Household energy use in Europe
How is energy used in European homes? Heating, hot water, appliances, cooking and cooling, as well as gas, electricity and renewables.
What is energy used for in homes?
Breakdown of EU-27 household energy consumption by end use.
Which energy sources do households use?
Main energy sources used in homes. In this Eurostat breakdown, electricity remains classified under electricity even when it was generated from renewable sources. Heat pumps and solar thermal are included within renewables and are also shown separately as reference points.
The 27 European Union countries
Compare total consumption and selected structural shares. Total volume is strongly influenced by population, so percentages describe the household profile more clearly.
How to read these data
Eurostat publishes nrg_d_hhq in terajoules. EnergyBoard also converts volumes to TWh for readability (1 TWh = 3,600 TJ). The six end uses add up to the total. Energy sources are another breakdown of the same total and must not be added to end uses.
Source: Eurostat · nrg_d_hhq · source unit TJ.