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Updated 25/06/2025
In 2024, more than half of EU individuals aged between 16 and 74 simply kept their old mobile phone or smartphone in their household. 18% gave or sold the device to someone else, 11% recycled it, and 2% threw it away without recycling.
Updated 25/06/2025
Updated 25/06/2025
In 2023, most of the EU final energy consumption in the residential sector was covered by natural gas (29.5%) and electricity (25.9%). Renewables accounted for 23.5%, followed by petroleum products (10.3%) and derived heat (8.5%). A small proportion was still covered by coal products (solid fossil fuels) (2.2%) More ...
Updated 24/06/2025
In 2022, expenditure on family/children benefits in the EU amounted to 8.6% of total expenditure on social benefits. The relative importance of family/children benefits varied between EU countries. The highest shares were 15.6% of all expenditure on social benefits in Poland and 14.8% in Luxembourg; double-digit shares were also recorded in 10 other EU countries. More ...