Within the EU, in 2022, transport actions accounted for 31% of the ultimate vitality consumption, which made it the very best client of ultimate vitality, forward of households (27%) and business (25%).
Highway transport was the biggest vitality client, accountable 74% of all vitality consumption in transport, or 10,996 petajoules (PJ). Water transport accounted for 13% of all vitality consumed in transport (1 935 PJ), adopted by air (11%; 1 700 PJ) and rail transport (1%; 214 PJ).
In contrast with 2021, air transport recorded the very best improve in vitality consumption, with a hanging 57% rise. In 2022, vitality consumption ranges in air transport have been approaching the pre-pandemic figures, following sharp declines in 2020 and 2021.
Supply dataset: nrg_bal_c
Fuel/diesel oil and motor gasoline remained the main vitality sources in highway transport
In 2022, gasoline/diesel oil (excluding the biofuel portion) was the primary supply of vitality in highway transport within the EU, with a 65% share. Motor gasoline (excluding the biofuel portion) adopted at 25%, forward of renewables and biofuels (6%), liquefied petroleum gases (2%), pure gasoline (1%) and electrical energy (0.3%).
In most EU international locations, gasoline/diesel oil was the first supply of vitality for highway transport, although there have been noticeable variations between the international locations. The very best shares have been reported in Latvia (80%) and Lithuania (76%), adopted by Eire, Austria, and Spain, every at 74%. In distinction, the bottom shares have been recorded in Sweden (45%), Cyprus (46%) and the Netherlands (48%).
The share of motor gasoline was highest in Cyprus (50%), the Netherlands (42%), and Malta (36%). The bottom shares have been reported in Lithuania (13%), Latvia (14%) and Bulgaria (15%).
Supply dataset: nrg_d_traq
For extra data
- Statistics Defined article on remaining vitality consumption in transport
- Thematic part on vitality statistics
- Database on vitality statistics
- Webinar on vitality statistics
- Shedding mild on vitality in Europe – 2024 version
Methodological notes
- ‘Transport’ covers the vitality utilized in all transport actions no matter financial sector wherein the exercise happens (as outlined by statistical classification of financial actions within the European Neighborhood (NACE)). It contains vitality used for transport by households and by enterprise actions, together with within the business and companies sectors.
- Information on disaggregated remaining vitality consumption in transport for 2022 can be found for all EU international locations, besides Finland, and partially for Greece, Spain and Romania. Fee Implementing Resolution (EU) 2023/2199 of 17 October 2023 granted derogations for your entire assortment to Spain, Romania and Finland for reference years 2022 and 2023. Underneath these granted derogations, Spain and Romania have been nonetheless in a position to ship knowledge factors. The Applied Regulation additionally granted partial derogations to Greece for a number of households of fuels for reference years 2022, 2023 and 2024.
- For the total checklist of vitality merchandise, please consult with Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 on vitality statistics. On this Annex and in vitality statistics, ‘gasoline/diesel oil’ contains on-road diesel oil for diesel compression ignition engines of vehicles and vans. Within the context of this information merchandise, Eurostat expects a majority of ‘gasoline/diesel oil’ to be taken by on-road diesel oil.