Electricity consumption per dwelling

  • Very unequal level of electricity consumption per dwelling among EU Member States: from 1.7 MWh in Romania to 9 MWh in Sweden (3.7 MWh for the EU average).
  • This heterogeneity is partly due to thermal uses (e.g. electricity is the main energy source for space heating in some countries such as France), different equipment rates of electrical appliances and different levels of energy efficiency.

Electricity consumption per dwelling

  • Since 2008, decrease of electricity consumption per dwelling in most EU Member States (20) and at EU level (-0.5%/year).
  • Strong reduction in Ireland, Germany, Belgium and Cyprus (> 1.3%/year).
  • Strong progression until 2008 in Southern countries (e.g. Spain, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus) due to air conditioning, but also in Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Estonia and Poland.

Trends in electricity consumption per dwelling