Electricity represents less than a quarter of final energy consumption in the European Union, which is less than in the United States and less than in China

Omissions

• The comparison claim that EU electricity share is lower than the US and China could not be verified with available sources. Specific data on electricity share of final energy consumption for the US and China for comparison purposes was not found.
• The most recent data found is from 2023; more recent 2024-2025 data may be available but was not located.

Sources

• PrimaryIEA - Electricity 2024 Executive SummaryThe share of electricity in final energy consumption is estimated to have reached 20% globally in 2023
• SecondaryEmber - European Electricity Review 2024In 2023, 21% of EU final energy consumption came from electricity