Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant was 306,206 Gigawatt-hour in 2024. ▲ Rising
Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Gigawatt-hour.
Analysis
In 2024, production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 306,206 Gigawatt-hour. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 306,206 Gigawatt-hour in 2024 and was at its lowest, 131,426 Gigawatt-hour, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Gigawatt-hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 169,676 Gigawatt-hour | — |
| 1991 | 169,989 Gigawatt-hour | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 170,790 Gigawatt-hour | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 170,044 Gigawatt-hour | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 179,433 Gigawatt-hour | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 183,827 Gigawatt-hour | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 185,572 Gigawatt-hour | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 203,067 Gigawatt-hour | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 213,385 Gigawatt-hour | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 216,767 Gigawatt-hour | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 133,591 Gigawatt-hour | -38.4% |
| 2001 | 135,016 Gigawatt-hour | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 131,426 Gigawatt-hour | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 156,865 Gigawatt-hour | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 163,916 Gigawatt-hour | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 170,488 Gigawatt-hour | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 169,464 Gigawatt-hour | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 176,015 Gigawatt-hour | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 175,290 Gigawatt-hour | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 167,425 Gigawatt-hour | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 185,354 Gigawatt-hour | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 188,931 Gigawatt-hour | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 177,811 Gigawatt-hour | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 175,803 Gigawatt-hour | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 167,205 Gigawatt-hour | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 178,953 Gigawatt-hour | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 181,044 Gigawatt-hour | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 190,649 Gigawatt-hour | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 200,711 Gigawatt-hour | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 205,586 Gigawatt-hour | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 206,788 Gigawatt-hour | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 245,467 Gigawatt-hour | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 240,156 Gigawatt-hour | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 287,137 Gigawatt-hour | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 306,206 Gigawatt-hour | +6.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -38.4% | 216,767 Gigawatt-hour | 133,591 Gigawatt-hour |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186,255 Gigawatt-hour | 169,676 Gigawatt-hour | 216,767 Gigawatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 157,950 Gigawatt-hour | 131,426 Gigawatt-hour | 176,015 Gigawatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 185,205 Gigawatt-hour | 167,205 Gigawatt-hour | 205,586 Gigawatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 257,151 Gigawatt-hour | 206,788 Gigawatt-hour | 306,206 Gigawatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Germany 90,830 Gigawatt-hour compare
- 2 United Kingdom 58,189 Gigawatt-hour compare
- 2 United Kingdom 58,189 Gigawatt-hour compare
- 4 Italy 54,961 Gigawatt-hour compare
- 5 Switzerland 50,942 Gigawatt-hour compare
More energy & mining data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Supply, transformation and consumption of electricity 329,208 Gigawatt-hour (2025)
- Gross production of electricity and derived heat from non-combustible 317,947 Gigawatt-hour (2024)
- Imports of solid fossil fuels by partner country 60,633 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of solid fossil fuels by partner country 5,707 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Imports of natural gas by partner country 291,877 Million cubic metres (2024)
- Exports of natural gas by partner country 41,158 Million cubic metres (2024)
- Liquid biofuels production capacities 4,920 Thousand tonnes per year (2024)
- Imports of biofuels by partner country 6,015 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of biofuels by partner country 6,111 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Imports of electricity and derived heat by partner country 338,143 Gigawatt-hour (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 306,206 Gigawatt-hour in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 306,206 Gigawatt-hour in 2024.
- What is the lowest production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,426 Gigawatt-hour in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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