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Energy in Europe includes energy, including electricity, production, consumption and import in Europe.
Primary energy consumption across European countries, highlights diverse energy use patterns. Countries show fluctuations in consumption, reflecting changes in energy demand and policy. Germany and the Russian Federation are among the highest consumers, smaller economies like Lithuania and Turkmenistan have markedly lower consumption levels. Per person energy use in Europe varies significantly, with smaller nations like Iceland, showing high consumption rates per million people, indicating the diverse energy use and economic activities across the continent. Europe has significant reliance on oil, a major energy source predominantly used for transportation and heating, with most European countries importing most of their oil needs due to limited domestic production.
There has been an increase in renewable energy, with plans to increase wind power capacity. The European Commission's "REPowerEU" plan underscores a commitment to renewables. There is an ongoing transition towards more sustainable energy systems in Europe.
Primary energy consumption for selected European and Eurasian countries in million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) from 2010 to 2015, according to BP, is listed below.[1]
Country
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Austria
35.9
33.8
35.4
35.1
33.9
34.1
Azerbaijan
10.7
11.9
12.3
12.6
13.2
13.7
Belarus
25.9
25.9
27.9
24.7
24.9
23.6
Belgium
66.0
61.3
58.6
60.0
55.9
56.5
Bulgaria
17.8
19.1
18.1
16.7
17.9
18.9
Czech Republic
42.8
42.1
41.7
40.9
40.1
39.6
Denmark
19.5
18.5
17.1
18.0
17.5
16.9
Finland
30.9
28.6
27.6
27.2
26.3
25.9
France
253.2
244.5
244.7
247.4
237.5
239.0
Germany
323.7
312.3
316.7
325.8
311.9
320.6
Greece
31.5
30.7
29.3
27.9
26.3
26.3
Hungary
24.9
23.2
21.7
20.5
20.5
21.5
Ireland
15.2
14.1
14.0
13.7
13.7
14.6
Italy
172.2
168.4
162.2
155.7
146.8
151.7
Kazakhstan
48.5
55.0
57.5
57.4
57.7
54.8
Lithuania
5.6
5.8
5.8
5.4
5.2
5.3
Netherlands
96.1
91.5
88.4
86.4
81.1
81.6
Norway
41.9
43.0
47.8
45.0
46.4
47.1
Poland
98.2
98.7
95.7
96.0
92.4
95.0
Portugal
25.6
24.5
22.4
24.5
24.6
24.1
Romania
33.8
34.7
34.0
31.5
32.5
33.1
Russian Federation
673.3
694.9
695.3
688.0
689.8
666.8
Slovakia
17.4
16.8
16.2
16.8
15.5
15.8
Spain
146.2
143.1
142.4
134.2
132.1
134.4
Sweden
52.1
51.5
54.7
51.4
51.7
53.0
Switzerland
28.7
27.2
28.8
29.7
28.4
27.9
Turkey
111.0
115.0
120.2
117.6
122.8
131.3
Turkmenistan
25.9
27.0
29.7
26.8
31.3
37.3
Ukraine
121.0
125.7
122.6
114.7
101.0
85.1
United Kingdom
210.5
198.8
201.9
201.4
188.9
191.2
Uzbekistan
43.8
49.7
49.2
48.7
50.3
51.6
Other Europe & Eurasia
98.6
96.9
94.4
96.1
94.1
96.0
Total Europe & Eurasia
2948.5
2934.2
2934.3
2898.0
2832.3
2834.4
Primary energy consumption per capita (2008)
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The European primary energy use per capita (TWh per million people) in 2008 is listed below.[2]
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh primary energy, includes energy losses
Oil
Oil sources for the European Union with tendency forecast.
Oil is one of the largest primary energy sources in Europe. It is mostly used for transportation and heating.
Oil production is relatively low in Europe, with significant production only in the North Sea. Most of Europe's oil comes from imports (about 90% for the EU28).
Electricity
Renewable energy
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The twelve newer EU Member States in Central and Eastern Europe planned to increase wind power capacity from the 6.4 gigawatts installed at the end of 2012 to 16 gigawatts by 2020.[3][4]
If renewable electricity production in the EU continued to grow at the same rate as it did from 2005 to 2010, it would account for 36.4% of electricity in 2020 and 51.6% in 2030, following:[5][6]
^European Commission (8 March 2022). REPowerEU Plan — COM(2022) 230 final. Brussels, Belgium: European Commission. Retrieved 2022-07-10. Three annexes also available.