-4.8% The decrease of inland consumption from solid biofuels in the EU27 between 2022 and 2023
European Union solid biofuel consumption declined in 2023 for the second year running, having peaked in 2021. EurObserv’ER quantified EU primary energy consumption at 95.3 Mtoe in 2023 compared to 100.1 Mtoe in 2022 and 104.5 Mtoe in 2021. The 2023 downturn has to be viewed against the backdrop of high energy prices and appeals for restraint following the energy crisis weathered by the European Union since February 2022. It is partly due to solid biomass electricity production’s lower competitiveness and falling heating needs caused by two particularly mild winters across Europe. Solid biomass electricity utput fell by 11.4% between 2022 and 2023 while heat consumption, be it sold via a heating network or directly consumed by the end user, dropped by 3.5%.
