EU countries by primary energy production

France had the highest primary energy production of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 4.085 quadrillion Btu. Malta had the lowest, at 0.001 quadrillion Btu. The median was 0.339 quadrillion Btu. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest4.085France
Lowest0.001Malta
Median0.33927 EU countries

All EU countries, 2020

France: 4.085 quadrillion BtuFrance4.085Germany: 3.122 quadrillion BtuGermany3.122Poland: 2.07 quadrillion BtuPoland2.07Netherlands: 1.123 quadrillion BtuNetherlands1.123Spain: 1.059 quadrillion BtuSpain1.059Sweden: 0.944 quadrillion BtuSweden0.944Italy: 0.931 quadrillion BtuItaly0.931Czechia: 0.832 quadrillion BtuCzechia0.832Romania: 0.792 quadrillion BtuRomania0.792Belgium: 0.474 quadrillion BtuBelgium0.474Finland: 0.43 quadrillion BtuFinland0.43Bulgaria: 0.374 quadrillion BtuBulgaria0.374Hungary: 0.345 quadrillion BtuHungary0.345Denmark: 0.339 quadrillion BtuDenmark0.339Austria: 0.286 quadrillion BtuAustria0.286Slovakia: 0.223 quadrillion BtuSlovakia0.223Greece: 0.143 quadrillion BtuGreece0.143Portugal: 0.137 quadrillion BtuPortugal0.137Ireland: 0.13 quadrillion BtuIreland0.13Slovenia: 0.119 quadrillion BtuSlovenia0.119Croatia: 0.088 quadrillion BtuCroatia0.088Lithuania: 0.021 quadrillion BtuLithuania0.021Estonia: 0.021 quadrillion BtuEstonia0.021Latvia: 0.02 quadrillion BtuLatvia0.02Luxembourg: 0.006 quadrillion BtuLuxembourg0.006Cyprus: 0.002 quadrillion BtuCyprus0.002Malta: 0.001 quadrillion BtuMalta0.001
quadrillion Btu. Source: EIA, International Energy Statistics: total energy production, quadrillion Btu (series INTL.44-1-QBTU.A) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020
quadrillion Btu
Change on 2019
1France4.085-9.7%
2Germany3.122-9.4%
3Poland2.07-8.4%
4Netherlands1.123-15.2%
5Spain1.059+3.8%
6Sweden0.944-13%
7Italy0.931+3.8%
8Czechia0.832-14.2%
9Romania0.792-9.6%
10Belgium0.474-13.8%
11Finland0.43-1%
12Bulgaria0.374-9.7%
13Hungary0.345-3.1%
14Denmark0.339-27%
15Austria0.286-2.5%
16Slovakia0.223-1.4%
17Greece0.143-31.5%
18Portugal0.137+7.7%
19Ireland0.13-9.8%
20Slovenia0.119+6.6%
21Croatia0.088-8.7%
22Lithuania0.021+6.2%
23Estonia0.021+34.8%
24Latvia0.02+5.9%
25Luxembourg0.006+20.6%
26Cyprus0.002+13.8%
27Malta0.001+18.8%

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About this ranking

Total primary energy produced in the country in the year (coal, natural gas, crude oil and other liquids, nuclear, and renewable and other sources), in quadrillion British thermal units, as estimated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in its International Energy Statistics.

Countries only. Production above consumption marks a net energy exporter, such as Saudi Arabia or Canada. Countries without domestic energy sources show 0.

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: total energy production, quadrillion Btu (series INTL.44-1-QBTU.A). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Which EU country has the highest primary energy production?

France, with 4.085 quadrillion Btu in 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which EU country has the lowest primary energy production?

Malta, with 0.001 quadrillion Btu in 2020.

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: total energy production, quadrillion Btu (series INTL.44-1-QBTU.A). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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