products: natural gas

  • Consumption: Residential

Annual oil and petroleum products statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: LPG; Motor gasoline; Aviation gasoline; Kerosene type jet fuel; Other kerosene; Gas/diesel oil; Fuel oil; White spirit and SPB; Lubricants; Bitumen; Other oil products;

  • Consumption: Residential

Annual renewables and wastes statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Solid biofuels; Liquid biofuels; Biogases; Municipal waste; Industrial waste;

  • Consumption: Residential

Disaggregated final energy consumption in households

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Electricity; Natural gas; Liquid fuels; solid fuels

  • Consumption: Residential

Short Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Electricity; Natural gas; Liquid fuels; solid fuels;

  • Consumption: Residential
Structural Business Survey STATEC
  • Expenditures by type of product
 Annual electricity and heat statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Hydro; Wind; Combustible fuels; Other; Combustible fuels heat;

  • Consumption: Energy sector
  • Consumption: Industry
  • Consumption: Transport
  • Consumption: Other

Annual natural gas statistics

For the sectors below and the following energy products: natural gas

  • Consumption: Energy sector
  • Consumption: Industry
  • Consumption: Other

Annual oil and petroleum products statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: LPG; Motor gasoline; Aviation gasoline; Kerosene type jet fuel; Other kerosene; Gas/diesel oil; Fuel oil; White spirit and SPB; Lubricants; Bitumen; Other oil products;

  • Consumption: Energy sector
  • Consumption: Industry
  • Consumption: Other

Short Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Electricity; Natural gas; Liquid fuels; 

  • Consumption
Annual survey with electricity distributor ILR
  • Electricity plant capacity
  • number of customer by type
  • quantities consumed by type of customer
  • length of network
 Annual electricity and heat statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Hydro; Wind; Combustible fuels; Other; Combustible fuels heat;

  • Infrastructure

Annual renewables and wastes statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Solid biofuels; Liquid biofuels; Biogases; Municipal waste; Industrial waste;

  • Infrastructure

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Hydro power; Wind power; Solar thermal; Solar photovoltaic;

  • Infrastructure
Annual survey with gas network operator ILR
  • number of customer by type
  • quantities consumed by type of customer
  • length of network
 Annual natural gas statistics

For the sectors below and the following energy products: natural gas

  • Infrastructure
Environmental primes Environment agency
  • capacity plant
  • theorical production
  • PAC efficiency
  • solar surface
  • investment
 Annual Renewables and Wastes Statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Hydro power; Wind power; Solar thermal; Solar photovoltaic;

As additional source for sector:

  • Production

Short Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Electricity; Heat;

  • Production
Biofuel statistics Environment agency
  • quantities of biofuel blended in oil imports
 Annual renewables and wastes statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Solid biofuels; Liquid biofuels; Biogases; Municipal waste; Industrial waste;

  • Consumption: Transport
  • Calorific values

Short Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Bio Liquid fuels;

  • Consumption: Transport
Energy sector survey STATEC
  • fuel inputs
  • electricity and heat production
  • plant capacity
 Annual electricity and heat statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Hydro; Wind; Combustible fuels; Other; Combustible fuels heat;

  • Production

Annual natural gas statistics
For the sectors below and the following energy products: natural gas

  • Transformation sector

Annual oil and petroleum products statistics
For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: LPG; Motor gasoline; Aviation gasoline; Kerosene type jet fuel; Other kerosene; Gas/diesel oil; Fuel oil; White spirit and SPB; Lubricants; Bitumen; Other oil products;

  • Transformation sector / Refinery

Short Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Electricity; Heat

  • Production
Vehicules register SNCT
  • kilometer
  • consumption

Disaggregated final energy consumption in households

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Electricity; 

  • Consumption: Residential

Annual oil and petroleum products statistics
For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: LPG; Motor gasoline; Diesel oil; 

  • Consumption: Transport

Annual electricity and heat statistics

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Electricity;

  • Consumption: Transport

Short Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

For the sectors below with some of the following energy products: Bio Liquid fuels;

  • Consumption: Transport
3.2. Classification system

see 3.2.1
3.2.1. Classification system – industry sector, products and geographical
Name of the national data collection  Industry sector Products Geographical
Intra- Extrastat Survey NACE rev. 2 (EU classification of economic activities) CPA (Classification of Products by Activity in the EU) Geonomenclature (GEONOM, EU)
Survey with ETS NACE rev. 2 (EU classification of economic activities) Classification in Regulation (EC) 1099/2008 on energy statistics NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics)
Monthly oil survey NACE rev. 2 (EU classification of economic activities) Classification in Regulation (EC) 1099/2008 on energy statistics NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics)
Monthly survey with electricity distributor Not available. Classification in Regulation (EC) 1099/2008 on energy statistics NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics)
Monthly survey with gas network operator Not available. Classification in Regulation (EC) 1099/2008 on energy statistics NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics)
Survey on households’ expenditures Not available. Classification in Regulation (EC) 1099/2008 on energy statistics NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics)
Structural Business Survey NACE rev. 2 (EU classification of economic activities) CPA (Classification of Products by Activity in the EU) NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics)
Annual survey with electricity distributor Not available. Classification in Regulation (EC) 1099/2008 on energy statistics NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics)
Annual survey with gas network operator Not available. Classification in Regulation (EC) 1099/2008 on energy statistics NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics)
Environmental primes Not available. Not available. Not available.
Biofuel statistics Not available. Classification in Regulation (EC) 1099/2008 on energy statistics NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics)
Energy sector survey Not available. Classification in Regulation (EC) 1099/2008 on energy statistics NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics)
Vehicule register Not available. Not available. Not available.
3.3. Coverage - sector

Energy statistics data covers all major sectors of the economy that are involved in the production, trade, energy transformation or energy consumption.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Definitions of Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/132 apply.
3.5. Statistical unit

See table under 3.5.1.
3.5.1. Statistical unit – Data collections
Name of the national data collection Reporting unit
Intra- Extrastat Survey the Enterprise
Survey with ETS the Local Unit
Monthly oil survey the Enterprise
Monthly survey with electricity distributor the Enterprise
Monthly survey with gas network operator the Enterprise
Survey on households’ expenditures Household
Structural Business Survey the Enterprise Group
Annual survey with electricity distributor the Enterprise
Annual survey with gas network operator the Enterprise
Environmental primes Not available.
Biofuel statistics the Enterprise
Energy sector survey the Enterprise Group
Vehicule register Vehicule
3.6. Statistical population

-
3.7. Reference area

The national territory.
3.8. Coverage - Time

See table under 3.8.1.
3.8.1. Coverage time – Data collections
Name of the national data collection Coverage time
Intra- Extrastat Survey  1993 - 2021
Survey with ETS  1990 - 2021
Monthly oil survey  2008 - 2021
Monthly survey with electricity distributor  2008 - 2021
Monthly survey with gas network operator  2008 - 2021
Survey on households’ expenditures  1993 - 2021
Structural Business Survey  Restricted from publication
Annual survey with electricity distributor  2008 - 2021
Annual survey with gas network operator  2008 - 2021
Environmental primes  2001 - 2017
Biofuel statistics  2007 - 2021
Energy sector survey  2000 - 2021
Vehicule register  2011 - 2021
3.9. Base period

Not applicable.


4. Unit of measure Top

See table under 4.1.
4.1. Unit of measure – data collections
Name of the national data collection Unit of measurement
Intra- Extrastat Survey
  • ktonnes
  • Euro
  • m3
  • MWh, GWh, TWh
Survey with ETS
  • ktonnes
  • m³
  • GJ/Nm³ and GJ/t
Monthly oil survey
  • ktonnes
Monthly survey with electricity distributor
  • ktonnes
  • MJ, GJ, TJ
  • MWh, GWh, TWh
  • kJ/kg
Monthly survey with gas network operator
  • MJ, GJ, TJ
  • kJ/Nm³
Survey on households’ expenditures
  • ktonnes
  • Euro
  • m³
  • MWh, GWh, TWh
Structural Business Survey
  • Euro
Annual survey with electricity distributor
  • kW, MW, GW
  • km
Annual survey with gas network operator
  • MWh, GWh, TWh
  • kW, MW, GW
  • km
Environmental primes
  • Euro
  • MWh, GWh, TWh
  • kW, MW, GW
  • m²
Biofuel statistics
  • ktonnes
Energy sector survey
  • ktonnes
  • MWh, GWh, TWh
  • kW, MW, GW
Vehicule register
  • km
  • l/100km
  • kWh


5. Reference Period Top

See table under 5.1
5.1. Reference period – data collections
Name of the national data collection Reference period
Intra- Extrastat Survey 1 month
Survey with ETS 1 year
Monthly oil survey 1 month
Monthly survey with electricity distributor 1 month
Monthly survey with gas network operator 1 month
Survey on households’ expenditures 1 year
Structural Business Survey 1 year
Annual survey with electricity distributor 1 year
Annual survey with gas network operator 1 year
Environmental primes 1 year
Biofuel statistics 1 year
Energy sector survey 1 year
Vehicule register 1 year


6. Institutional Mandate Top
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements

see 6.1.1
6.1.1. National legal acts and other agreements
Name of the national data collection National legal framework Reference of national legal text
Intra- Extrastat Survey Mandatory, but only European legal text  

INTRASTAT EXTRASTAT
Survey with ETS Mandatory (included in a national legal act) Law of December 23rd, 2004 transposing the directive 2003/87/CE
Monthly oil survey Mandatory (included in a national legal act) Grand Duchy regulation of October 31st, 1973 transposing the directive 68/414/CEE
Monthly survey with electricity distributor Mandatory (included in a national legal act) Law of August 1st, 2007 relating to the electricity market organization - Art 50 (2)
Monthly survey with gas network operator Mandatory (included in a national legal act) Law of August 1st, 2007 relating to the natural gas market organization - Art 50 (2)
Survey on households’ expenditures Voluntary data collection  

Survey on households’ expenditures
Structural Business Survey Mandatory, but only European legal text  

Structural Business Survey
Annual survey with electricity distributor Mandatory (included in a national legal act) Law of August 1st, 2007 relating to the electricity market organization - Art 50 (2)
Annual survey with gas network operator Mandatory (included in a national legal act) Law of August 1st, 2007 relating to the natural gas market organization - Art 50 (2)
Environmental primes Voluntary data collection  
Biofuel statistics Mandatory, but only European legal text  
Energy sector survey Voluntary data collection  
Vehicule register Mandatory (included in a national legal act)  
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

See table under 6.2.1.
6.2.1. Institutional mandate – data sharing – national data collections
Name of the national data collection Situation, if more than 1 body is involved in this data collection Degree of integration of this data collection among different National bodies
Intra- Extrastat Survey Not applicable. Not applicable.
Survey with ETS Not applicable. Not applicable.
Monthly oil survey Not applicable. Not applicable.
Monthly survey with electricity distributor Not applicable. Not applicable.
Monthly survey with gas network operator Not applicable. Not applicable.
Survey on households’ expenditures Not applicable. Not applicable.
Structural Business Survey Not applicable. Not applicable.
Annual survey with electricity distributor Not applicable. Not applicable.
Annual survey with gas network operator Not applicable. Not applicable.
Environmental primes Not applicable. Not applicable.
Biofuel statistics Not applicable. Not applicable.
Energy sector survey Not applicable. Not applicable.
Vehicule register Not applicable. Not applicable.


7. Confidentiality Top


Annexes:
Annex_Confidentiality in EU data collections
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recitals 23-27, 31-32 and Articles 20-26) applies.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Confidential data are not shown. The most common approach is to present only aggregation of the confidential data point with the non-confidential data that is the nearest suitable data point.
7.2.1. Confidentiality – EU data collections

EU DATA COLLECTION

CONFIDENTIAL DATA POINTS

Crude oil imports register – Short term monthly statistics

NA

Oil and petroleum products – Short term monthly statistics

No

Natural gas - short term monthly statistics

No

Solid fuels - monthly statistics

No

Electricity - monthly statistics

No

Oil and petroleum products - monthly statistics

No

Natural gas - monthly statistics

 

No

Nuclear - annual statistics

NA

Electricity and heat - annual statistics

No

Natural gas - annual statistics

No

Oil and petroleum products - annual statistics

No

Renewables and wastes - annual statistics

No

Solid fossil fuels and manufactured gases - annual statistics

No

Short Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

No

Households - detailed annual statistics on final energy consumption

No


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

Not available
8.2. Release calendar access

Not available
8.3. Release policy - user access

Notavailable


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

See table under 9.1.
9.1. Frequency of dissemination – national data collections

All energy statistics are disseminated under the three months which follow the reference period

 

Name of the national data collection Frequency of dissemination
Intra- Extrastat Survey  Monthly
Survey with ETS  Annual
Monthly oil survey

 Monthly
Monthly survey with electricity distributor  Monthly
Monthly survey with gas network operator  Monthly
Survey on households’ expenditures

 Annual
Structural Business Survey  Annual
Annual survey with electricity distributor  Annual
Annual survey with gas network operator  Annual
Environmental primes  Annual
Biofuel statistics  Annual
Energy sector survey  Annual


10. Accessibility and clarity Top
10.1. Dissemination format - News release

Not available
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

Not available
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

All the energy statistics are available on the Web portal on official statistics in Luxembourg https://statistiques.public.lu/fr.html

The Web portal permits an online visualitzation of the data under tabulor or graphic formats.

Data could also be download under the following format : .xls .csv .xml
10.3.1. Data tables - consultations

Not requested for this metadata collection
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not available
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Not available
10.5.1. Metadata - consultations

Not requested for this metadata collection
10.6. Documentation on methodology

Not available
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate

Not requested for this metadata collection
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Not available


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

Not available
11.2. Quality management - assessment

see 11.2.1
11.2.1. Quality assessment – data collections
Name of the national data collection Most important quality problem of this data collection Measures taken in the last 5 years to improve quality of the data collection
Intra- Extrastat Survey error in the code of product reported by the company Not available.
Survey with ETS no quality problem Not available.
Monthly oil survey inconsistency of reported data inside enterprise questionnaire meeting with respondent to explain the questionnaire
Monthly survey with electricity distributor no quality problem Not available.
Monthly survey with gas network operator no quality problem Not available.
Survey on households’ expenditures due to sampling method (not energy specific), data on products little used could have a certain variability Not available.
Structural Business Survey difficulties to correctly imputing missing data Not available.
Annual survey with electricity distributor no quality problem Not available.
Annual survey with gas network operator no quality problem Not available.
Environmental primes we don't know exactly the percentage cover by the sample Not available.
Biofuel statistics no quality problem Not available.
Energy sector survey no quality problem Not available.


12. Relevance Top
12.1. Relevance - User Needs

Not available
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Not available
12.3. Completeness

see 12.3.1.1
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate

See table under 12.3.1.1.
12.3.1.1. Data completeness - rate – EU data collections

EU DATA COLLECTION

DATA COMPLETENESS - RATE

NUMBER OF MISSING DATA POINTS

Crude oil imports register – Short term monthly statistics

 NA

NA

Oil and petroleum products – Short term monthly statistics

 

 

Natural gas - short term monthly statistics

 

 

Solid fuels - monthly statistics

 

 

Electricity - monthly statistics

 

 

Oil and petroleum products - monthly statistics

 

 

Natural gas - monthly statistics

 

 

Nuclear - annual statistics

 NA

 NA

Electricity and heat - annual statistics

 

 

Natural gas - annual statistics

 

 

Oil and petroleum products - annual statistics

 

 

Renewables and wastes - annual statistics

 

 

Solid fossil fuels and manufactured gases - annual statistics

 

 

SHort Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources (SHARES)

 

 

Households - detailed annual statistics on final energy consumption

 

 


13. Accuracy Top


Annexes:
Accuracy indicators
13.1. Accuracy - overall

see 13.1.1
13.1.1. Accuracy – most common errors for specific data collections
Name of the national data collection Most common errors for this collection
Intra- Extrastat Survey
  • Classification errors
Survey with ETS Not available.
Monthly oil survey
  • Measurement errors
Monthly survey with electricity distributor Not available.
Monthly survey with gas network operator Not available.
Survey on households’ expenditures
  • Measurement errors
  • Sampling errors
Structural Business Survey
  • Measurement errors
Annual survey with electricity distributor
  • Measurement errors
Annual survey with gas network operator
  • Measurement errors
Environmental primes
  • Measurement errors
  • Processing errors
  • Sampling errors
Biofuel statistics Not available.
Energy sector survey Not available.
13.2. Sampling error

Not requested for this metadata collection
13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators

Not requested for this metadata collection
13.3. Non-sampling error

see
13.3.1. Coverage error

See annex
13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate

See annex
13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion

See annex
13.3.2. Measurement error

See annex
13.3.3. Non response error

See annex
13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate

See annex
13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate

See annex
13.3.4. Processing error

Not available
13.3.5. Model assumption error

Not avaialble


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness

 See table under 14.1.3.
14.1.1. Time lag - first result

Not requested for this metadata collection.
14.1.2. Time lag - final result

Not requested for this metadata collection.
14.1.3. Timeliness – deadlines for data transmission for each national data collection
Name of the national data collection Deadline for data transmission
Intra- Extrastat Survey 2 weeks after the end of reference period
Survey with ETS 6 months after the end of the reference period
Monthly oil survey 3 weeks after the end of the reference period
Monthly survey with electricity distributor provisional data: 3 weeks after the end of reference period
definitive data: 3 months after the end of reference period
Monthly survey with gas network operator 3 weeks after the end of reference period
Survey on households’ expenditures 6 months after the end of the reference period
Structural Business Survey 9 months after the end of the reference period
Annual survey with electricity distributor 6 months after the end of the reference period
Annual survey with gas network operator 6 months after the end of the reference period
Environmental primes Not available.
Biofuel statistics 3 months after the end of the reference period
Energy sector survey 9 months after the end of the reference period
14.2. Punctuality

Not requested for this metadata collection.
14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication

Not requested for this metadata collection.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

Not requested for this metadata collection.
15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient

Not requested for this metadata collection.
15.2. Comparability - over time

see 15.2.1
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series

form 2000 to 2020
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

See 15.3.1
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

Scope of Annual data is larger than scope of monthly data.

For this reason, some inconherences could appear
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts

Not requested
15.4. Coherence - internal

see 15.3.1


16. Cost and Burden Top

Producing national energy statistics request 3 full-time persons.

Survey costs are not estimated


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy

Not available
17.2. Data revision - practice

Environmental primes - The treatment of some questionnaires could take more than one year. So, historical statistics could be revised when sample is completed.
17.2.1. Data revision - average size

Not requested for this metadata collection.


18. Statistical processing Top
18.1. Source data

see 18.1.1
18.1.1. Source data – data collections
Name of the national data collection Main data collection method Target population Population frame Sample size
Intra- Extrastat Survey Business survey with threshold: imports > 150 000 EUR 4 500 4 500 3 800
Survey with ETS Use of administrative data (e.g. customs data or business registers): ETS 28 28 28
Monthly oil survey Census 12 12 12
Monthly survey with electricity distributor Census 5 5 5
Monthly survey with gas network operator Census 1 1 1
Survey on households’ expenditures Household survey 210 000 210 000 4 500
Structural Business Survey Business survey without threshold 28 000 28 000 4 000
Annual survey with electricity distributor Census 5 5 5
Annual survey with gas network operator Census 3 3 3
Environmental primes Use of administrative data (e.g. customs data or business registers): env. primes requested Not available. Not available. Not available.
Biofuel statistics Use of administrative data (e.g. customs data or business registers): Biofuel register Not available. Not available. Not available.
Energy sector survey Other sectorial survey (industry, agriculture, etc.): energy sector 6 6 2
18.2. Frequency of data collection

See table under 18.2.1.
18.2.1. Frequency of data collection – national data collections
Name of the national data collection Frequency of transmission
Intra- Extrastat Survey Once per month
Survey with ETS Once per year
Monthly oil survey Once per month
Monthly survey with electricity distributor Once per month
Monthly survey with gas network operator Once per month
Survey on households’ expenditures Once per year
Structural Business Survey Once per year
Annual survey with electricity distributor Once per year
Annual survey with gas network operator Once per year
Environmental primes Once per year
Biofuel statistics Once per year
Energy sector survey Once per year
18.3. Data collection

Not available
18.4. Data validation

See table under 18.4.1.
18.4.1. Data validation – national data collections
Name of the national data collection Operations performed to this collection in order to improve data quality (e.g. checks between monthly, quarterly and annual, verification of time series, investigation of outliers…)
Intra- Extrastat Survey checks between monthly
Survey with ETS checks between annual data
Monthly oil survey checks between monthly, investigation of outliers
Monthly survey with electricity distributor check between monthly, investigation of outliers
Monthly survey with gas network operator check between monthly, investigation of outliers
Survey on households’ expenditures investigation of outliers
Structural Business Survey Not available.
Annual survey with electricity distributor Not available.
Annual survey with gas network operator Not available.
Environmental primes investigation of outliers
Biofuel statistics Not available.
Energy sector survey Not available.
18.5. Data compilation

See table under 18.5.2.
18.5.1. Imputation - rate

Not requested for this metadata collection
18.5.2. Data compilation – data collections
Name of the national data collection Additional techniques used for the compilation of the final data set Details
Intra- Extrastat Survey
  • Estimation techniques
 if volumes are missing, they are estimated based on us
Survey with ETS Not available. Not available.
Monthly oil survey
  • Cross-checking techniques
  • Incorrect data is adjusted or corrected
 Not available.
Monthly survey with electricity distributor
  • Estimation techniques
 For provisional data, some estimation techniques are applied
Monthly survey with gas network operator Not available. Not available.
Survey on households’ expenditures
  • Weighting values
  • Imputing missing/non-response rate
  • Incorrect data is adjusted or corrected
 weighted moving average based on three consecutive years
Structural Business Survey
  • Imputing missing/non-response rate
  • Estimation techniques
 Not available.
Annual survey with electricity distributor Not available. Not available.
Annual survey with gas network operator Not available. Not available.
Environmental primes
  • Estimation techniques
  • Cross-checking techniques
  • Incorrect data is adjusted or corrected
 Not available.
Biofuel statistics Not available. Not available.
Energy sector survey Not available. Not available.
18.6. Adjustment

see 18.6.1
18.6.1. Seasonal adjustment

No seasonal adjustment


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