Electricity demand — all countries

Electricity demand — European Union

Electricity demand in the European Union in 2025 — 2,768.98 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.2%.

2025 2,768.98 TWh +0.29% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 2,971.81 TWh2008
Period minimum 2,631.02 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Electricity demand — European Union, 2000–20252,6002,7002,8002,9003,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 2,631.02 TWh2001: 2,695.57 TWh2002: 2,729.24 TWh2003: 2,797.84 TWh2004: 2,855.74 TWh2005: 2,891.72 TWh2006: 2,932.77 TWh2007: 2,958.35 TWh2008: 2,971.81 TWh2009: 2,825.63 TWh2010: 2,950.46 TWh2011: 2,909.65 TWh2012: 2,910.23 TWh2013: 2,881.88 TWh2014: 2,818.88 TWh2015: 2,863.72 TWh2016: 2,892.05 TWh2017: 2,918.43 TWh2018: 2,917.46 TWh2019: 2,877.43 TWh2020: 2,767.06 TWh2021: 2,882.27 TWh2022: 2,790.35 TWh2023: 2,709.72 TWh2024: 2,761.06 TWh2025: 2,768.98 TWh
Change over the period: +137.96 (+5.24%) Average annual rate: 0.2 %
Electricity demand — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 2,768.98 +7.92 +0.29%
2024 2,761.06 +51.34 +1.89%
2023 2,709.72 −80.63 −2.89%
2022 2,790.35 −91.92 −3.19%
2021 2,882.27 +115.21 +4.16%
2020 2,767.06 −110.37 −3.84%
2019 2,877.43 −40.03 −1.37%
2018 2,917.46 −0.97 −0.03%
2017 2,918.43 +26.38 +0.91%
2016 2,892.05 +28.33 +0.99%
2015 2,863.72 +44.84 +1.59%
2014 2,818.88 −63 −2.19%
2013 2,881.88 −28.35 −0.97%
2012 2,910.23 +0.58 +0.02%
2011 2,909.65 −40.81 −1.38%
2010 2,950.46 +124.83 +4.42%
2009 2,825.63 −146.18 −4.92%
2008 2,971.81 +13.46 +0.45%
2007 2,958.35 +25.58 +0.87%
2006 2,932.77 +41.05 +1.42%
2005 2,891.72 +35.98 +1.26%
2004 2,855.74 +57.9 +2.07%
2003 2,797.84 +68.6 +2.51%
2002 2,729.24 +33.67 +1.25%
2001 2,695.57 +64.55 +2.45%
2000 2,631.02

About the indicator

Electricity consumption inside a country over the year: generation plus imports, minus exports and losses. The difference from generation can be decisive: a country may consume noticeably more than it produces if it buys electricity from its neighbors — that is how Italy and a dozen small European states live. The reverse case is exporters such as Paraguay, whose generation is a multiple of its own demand.

Important: Demand is lower than generation by the amount of network losses and the plants' own use, but higher than generation in importing countries. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.