Drivers of passenger energy consumption

The energy consumption for passenger fell by 4 Mtoe between 2019 and 2023.
The reduction of consumption was mainly due to the decrease of traffics (-1.5 Mtoe) and other effects (-2 Mtoe). Modal shift changes and energy savings had only a negligible impact on the consumption.

Previously, between 2010 and 2019, the energy consumption for passenger transport increased by 6 Mtoe at EU level.
This increase was mainly explained by the traffic growth (13 Mtoe), partially counterbalanced by energy savings (8 Mtoe). Other effects marginally pushed up the consumption by 2 Mtoe and modal shift changes had a negligible impact on the consumption.