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 the EU’s primary energy consumption in 2024 represented the lowest level since 1990, the first year for which data is available, following a peak of 1,511 Mtoe in 2006.
Primary energy consumption is the most comprehensive indicator of energy consumption for a country or region (like the EU), representing the total amount of energy supplied to an economy, either 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, which is the total energy effectively 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.
