Primary energy consumption in the European Union (EU) recorded a year-on-year decline of 0.8%, in 2024, to 1,202 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe), the lowest level since 1990, Eurostat reports this Monday, 15th.
With this reduction, the EU continues to move closer to the 2030 target of 992.5 Mtoe, with the gap narrowing to 21.1%.
The 1,202 Mtoe recorded for EU primary energy consumption in 2024 represented the lowest level since 1990, the first year for which data is available, after having recorded a peak of 1,511 Mtoe in 2006.
Primary energy consumption is the most comprehensive indicator of the energy consumption of a country or region (such as the EU), representing the total amount of energy that is supplied to an economy, whether through domestic extraction or imports, before any transformation process.
Final energy consumption, on the other hand, reached 900 Mtoe in 2024, an increase of 0.7% compared to 2023.
In 2024, final energy consumption, i.e. the total energy that is actually consumed by end users, was 18% above the 2030 target (763 Mtoe), compared to 17.2% in the previous year.
The lowest levels were recorded in 2020, with 893 Mtoe.