Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — European Union

Primary energy consumption in the European Union in 2024 — 51.07 quad Btu. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 33.4%.

2024 51.07 quad Btu −0.43% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 66.49 quad Btu2006
Period minimum 36.467 quad Btu1982

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — European Union, 1980–2024304050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 38.273 quad Btu1981: 36.742 quad Btu1982: 36.467 quad Btu1983: 36.549 quad Btu1984: 36.999 quad Btu1985: 38.153 quad Btu1986: 39.25 quad Btu1987: 40.27 quad Btu1988: 40.7 quad Btu1989: 41.452 quad Btu1990: 40.906 quad Btu1991: 56.048 quad Btu1992: 56.657 quad Btu1993: 58.813 quad Btu1994: 58.742 quad Btu1995: 60.462 quad Btu1996: 62.137 quad Btu1997: 61.939 quad Btu1998: 62.144 quad Btu1999: 61.648 quad Btu2000: 62.224 quad Btu2001: 63.619 quad Btu2002: 63.66 quad Btu2003: 64.816 quad Btu2004: 65.853 quad Btu2005: 66.078 quad Btu2006: 66.49 quad Btu2007: 65.627 quad Btu2008: 65.379 quad Btu2009: 61.133 quad Btu2010: 63.261 quad Btu2011: 61.402 quad Btu2012: 60.329 quad Btu2013: 59.489 quad Btu2014: 57.504 quad Btu2015: 58.085 quad Btu2016: 58.565 quad Btu2017: 59.845 quad Btu2018: 59.233 quad Btu2019: 58.261 quad Btu2020: 52.795 quad Btu2021: 55.932 quad Btu2022: 53.671 quad Btu2023: 51.293 quad Btu2024: 51.07 quad Btu
Change over the period: +12.797 (+33.44%) Average annual rate: 0.66 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 51.07 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 51.07 −0.223 −0.43%
2023 51.293 −2.378 −4.43%
2022 53.671 −2.261 −4.04%
2021 55.932 +3.137 +5.94%
2020 52.795 −5.466 −9.38%
2019 58.261 −0.972 −1.64%
2018 59.233 −0.611 −1.02%
2017 59.845 +1.28 +2.19%
2016 58.565 +0.48 +0.83%
2015 58.085 +0.581 +1.01%
2014 57.504 −1.986 −3.34%
2013 59.489 −0.84 −1.39%
2012 60.329 −1.073 −1.75%
2011 61.402 −1.859 −2.94%
2010 63.261 +2.128 +3.48%
2009 61.133 −4.246 −6.49%
2008 65.379 −0.248 −0.38%
2007 65.627 −0.863 −1.3%
2006 66.49 +0.411 +0.62%
2005 66.078 +0.226 +0.34%
2004 65.853 +1.037 +1.6%
2003 64.816 +1.156 +1.82%
2002 63.66 +0.041 +0.06%
2001 63.619 +1.395 +2.24%
2000 62.224 +0.576 +0.93%
1999 61.648 −0.496 −0.8%
1998 62.144 +0.204 +0.33%
1997 61.939 −0.197 −0.32%
1996 62.137 +1.675 +2.77%
1995 60.462 +1.719 +2.93%
1994 58.742 −0.07 −0.12%
1993 58.813 +2.156 +3.81%
1992 56.657 +0.608 +1.09%
1991 56.048 +15.142 +37.02%
1990 40.906 −0.546 −1.32%
1989 41.452 +0.752 +1.85%
1988 40.7 +0.43 +1.07%
1987 40.27 +1.02 +2.6%
1986 39.25 +1.097 +2.88%
1985 38.153 +1.154 +3.12%
1984 36.999 +0.449 +1.23%
1983 36.549 +0.082 +0.22%
1982 36.467 −0.275 −0.75%
1981 36.742 −1.531 −4%
1980 38.273

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).