The European Union's chemical industry consumed some 589 terawatt-hours worth of energy in 2020 – the same figure reported one year earlier. This represented a decline of roughly 22 percent in comparison to 1990 levels, when the EU's chemical industry use of fuel and power stood at nearly 270 terawatt-hours.
Fuel and power consumption of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in terawatt-hours)
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Statistics on Chemical industry in Europe
Overview
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Trade
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- Premium Statistic Chemical sales value in the European Union 2010-2021, by type
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- Premium Statistic Chemical imports and exports in the European Union 2021, by segment
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Segments
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- Premium Statistic Petrochemical industry revenue in the European Union 2010-2021
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Companies
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- Premium Statistic Leading European chemical companies based on revenue 2022
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Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Consumption of chemicals in Europe 2017-2021
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- Basic Statistic Annual consumption volume of chemicals in the EU 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic Annual consumption volume of hazardous chemicals in the EU-27 2010-2020
Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Chemical industry's research and innovation spending in the European Union 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Chemical industry R&D investment in Europe 2021, by country
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- Basic Statistic Chemical industry investment in Europe 2021, by country
Environmental impact
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- Premium Statistic Greenhouse gas emissions of the chemical industry in the European Union 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Energy consumption of the chemical industry in the European Union 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Chemical industry energy consumption share in the European Union 2020, by source
- Premium Statistic Waste generated by the chemical industry in the European Union 2007-2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Chemical industry accidental pollutant releases in the European Union 2007-2020
Outlook
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CEFIC. (February 23, 2023). Fuel and power consumption of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/536018/european-union-chemical-industry-fuel-and-power-consumption/
CEFIC. "Fuel and power consumption of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536018/european-union-chemical-industry-fuel-and-power-consumption/
CEFIC. (2023). Fuel and power consumption of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536018/european-union-chemical-industry-fuel-and-power-consumption/
CEFIC. "Fuel and Power Consumption of The Chemical Industry in The European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536018/european-union-chemical-industry-fuel-and-power-consumption/
CEFIC, Fuel and power consumption of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536018/european-union-chemical-industry-fuel-and-power-consumption/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Fuel and power consumption of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], CEFIC, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/536018/european-union-chemical-industry-fuel-and-power-consumption/