Oil is the most used fuel in the European Union, followed by natural gas, both combined accounted with 60.5 percent of the total consumption in 2020. At that year, nuclear energy consumption surpassed coal consumption. By comparison, hydroelectricity and renewable fuels combined, accounted with ten percent of the total primary energy consumption in the EU.
Primary energy consumption in the European Union in 2019 and 2020, by fuel* (in exajoules)
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BP. (July 8, 2021). Primary energy consumption in the European Union in 2019 and 2020, by fuel* (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236316/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-eu-by-fuel-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. "Primary energy consumption in the European Union in 2019 and 2020, by fuel* (in exajoules)." Chart. July 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236316/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-eu-by-fuel-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. (2021). Primary energy consumption in the European Union in 2019 and 2020, by fuel* (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236316/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-eu-by-fuel-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. "Primary Energy Consumption in The European Union in 2019 and 2020, by Fuel* (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236316/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-eu-by-fuel-in-oil-equivalent/
BP, Primary energy consumption in the European Union in 2019 and 2020, by fuel* (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236316/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-eu-by-fuel-in-oil-equivalent/ (last visited May 24, 2022)