EU Household Energy Consumption Declines For Third Consecutive Year

Steady Decline In Energy Use

European Union households consumed 9.54 million terajoules of energy in 2024, down 0.2% from 9.57 million terajoules in 2023, according to Eurostat. The decline marks the third consecutive year of lower residential energy consumption, following the 2021 peak of 10.98 million terajoules.

Residential Sector’s Energy Share

Households accounted for 26% of total final energy consumption across the European Union in 2024.

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Fuel Mix And Its Evolution

Natural gas remained the largest source of household energy, representing 29.4% of total consumption. Electricity accounted for 26.9%, while renewables and biofuels made up 22.8%. The figures illustrate the continued role of multiple energy sources in meeting residential demand across the bloc.

Thermal Comfort As A Priority

Space heating remained the largest household energy use category, accounting for 61.5% of total residential consumption. Water heating represented 15.6% of energy use, followed by lighting and electrical appliances at 14.8%. Cooking accounted for 6.4%, while space cooling represented 0.8%.

Year-Over-Year Shifts

Compared with 2023, energy consumption for space heating declined by 1.2%, while energy used for cooking fell by 0.9%. At the same time, energy demand for space cooling increased by 15.3%, and consumption related to lighting and electrical appliances rose by 2.6%. The data point to shifting patterns in household energy use, particularly in categories linked to cooling and electricity consumption.

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Cyprus Fuel Prices Jump 20.5% As Energy Costs Rise Across The EU

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

June 24, 2026

Cyprus recorded a 20.5% year-on-year increase in the prices of fuels and lubricants for personal transport in May 2026, according to Eurostat data released on Monday.

The increase was broadly in line with the European Union average of 20.7%, with fuel and lubricant prices rising across all EU member states during the period.

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Cyprus Tracks The EU Average

Among EU countries, the largest annual increases were recorded in Bulgaria (33.9%), Luxembourg (32.2%), Lithuania (30.8%) and Romania (30.4%). At the other end of the scale, Hungary registered the smallest increase at 3.5%, while annual growth ranged from 12.7% in Poland to 29.2% in France across the remaining member states.

Eurostat noted that fuel and lubricant prices generally declined across the EU until February 2026 before moving higher in subsequent months.

Diesel And Petrol Follow Different Paths

Across the European Union, diesel prices increased by 29% in May 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier, while petrol prices rose by 16.2%. Monthly trends, however, were more mixed. Between April and May 2026, diesel prices across the EU fell by 5.8%, whereas petrol prices increased by 0.8%.

In Cyprus, diesel prices declined by 1.5% over the same period. Although lower than in April, the decrease was less pronounced than in Germany (-11.9%), Greece (-8.5%), Estonia (-8.4%) and Ireland (-8.1%).

Petrol prices moved in the opposite direction, rising by 2.1% between April and May. A similar pattern was observed across much of the EU, with 23 member states reporting monthly increases. Italy recorded the largest monthly rise in petrol prices at 6.9%, while decreases were reported in Germany (-5.6%), Ireland (-2.0%) and Sweden (-0.7%).

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