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Shedding light on energy in Europe
2025 edition

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Lighting, heating, moving, producing: energy is vital for our day-to-day life.

Without energy, people and businesses cannot function. Turning on our computers or starting our cars are actions that we take for granted, yet they represent the final stage of a complex process.

This publication helps to make the complex topic of energy more understandable. It is aimed at the needs of those who are not familiar with the energy sector as well as more experienced users.

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Energy sources

This section focuses on the different energy sources available in the EU – the energy produced in the EU as well as the energy imported.

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Energy mix

The energy available in the European Union (EU) comes from energy produced in the EU and from energy imported from non-EU countries. Therefore, to get a good overview of the total energy available in the EU, energy production should always be put into context alongside imports.

In 2023, the EU produced around 42% of its own energy, while 58% was imported.

Petroleum products have the largest share in the EU energy mix

In 2023, the energy mix in the EU, meaning the range of energy sources available, mainly consisted of 5 different sources:

  • crude oil and  (37.7%)
  • natural gas (20.4%)
  • (19.5%)
  • (10.6%)
  • (11.8%).

The shares of the different energy sources in the  vary considerably between EU countries. In 2023, the share of petroleum products in available energy was highest in Cyprus (86.3%), Malta (85.6%) and Luxembourg (61.1%), while natural gas was a significant energy source in Italy (34.8%), the Netherlands (29.5%), Hungary (29.1%) and Ireland (28.5%). Renewables had the largest share in Sweden (50.2%) and Latvia (44.7%), while nuclear energy accounted for 39.1% of energy available in France and 28.8% in Slovakia. The share of solid fuels was highest in Estonia (53.4%) and Poland (35.5%).

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Energy production

The  in the EU is spread across a range of different energy sources: , natural gas, crude oil, , and  (such as hydro, wind and solar energy).

Renewable energies account for the highest share in energy production

Renewable energy (46% of total EU energy production) was the largest contributing source to energy production in the EU in 2023. Nuclear energy (29%) was the second largest source, followed by solid fuels (17%), natural gas (5%) and crude oil (3%).

However, the production of energy is very different from one EU country to another. In 2023, renewable energy was the exclusive source of energy production in Malta (in other words, this country did not produce any other type of energy) and represented at least half in 15 other EU countries, with shares of 99.4% in Latvia, 98.0% in Portugal and 96.5% in Cyprus. The production of nuclear energy was quite significant in France (72% of total national energy production), Slovakia (65%) and Belgium (59%). Solid fuels were the main source of energy produced in Poland (67%), Estonia (59%) and Czechia (43%). Natural gas had the largest share in the Netherlands (41%), Romania (35%) and Ireland (31%), while the share of crude oil was largest in Denmark (30%).

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Energy imports and imports dependency

For its own consumption, the EU also needs energy that is imported from non-EU countries. In 2023, the main imported energy product category was oil and petroleum products (including crude oil, which is the main component), accounting for 65% of energy imports into the EU, followed by natural gas (25%), (5%), electricity (3%), and renewable energy (2%).

Different patterns among EU countries

In 2023, in EU countries' energy imports, the highest shares of oil and petroleum products were in Cyprus (96%) and Malta (88%), of natural gas in Hungary and Italy (both 36%), of solid fossil fuels in Poland and Slovakia (both 15%), of electricity in Estonia (28%) and Luxembourg (16%), and of renewable energy in Denmark (9%) and Sweden (6%).

You can discover the main trading partners of your country and see the different trade flows using the interactive visualisation tool on energy trade.

The United States main EU supplier of oil and petroleum products, Norway of natural gas and Australia of solid fossil fuels in 2023

In 2023, 49% of the extra-EU imports of oil and petroleum products originated from 5 countries: the United States (15%), Norway (12%), Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan (both 8%) and the United Kingdom (7%). A similar analysis shows that 71% of the EU's imports of natural gas came from Norway (27%), the United States (19%), Algeria (14%) and Russia (11%), while the biggest solid fossil fuel (mostly coal) imports originated from Australia (24%), followed by the United States (23%), Colombia (17%) and South Africa (13%).

In 2022, Russia had still been the main EU supplier in all three main imported energy product categories: oil and petroleum products (21%), natural gas (23%) and solid fossil fuels (23%). Due to the EU sanctions imposed as a consequence of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine since 2022, these shares dropped in 2023 to 4%, 11% and 1%, respectively. The latest developments can be monitored via Eurostat’s monthly data.

EU energy imports dependency rate was 58% in 2023

The  shows the extent to which an economy relies upon imports to meet its energy needs. It is measured by the share of net imports (imports minus exports) in gross inland energy consumption (meaning the sum of energy produced and net imports).

In the EU in 2023, the energy imports dependency rate was equal to 58%, which means that nearly 60% of the EU’s energy needs were met by net imports. However, the dependency rate varied across the EU countries, ranging from 98% in Malta, 92% in Cyprus, and 91% in Luxembourg to 3% in Estonia.

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Energy consumption

This section presents the different types of energy consumed, electricity and energy prices, and outlines the energy flows from production to final consumption.

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Types of energy consumed

In 2023, out of the  in the EU, 67% was  (final energy consumption), for example EU households, industry, and transport. The remaining 33% was mainly lost during electricity generation and distribution, used to support energy production processes, or consumed in non-energy uses (like asphalt or bitumen).

Petroleum products are the most consumed

In the EU in 2023,  (such as heating oil, petrol, diesel fuel) represented 37% of final energy consumption, followed by electricity (23%), natural and manufactured gas (20%), direct use of  (not transformed into electricity, for example wood, solar thermal, geothermal or biogas for space heating or hot water production; 13%),  (such as district heating; 5%) and  (mostly coal; 2%).

The real consumption of renewable energy (25%) was higher than the direct use (13%) because other renewable sources, such as hydropower, wind power and solar photovoltaic, are included in electricity use.

Within the EU countries, the final energy consumption pattern varied considerably in 2023. Petroleum products made up more than half of final energy consumption in 5 EU countries: 56% in Cyprus and Luxembourg, 54% in Greece and Malta, and 51% in Ireland. Electricity accounted for 39% in Malta and 33% in Sweden, while gas made up 34% in the Netherlands and 29% in Slovakia. Direct use of renewable energies accounted for 30% of final energy consumption in Sweden and 29% in Finland.

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The transport activities accounted for 32% of final energy consumption in the EU in 2023

In 2023 in the EU, the different  had the following shares in final energy consumption: transport (32% of final energy consumption in rail, road, domestic aviation, and inland shipping) had the highest share, followed by energy consumed by private households in citizens’ dwellings (26%), industry (25%), commercial and public services (14%), and agriculture, forestry and fishing (3%).

From production to final consumption

To properly interpret energy statistics, it is necessary to distinguish between primary and secondary energy products. A primary energy product is extracted or captured directly from natural resources, such as crude oil, firewood, natural gas or coal. This process is called primary production.

Secondary energy products (such as electricity or motor gasoline) are produced as a result of a transformation process, either from a primary or from a different secondary energy product. Final consumers can use primary (for example natural gas for heating) or secondary energy products (such as motor gasoline to fill up their car tank).

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Electricity production

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From source to switch

From source to switch. Electricity matters to all of us. Where does electricity in the EU come from? 37% of the electricity generated in the EU comes from power stations burning or using combustible fuels (gas, oil, coal, biomass). A part of these fuels is produced in the EU and a part is imported from outside the EU. Some of the power stations also produce heat. 23% of the electricity generated in the EU comes from nuclear power stations, 18% of the electricity generated in the EU comes from windmills (renewable sources), 12% from hydropower and 9% from solar power (renewable sources). Electricity is transmitted from these different sources to transformers near the consumer, and finally to the consumer’s socket. The data refer to the year 2023.

 

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Renewables and fossil fuels come top in electricity production in the EU

In 2023 in the EU, 23% of the  was  which came from various sources.  (44%) and  (31%) were the leading sources in electricity production ahead of nuclear power plants (23%).

Among renewable sources, the highest share of electricity came from wind turbines (18%), followed by hydropower plants (12%), solar power (9%) and biofuels (5%).

The sources of electricity production vary among the EU countries. In 2023, the highest shares of fossil fuels in electricity production were in recorded in Malta (86%), Cyprus (80%) and Poland (72%), while nearly 65% came from nuclear power plants in France, followed by Slovakia (62%). In Denmark, 57% of electricity production came from wind energy, while 59% in Latvia came from hydro power plants, followed by Austria (58%). The highest shares of both biofuels (24%) and solar in electricity production (21%) were in Luxembourg.

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Electricity and gas prices

In order to compare prices of electricity and gas among the EU countries, national prices have been converted into euro. Exchange rate fluctuations can influence prices expressed in euro for non-euro area countries.

Highest electricity prices, for households, in Germany, Ireland and Denmark

In the first half of 2024, household electricity prices, including taxes and levies, were highest in Germany (€40 per 100 kWh), Ireland and Denmark (both €37), while the lowest prices were recorded in Hungary (€11) and Bulgaria (€12).

The share of taxes and levies in the electricity price was largest in Poland (50%) and Denmark (49%), while it was lowest in Luxembourg (49%) and Austria (8%), where the values were negative due to subsidies and allowances given to household consumers.

For non-household consumers, electricity prices (excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes and levies) ranged from €26 per 100 kWh in Ireland to €9 per 100 kWh in Finland.

Gas prices for non-household consumers highest in Sweden and Finland

In the first half of 2024, natural gas prices for household consumers, including taxes and levies, were highest in Sweden (€18 per 100 kWh) and the Netherlands (€16), and lowest in Hungary (€3) and Croatia (€4).

The share of taxes and levies in gas price was highest in the Netherlands (54%) and Denmark (49%), while it was lowest in Luxembourg (9%) and Croatia (5%).

Natural gas prices for non-household consumers (excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes and levies) were highest in  (€10 per 100 kWh) and Finland (€ 9), and lowest in Bulgaria and Greece (€4 both).

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Energy flows

An energy balance presents energy products (solid fossil fuels, oil and petroleum products, gas, renewable energies, nuclear heat, electricity, etc.) of a country and their production, transformation, and consumption by different types of economic actors (industry, transport, etc.). It allows users to see the total amount of energy extracted from the environment, traded, transformed, and used by end-users.

Energy balances can be graphically represented through flow diagrams (also called Sankey diagrams), which allow users to visualise the interrelation of energy commodities in a more illustrative and intuitive way. These flows can be combined, split and traced through a series of events or processing stages.

Click on the link below to open the tool and build your own diagram!

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Energy and environment

This section presents data on greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency and renewable energy.

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Net greenhouse gas emissions

Climate change is a threat to sustainable development. After years of extensive research, the scientific community have agreed that man-made  emissions are the dominant cause of the Earth’s average temperature increases for over the past 250 years (IPCC, 2014). Man-made GHG emissions are primarily a by-product of burning of fuels in power plants, cars or homes. Farming and waste decaying in landfills are also sources of GHG emissions. The EU has set itself ambitious goals to bring down energy costs for households and business, reduce emissions, and invest in clean energy.

EU net GHG emissions fell every year from 2010 to 2014, then rose slightly until 2017, after which they fell again every year (except in 2021, as in 2020 the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic reduced several activities, for example transport and travelling, which create GHG emissions).

In 2022, EU net GHG emissions were 3.2 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent, which is 31% lower than in the reference year 1990. The agreed target for 2030 is a 55% reduction and for 2050 a 100% reduction (net-zero emissions). For 2040 the Commission has proposed a 90% reduction as an intermediate target.

Net GHG emissions were below 1990 levels in 20 EU countries. The largest decreases were recorded in Romania (73%), Sweden (72%) and Lithuania (70%) and the biggest increases in Cyprus (51%), Latvia (12%) and Ireland (10%).

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Land use, land use change and forestry set off 7% of GHG emissions in the EU in 2022

In 2022 in the EU, the energy producing industries sector had the highest share in total GHG emissions (27%), ahead of fuel combustion in transport (26%) and fuel combustion by energy users (excluding transport) (25%). In 1990, the shares were 33%, 15% and 30%, respectively.

Contrary to the other sectors, the sector ‘land use, land use change, and forestry (LULUCF)’ can act as a net sink setting off other sectors' GHG emissions. This happens, if plants remove more CO2 from the atmosphere than greenhouse gases are emitted from other components within the LULUCF sector, such as converting land into settlements. In the EU, LULUCF compensated for 7% of the emissions of the other sectors, with the highest share recorded in Sweden (88%). At the opposite end of the scale, in Latvia, LULUCF contributed 32% to the GHG emissions.

The CO2 reduction plans for future include permanent carbon storage through industrial technologies, such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, and direct air capture with capture and storage.

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Energy efficiency

One of the priorities of the energy union strategy is to increase energy efficiency, mainly by cutting the EU’s overall energy use and managing energy in a more cost-effective way. Improving energy efficiency helps to achieve energy savings, protect the environment, mitigate climate change and reduce the EU's reliance on external suppliers of oil and gas.

To use less energy, we need to cut down on two things:

  • : This is the total energy a country needs, including the energy used to produce and deliver energy to us.
  • : This is the energy we actually use in our homes, cars, and businesses, not including what the energy sector uses or loses along the way.

Improving energy efficiency means reducing both the overall energy demand and what each of us uses directly.

Energy consumption down in 2023

In 2023 in the EU, primary energy consumption reached 1 211  (Mtoe). This is 3.9% lower than in 2022 and the lowest level since 2005 (the first year for which the indicator is published). The 2023 level is 7.3% away from the EU 2030 target (no more than 1 128 Mtoe primary energy consumption).

Also, final energy consumption decreased in 2023 in the EU (to 894 Mtoe, -3.0% compared with 2022), to the lowest level since 2005, except the year 2020, which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 level is 5.7% away from the 2030 target (no more than 846 Mtoe).

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Renewable energy

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From wind to watts

From wind to watts, statistics on renewable energy. Renewable energies are naturally renewed or replenished by nature. From the very beginning, human beings have used renewable energy for many purposes. We can consume renewable energy directly, but we can also buy electricity produced from renewable energy sources. What does renewable energy produced in the EU consist of? Data refer to 2023.53% of renewable energy consists of burning renewable sources. What are they? Wood, biogas, biogasoline and biodiesel. 16% of renewable energy produced in the EU comes from wind energy, 11% of renewable energy produced in the EU comes from hydro power, 10% of renewable energy produced in the EU comes from geothermal energy and heat pumps (heat from the earth, water or ambient air), 10% of renewable energy produced in the EU comes from solar energy. In 2023, renewable energy accounted for 24.6% of our energy consumption, compared with 9.6% in 2004.

 

 

 

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Steady growth in the share of renewables in energy consumption

The share of  in gross final energy consumption in the EU was 9.6% in 2004, 16.7% in 2013 and 24.6% in 2023. The only year with a decrease was 2021, when the COVID-19 restrictions linked to the pandemic were lifted which had a significant effect. The current EU target is to reach 42.5% renewables by 2030.

Sweden had by far the highest share of renewables in energy consumption (66.4%) in 2023, ahead of Finland (50.8%) and Denmark (44.4%). The lowest proportions of renewables were recorded in Luxembourg (14.4%), Belgium (14.7%) and Malta (15.1%). Differences stem partly from variations in the endowment with natural resources, mostly in the potential for building hydropower plants and in the availability of biomass.

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Glossary

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Shedding light on energy in the EU is an interactive publication released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

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Catalogue number: KS-01-24-015-EN-Q
ISBN 978-92-68-22424-3
ISSN 2600-3368
doi:10.2785/8045944