# European Union (EU27) - Electricity consumption

European Union (EU27) - Electricity consumption was 208,534 Gigawatt-hour in July 2026, up 5.7% from June 2026 and up 3.3% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 176,070 Gigawatt-hour (Apr 2020) to 250,234 Gigawatt-hour (Jan 2017), averaging 208,027 Gigawatt-hour.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.ELECCONS.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Gigawatt-hour
- Coverage: 2011-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (187 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/european-union/eu27-electricity-consumption

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 208,534 Gigawatt-hour |
| June 2026 | 197,335 Gigawatt-hour |
| May 2026 | 190,411 Gigawatt-hour |
| April 2026 | 192,742 Gigawatt-hour |
| March 2026 | 217,493 Gigawatt-hour |
| February 2026 | 214,897 Gigawatt-hour |
| January 2026 | 244,772 Gigawatt-hour |
| December 2025 | 222,208 Gigawatt-hour |
| November 2025 | 211,504 Gigawatt-hour |
| October 2025 | 202,204 Gigawatt-hour |
| September 2025 | 190,169 Gigawatt-hour |
| August 2025 | 190,517 Gigawatt-hour |
| July 2025 | 201,900 Gigawatt-hour |
| June 2025 | 191,763 Gigawatt-hour |
| May 2025 | 187,228 Gigawatt-hour |
| April 2025 | 188,559 Gigawatt-hour |
| March 2025 | 212,877 Gigawatt-hour |
| February 2025 | 212,535 Gigawatt-hour |
| January 2025 | 233,776 Gigawatt-hour |
| December 2024 | 220,591 Gigawatt-hour |
| November 2024 | 206,566 Gigawatt-hour |
| October 2024 | 197,403 Gigawatt-hour |
| September 2024 | 186,961 Gigawatt-hour |
| August 2024 | 193,967 Gigawatt-hour |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.ELECCONS.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.ELECCONS.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```