HC Deb 13 January 2004 vol 416 c696W
Norman Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much energy was consumed per person in(a) the UK and (b) other EU countries in 2001. [147404]

Mr. Timms

Data on EU and worldwide energy consumption are collated annually by the International Energy Agency. The final consumption data for all EU countries relating to 2001, are shown in the table. Final consumption excludes energy used for transformation into other forms of energy.

Country Final consumption of energy per

person, in tonnes of oil

equivalent during 2001

Austria 3.17
Belgium 4.19
Denmark 2.83
Finland 4.86
France 2.89
Germany 2.99
Greece 1.83
Ireland 3.05
Italy 2.32
Luxembourg 8.55
Netherlands 3.76
Portugal 1.95
Spain 2.32
Sweden 3.92
UK 2.75
Average for all EU countries 2.82