How fast is the EU electrifying?
Electricity covers a growing share of the EU-27's total final energy consumption. In order to cut dependence on oil and gas, the European Commission proposed a target of 32% by 2030 as part of the Affordable Energy Action Plan on 26 February 2025. On 17 July 2026 the European Commission proposed a new target of 46% by 2040. These targets are non-binding, but could be integrated into legislation. Here we track how each EU country and sector is progressing toward the proposed 32% by 2030 and 46% by 2040 electrification targets.
Data & methodology
Data source
Eurostat, Complete energy balances (nrg_bal_c), annual. Charts show 2000–2024; the series reaches back to 1990 but early-1990s data is unreliable for several states. For each sector, the electrification rate = final electricity consumption (product E7000) ÷ that sector's total final energy consumption (product TOTAL). The EU-27 aggregate is Σ member-state electricity ÷ Σ member-state total.
Sectors
| Sector | Eurostat code |
|---|---|
| Total final consumption | FC_E |
| Industry | FC_IND_E |
| Residential buildings | FC_OTH_HH_E |
| Commercial & services | FC_OTH_CP_E |
| Transport | FC_TRA_E |
EU targets
32% by 2030 — the electrification key performance indicator of the EU Clean Industrial Deal and the Affordable Energy Action Plan (COM/2025/79), published 26 February 2025, against a 2024 baseline of 23.4% (European Commission). 46% by 2040 (proposed) — Action 1 of the Electrification Action Plan (COM(2026) 595), adopted 17 July 2026, which sets "an indicative electrification target of 46% by 2040 (electricity share in final energy consumption)" — the same measure shown here. The Commission calls it indicative, not binding, and it will be subject to an impact assessment as part of the Energy Union Package in Q4 2026.
Contextual benchmarks
Optional comparison lines, off by default. COP31 — 35% by 2035: a voluntary global electrification rate announced by the COP31 Presidency in June 2026, up from just over 20% worldwide (UNFCCC). Climate Advisory Board — 50% by 2040, 60% by 2050: the electrification rates reached in the pathways that deliver a 90–95% emissions reduction in the 2040 advice of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC), Indicator E5. Scientific advice, not a policy target (European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change).
Notes & caveats
Transport is shown as the raw electricity/TFC ratio (~2%) and excludes the Renewable Energy Directive multipliers that raise the Commission's headline figure. Pre-2004 EU-27 is a counterfactual sum of today's 27 members. * Malta, Cyprus, Luxembourg have very small or distorted energy bases. All figures are illustrative, not forecasts.