Electricity consumption per dwelling for electrical appliances and lighting

  • Significant differences between countries in terms of electricity consumption for electrical appliances and lighting: from less than 1500 kWh/dwelling in Latvia and Czechia, to around 2100 kWh at EU level, up to 3200 kWh in Ireland and 3500 kWh in Sweden.

Electricity consumption per dwelling for electrical appliances and lighting

Electricity consumption per dwelling for electrical appliances

  • Downward trend in electricity consumption for lighting at EU level and in most EU MS, with the highst decrease in Slovenia and the Netherlands.
  • Significant differences between countries: from 151 kWh/dwelling in Luxembourg, to 295 kWh at EU level, up to over 850 kWh in Cyprus and Finland. These differences can be explained by the difference in the number of lamps per dwelling and the geographical location of the country (longer lighting times in the Nordic countries).

Electricity consumption per dwelling for lighting