EU countries by primary energy production

France had the highest primary energy production of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 3.956 quadrillion Btu. Malta had the lowest, at 0.001 quadrillion Btu. The median was 0.341 quadrillion Btu. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest3.956France
Lowest0.001Malta
Median0.34127 EU countries

All EU countries, 2023

France: 3.956 quadrillion BtuFrance3.956Germany: 3.051 quadrillion BtuGermany3.051Poland: 1.835 quadrillion BtuPoland1.835Spain: 1.111 quadrillion BtuSpain1.111Sweden: 0.952 quadrillion BtuSweden0.952Czechia: 0.818 quadrillion BtuCzechia0.818Netherlands: 0.8 quadrillion BtuNetherlands0.8Italy: 0.795 quadrillion BtuItaly0.795Romania: 0.789 quadrillion BtuRomania0.789Finland: 0.562 quadrillion BtuFinland0.562Belgium: 0.465 quadrillion BtuBelgium0.465Bulgaria: 0.373 quadrillion BtuBulgaria0.373Denmark: 0.344 quadrillion BtuDenmark0.344Hungary: 0.341 quadrillion BtuHungary0.341Austria: 0.283 quadrillion BtuAustria0.283Slovakia: 0.25 quadrillion BtuSlovakia0.25Portugal: 0.148 quadrillion BtuPortugal0.148Greece: 0.142 quadrillion BtuGreece0.142Slovenia: 0.104 quadrillion BtuSlovenia0.104Ireland: 0.098 quadrillion BtuIreland0.098Croatia: 0.092 quadrillion BtuCroatia0.092Lithuania: 0.024 quadrillion BtuLithuania0.024Latvia: 0.024 quadrillion BtuLatvia0.024Estonia: 0.02 quadrillion BtuEstonia0.02Luxembourg: 0.005 quadrillion BtuLuxembourg0.005Cyprus: 0.004 quadrillion BtuCyprus0.004Malta: 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 countries2023
quadrillion Btu
Change on 2022
1France3.956+14.9%
2Germany3.051-15.5%
3Poland1.835-9.9%
4Spain1.111+2.1%
5Sweden0.952-6.5%
6Czechia0.818-8.3%
7Netherlands0.8-17.9%
8Italy0.795+1.2%
9Romania0.789-1%
10Finland0.562+17.2%
11Belgium0.465-18.1%
12Bulgaria0.373-21.2%
13Denmark0.344-2.9%
14Hungary0.341+0.7%
15Austria0.283+6.6%
16Slovakia0.25+5.4%
17Portugal0.148+14.7%
18Greece0.142-11.6%
19Slovenia0.104+9.6%
20Ireland0.098-9.7%
21Croatia0.092+8.5%
22Lithuania0.024+17.1%
23Latvia0.024+18.6%
24Estonia0.02+12.6%
25Luxembourg0.005-14.4%
26Cyprus0.004+19.6%
27Malta0.001+9%

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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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Questions

Which EU country has the highest primary energy production?

France, with 3.956 quadrillion Btu in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which EU country has the lowest primary energy production?

Malta, with 0.001 quadrillion Btu 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: total energy production, quadrillion Btu (series INTL.44-1-QBTU.A). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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