Drivers of energy consumption variation

  • Industrial energy consumption was around 37 Mtoe lower in 2023 than in 2010 (- 8 Mtoe from 2010 to 2019 and -29 Mtoe since 2019).
  • Over 2010-2019, this consumption decreased by 8 Mtoe, despite the significant increase in activity (24 Mtoe), thanks to noticeable energy savings (-21 Mtoe) and structural effects, i.e. a higher growth in less intensive branches (-10 Mtoe).
  • The other effects (-0.5 Mtoe) combine various effect including changes in product mix within each branch towards more energy intensive products.

Drivers of energy consumption variation in industry at EU level (2010-2019)

  • Since 2019, industrial energy consumption decreased sharply (-29 Mtoe), mainly due to high energy savings (-25 Mtoe), structural effects (-10 Mtoe), and to a lesser extent other effects (-5 Mtoe).
  • The activity effect reached 7.2 Mtoe (+2.4 Mtoe/year) between 2019 and 2023, similar to the activity effect observed between 2010 and 2019 (2.3 Mtoe/year).

Drivers of energy consumption variation in industry at EU level (2019-2023)