European Union

Which European households use the most electricity?

When it comes to electricity consumption in the European Union, Finland and Sweden are at the very top of the charts. That's probably unsurprising considering the long and dark winters up north. Finnish households consumed 3.9 MWh per capita in 2014 while in Sweden, that figure was 3.8 MWh per capita. France came third in electricity consumption with households there using 2.3 MWh per capita each year. Romanians tend to use the least electricity of any European nation, consuming a mere 0.6 MWh per capita i n 2014.

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This chart shows electricity consumption of EU households in 2014 (MWh per capita).

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Leading countries based on per capita electricity demand in Europe in 2024 (in megawatt-hours)
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Annual electricity consumption in the Nordic countries in 2015 and 2023 (in gigawatt-hours)
Per capita electricity consumption in Europe from 2000 to 2023 (in megawatt-hours)
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Final energy consumption in households per square meter in selected European countries in 2023 (in megajoules per square meter)
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Ranking of the average electric power consumption per capita in Europe by country 2020 (in kWh)
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Average electricity use in Sweden in 2016, by type of housing (in GWh)

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