Electricity consumption per dwelling

  • There are significant disparities in the electricity consumption per dwelling among EU Member States: from 1.9 MWh in Romania to 10 MWh in Sweden (3.9 MWh for the EU average).
  • This heterogeneity is partly due to the use of electricity for thermal uses, which is significant in Sweden or France, for instance, as well as different equipment rates of electrical appliances and different levels of energy efficiency.

Electricity consumption per dwelling

  • Since 2014, the electricity consumption per dwelling has been increasing at EU level, (+0.7%/year) and in most EU countries, with a rapid progression in 9 EU Member States (Cyprus, Portugal and 7 Central and Eastern countries). However, this consumption has remained roughly stable in 2 countries (Sweden and Spain) and even decreased (Luxemburg, Belgium and The Netherlands).
  • Significant increase between 2000 and 2008 (+2%/year and above) in some Member States, including Southern countries mainly due to air conditioning (e.g. Spain, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus), but also in Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Estonia and Poland.
  • Decreasing trend at EU level (-1%/year) and in most countries after the economic crisis of 2008 until 2014.

Trends in electricity consumption per dwelling