HOUSING · HOUSEHOLDS · NRG_D_HHQ

Household energy use in Ireland

Energy consumption in homes: end uses, energy sources and historical trends from Eurostat.

Total consumption30.6 TWh2024

Heating56.0 %EU-27 61.5 %

Electricity27.4 %EU-27 26.9 %

Renewables4.6 %EU-27 22.8 %

Latest snapshot · 2024

What is energy used for in homes?

Space heating56.0 %EU-27 61.5 %

Water heating21.5 %EU-27 15.6 %

Lighting & appliances19.1 %EU-27 14.8 %

Cooking2.4 %EU-27 6.4 %

Space cooling0.0 %EU-27 0.8 %

Other uses1.0 %EU-27 0.9 %

Latest snapshot · 2024

Which energy sources are used?

Natural gas18.2 %EU-27 29.5 %

Electricity27.4 %EU-27 26.9 %

Renewables4.6 %EU-27 22.8 %

Oil products41.9 %EU-27 10.4 %

Heat0.0 %EU-27 8.5 %

Other sources7.9 %EU-27 2.0 %

2013–2024

Household energy consumption over time

Annual total consumption, converted to TWh for easier reading.

RENEWABLE DETAIL

Renewable-energy reference points in homes

Heat pumps and solar thermal are subcomponents of renewables. They are not added a second time to the total.

Ambient heat / heat pumps0.9 TWh3.0 %Solar thermal0.2 TWh0.5 %

METHODOLOGY

What this page measures

Eurostat dataset nrg_d_hhq breaks household energy consumption down by end use and energy source. End uses and sources are two views of the same total. In the source breakdown, electricity remains counted under electricity even when it was generated from renewables. Total volume is strongly affected by country size, so percentage shares are especially useful for comparing profiles.

Source: Eurostat · nrg_d_hhq · source unit TJ.

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