Electricity consumption per dwelling

There are significant disparities in the electricity consumption per dwelling among EU Member States: from 1.8 MWh in Romania to 8.5 MWh in Sweden (3.6 MWh for the EU average).
This heterogeneity is partly due to the use of electricity for thermal uses, which is significant in Czechia, Bulgaria, France, Finland and Sweden for instance, as well as different equipment rates of electrical appliances and different levels of energy efficiency.

Since 2019, the electricity consumption per dwelling has decreased by 0.9%/year at EU level. However, it hides huge discrepancies between Member States. In 11 EU countries, electricity consumption increased, with a rapid progression (> 2%/year) in 5 countries (Slovenia, Bulgaria, Austria, Malta and Portugal). On the opposite, it has decreased strongly in 7 EU MS (Greece, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Sweden and France), with rate between -1.8%/year and 3.7%/year.
Over 2010-2019, the electricity consumption per dwelling decreased at EU level, (-0.7%/year) and in most EU countries. It increased slightly in 5 MS (less than 1%/year), and quite rapidly in two countries: Romania and Slovakia (+1.4%/year and +2.8%/year respectively).
Significant increase between 2000 and 2010 (+1.5%/year and above) in some Member States, including Southern countries mainly due to air conditioning (e.g. Spain, Greece, Portugal), but also in Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Estonia and Poland.