Oil was the most commonly used fuel in the European Union in 2023, accounting for 21.5 exajoules of primary energy consumption. In comparison, renewable energy sources accounted for 9.4 exajoules of energy consumption that year.
Primary energy consumption in the European Union from 2019 to 2023, by fuel
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Oil
Natural gas
Coal
Nuclear energy
Hydroelectricity
Renewables
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This report was previously published by BP.
The source states primary energy comprises commercially traded fuels, including modern renewables used to generate electricity.
Energy from all sources of non-fossil power generation is accounted for on an input-equivalent basis.
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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2024). Primary energy consumption in the European Union from 2019 to 2023, by fuel (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236316/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-eu-by-fuel-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Primary energy consumption in the European Union from 2019 to 2023, by fuel (in exajoules)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236316/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-eu-by-fuel-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. (2024). Primary energy consumption in the European Union from 2019 to 2023, by fuel (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236316/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-eu-by-fuel-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Primary Energy Consumption in The European Union from 2019 to 2023, by Fuel (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236316/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-eu-by-fuel-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute, Primary energy consumption in the European Union from 2019 to 2023, by fuel (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236316/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-eu-by-fuel-in-oil-equivalent/ (last visited September 14, 2024)
Primary energy consumption in the European Union from 2019 to 2023, by fuel (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236316/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-eu-by-fuel-in-oil-equivalent/
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