Energy efficiency by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
231.29 Million tonnes of oil equivalent
Germany
Lowest
0.93 Million tonnes of oil equivalent
Malta
Median
14.75 Million tonnes of oil equivalent
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
932
What the numbers show
Energy efficiency is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 231.29 Million tonnes of oil equivalent in Germany; the lowest is 0.93 Million tonnes of oil equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.75 Million tonnes of oil equivalent, and the mean is 34.51 Million tonnes of oil equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 249.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 41.3%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 26.3%).
Energy efficiency: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 231.29 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 2 | France | 202.62 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 164.87 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 130.84 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 112.42 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 92.32 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 92.32 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 53.42 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 53.42 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 42.74 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 41.78 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 12 | Czechia | 34.97 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 30.32 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 29.63 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 29.29 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 25.31 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 22.21 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 18 | Greece | 21.01 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 20.78 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 16.55 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 15.54 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 15.38 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 14.75 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 14.75 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 14.32 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 8.75 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 8.75 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.81 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 6.56 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 6.56 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 31 | Iceland | 6.44 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 6.13 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 6.13 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 34 | Georgia | 5.82 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 4.25 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 4.25 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 4.04 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 4.04 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 3.65 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 40 | Moldova | 2.64 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 40 | Moldova | 2.64 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 42 | Cyprus | 2.62 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 43 | Kosovo* | 2.51 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 2.51 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 45 | Albania | 2.13 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 46 | Montenegro | 1.12 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 47 | Malta | 0.93 Million tonnes of oil equivalent | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1,194 Million tonnes of oil equivalent