In 2024, the EU’s industry sector used 8 835 petajoules (PJ) of energy, an 8.1% decrease compared with 2014. The final energy consumption has been steadily declining since 1990.
Most of the energy consumed by industry came from electricity (2 945 PJ; 33.3%) and natural gas (2 817 PJ; 31.9%). Renewables and biofuels came third (999 PJ; 11.3%), surpassing oil and petroleum products (922 PJ; 10.4%). The remaining energy came from solid fossil fuels (484 PJ; 5.5%), heat (483 PJ; 5.5%) and non-renewable waste (186 PJ; 2.1%).
Compared with 2014, there was a decline in the consumption of most energy products. The largest relative decreases were in solid fossil fuels (-34.8%) and heat (-23.7%). The use of 2 energy products increased: non-renewable waste (+32.1%) and renewables and biofuels (+24.3%).
Final energy consumption in the industry sector in the EU, 2014 and 2024 (petajoules, by energy product). Chart. See link to the full dataset below.
Growing energy consumption in the food industry
The food, beverages and tobacco industry consumed 1 134 petajoules, or 12.8% of the total industry production. Contrary to the overall industry trend, energy consumption in this sector increased by 4.7% compared with 2014. (....)