In 2020, electricity generation in the European Union (EU) was estimated at 2,760 terawatt hours, the lowest figure in over a decade. Nevertheless, this is the third consecutive annual decline in power generation in the region. Electricity demand in the EU followed a similar trend throughout the period.
Electricity generation in the European Union (EU) from 2000 to 2020
(in terawatt hours)
* Values from 2000 to 2018 are from Eurostat. Figures for 2019 and 2020 are estimates from Ember/Agora Energiewende.
Figures for EU-27, excludes the United Kingdom (UK).
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Agora Energiewende. (January 25, 2021). Electricity generation in the European Union (EU) from 2000 to 2020 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260515/eu-power-production/
Agora Energiewende. "Electricity generation in the European Union (EU) from 2000 to 2020 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. January 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260515/eu-power-production/
Agora Energiewende. (2021). Electricity generation in the European Union (EU) from 2000 to 2020 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260515/eu-power-production/
Agora Energiewende. "Electricity Generation in The European Union (Eu) from 2000 to 2020 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260515/eu-power-production/
Agora Energiewende, Electricity generation in the European Union (EU) from 2000 to 2020 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260515/eu-power-production/ (last visited June 25, 2022)
