Energy efficiency trends for households in the EU
- Households energy efficiency, as measured by ODEX, has improved by around 31% (1.6%/year) over the period 2000-2023 at EU level (ODEX equals 69 in 2023), mainly through improvements in space heating and appliances.
Energy efficiency progress in the EU
- Energy efficiency has been progressing faster at EU level since 2019, reaching -2.1%/year, compared to the period 2010-2019 (-1.3%/year). However, this hides huge discrepancies across MS. 9 EU countries saw significant progress since 2019 (improvement rate of more than 2%/year), of which 7 of them show an acceleration of energy efficiency progress compared to 2010-2019; while 10 others saw a low rate of progress (less than 1%/year), of which 9 showed significant reduction compared to 2010-2019.
- The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark and France have demonstrated the steadiest progress since 2019, with rates exceeding 3%/year.
Energy efficiency progress in EU countries
Note: ODEX aggregates energy efficiency gains by end-use, measured by the reduction in unit consumption. ODEX is calculated on the basis of 11 end-uses or large appliances: heating (toe/m2, separation between new and existing dwellings), water heating, cooking, lighting, cooling (toe/dwelling), refrigerator, freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, dryer and TV (kWh/appliance).
