EU countries by electricity consumption
Germany had the highest electricity consumption of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 476.8 TWh. Malta had the lowest, at 2.7 TWh. The median was 44.5 TWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
All EU countries, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 476.8 | -5.5% |
| 2 | France | 413 | -3.8% |
| 3 | Italy | 286.9 | -3% |
| 4 | Spain | 227.7 | -2.2% |
| 5 | Poland | 159.3 | +0.1% |
| 6 | Sweden | 125.9 | -4% |
| 7 | Netherlands | 107.2 | -4% |
| 8 | Belgium | 77.5 | -5.5% |
| 9 | Finland | 77.3 | -4% |
| 10 | Czechia | 63.6 | +1.3% |
| 11 | Austria | 62.3 | -8.4% |
| 12 | Portugal | 50.4 | -0.4% |
| 13 | Greece | 50 | +2.3% |
| 14 | Romania | 44.5 | -5.1% |
| 15 | Hungary | 42.7 | -1.1% |
| 16 | Denmark | 35 | +2.5% |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 34.5 | -1.9% |
| 18 | Ireland | 31 | +4.5% |
| 19 | Slovakia | 22.8 | -13.6% |
| 20 | Croatia | 16.2 | -1.2% |
| 21 | Slovenia | 12.9 | -4.8% |
| 22 | Lithuania | 10.5 | -6.5% |
| 23 | Estonia | 8.1 | -6.4% |
| 24 | Latvia | 6.8 | +0.3% |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 5.9 | -5.5% |
| 26 | Cyprus | 5.2 | +0.9% |
| 27 | Malta | 2.7 | -1.1% |
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About this ranking
Net electricity consumption in the country in the year: net generation plus imports, minus exports and transmission and distribution losses, in terawatt hours (billion kilowatt hours), as estimated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in its International Energy Statistics.
Countries only. EIA publishes 0 for some small economies in years it has no estimate, and a few tiny negative values where losses exceed supply.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. International Energy Statistics: electricity net consumption, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-2-BKWH.A). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which EU country has the highest electricity consumption?
Germany, with 476.8 TWh in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Which EU country has the lowest electricity consumption?
Malta, with 2.7 TWh in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics: electricity net consumption, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-2-BKWH.A). Retrieved 2026-10-11.