Electricity price for households

The average price households pay for electricity, including all taxes and levies, for a household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year (Eurostat consumption band DC). Prices are reported every six months.

Unit: Euro per kWh, all taxes included Frequency: Half-yearly Coverage: 41 countries and 1 group H1 2007 to H1 2026 Source: Eurostat
Highest in H1 2026 €0.3871 per kWh Ireland Lowest in H1 2026 €0.0657 per kWh Türkiye
European Union, H1 2026 €0.2832 per kWh Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for H1 2026 39 Updated by the source on 19 October 2026

39 countries have a value for H1 2026, the latest period in the data.

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Euro per kWh, all taxes included. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Electricity price for households (euro per kWh, all taxes included), H1 2017 to H1 2026
Period European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
H1 2026 €0.2832 per kWh €0.3618 per kWh €0.2485 per kWh €0.2509 per kWh
H2 2025 €0.2896 per kWh €0.3869 per kWh €0.2561 per kWh €0.2669 per kWh
H1 2025 €0.2879 per kWh €0.3835 per kWh €0.2671 per kWh €0.2612 per kWh
H2 2024 €0.2887 per kWh €0.3943 per kWh €0.2926 per kWh €0.2408 per kWh
H1 2024 €0.2916 per kWh €0.3951 per kWh €0.2847 per kWh €0.2436 per kWh
H2 2023 €0.2847 per kWh €0.4020 per kWh €0.2591 per kWh €0.2347 per kWh
H1 2023 €0.2887 per kWh €0.4125 per kWh €0.2300 per kWh €0.2454 per kWh
H2 2022 €0.2768 per kWh €0.3357 per kWh €0.2204 per kWh €0.3350 per kWh
H1 2022 €0.2490 per kWh €0.3279 per kWh €0.2092 per kWh €0.3071 per kWh
H2 2021 €0.2415 per kWh €0.3234 per kWh €0.2022 per kWh €0.2816 per kWh
H1 2021 €0.2203 per kWh €0.3193 per kWh €0.1946 per kWh €0.2323 per kWh
H2 2020 €0.2153 per kWh €0.3006 per kWh €0.1958 per kWh €0.2298 per kWh
H1 2020 €0.2139 per kWh €0.3043 per kWh €0.1893 per kWh €0.2239 per kWh
H2 2019 €0.2169 per kWh €0.2878 per kWh €0.1913 per kWh €0.2394 per kWh
H1 2019 €0.2168 per kWh €0.3088 per kWh €0.1778 per kWh €0.2403 per kWh
H2 2018 €0.2152 per kWh €0.3000 per kWh €0.1799 per kWh €0.2477 per kWh
H1 2018 €0.2103 per kWh €0.2987 per kWh €0.1748 per kWh €0.2383 per kWh
H2 2017 €0.2089 per kWh €0.3048 per kWh €0.1756 per kWh €0.2177 per kWh
H1 2017 €0.2089 per kWh €0.3048 per kWh €0.1704 per kWh €0.2296 per kWh

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • Among the 39 countries with a value for H1 2026, the highest is Ireland (€0.3871 per kWh) and the lowest Türkiye (€0.0657 per kWh).
  • Half of the countries are above €0.2162 per kWh and half below.
  • From H2 2025 to H1 2026 the value rose in 17 countries and fell in 21.
  • The figure for the European Union was €0.2832 per kWh in H1 2026, against €0.2203 per kWh in H1 2021 (+28.6%).

About this measure

Definition
The average price households pay for electricity, including all taxes and levies, for a household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year (Eurostat consumption band DC). Prices are reported every six months.
Population covered
Household consumers in band DC
Unit
Euro per kWh, all taxes included
Frequency
Half-yearly
Changes are shown as
Percent change

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
nrg_pc_204 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=S siec=E7000 nrg_cons=KWH2500-4999 unit=KWH tax=I_TAX currency=EUR
Observation period
H1 2007 to H1 2026
Provider update
19 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in H1 2026 Every value is for H1 2026, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Ireland €0.3871 per kWh
  2. 2 Germany €0.3618 per kWh
  3. 3 Belgium €0.3575 per kWh
  4. 4 Austria €0.3260 per kWh
  5. 5 Italy €0.3142 per kWh
  6. 6 Sweden €0.3062 per kWh
  7. 7 Poland €0.2999 per kWhp (provisional)
  8. 8 Liechtenstein €0.2988 per kWh
  9. 9 Czechia €0.2884 per kWh
  10. 10 Romania €0.2836 per kWh
  11. 11 Finland €0.2694 per kWh
  12. 12 Cyprus €0.2688 per kWh
  13. 13 Spain €0.2509 per kWh
  14. 14 France €0.2485 per kWh
  15. 15 Netherlands €0.2440 per kWh
  16. 16 Latvia €0.2415 per kWh
  17. 17 Greece €0.2401 per kWh
  18. 18 Denmark €0.2375 per kWh
  19. 19 Portugal €0.2367 per kWh
  20. 20 Lithuania €0.2162 per kWh
  21. 21 Estonia €0.2118 per kWh
  22. 22 Slovenia €0.2118 per kWh
  23. 23 Iceland €0.2076 per kWh
  24. 24 Luxembourg €0.2023 per kWh
  25. 25 Norway €0.1993 per kWh
  26. 26 Slovakia €0.1985 per kWh
  27. 27 Moldova €0.1872 per kWh
  28. 28 Croatia €0.1816 per kWh
  29. 29 Bulgaria €0.1341 per kWh
  30. 30 Malta €0.1268 per kWhp (provisional)
  31. 31 Serbia €0.1197 per kWh
  32. 32 Albania €0.1190 per kWhe (estimated)
  33. 33 North Macedonia €0.1168 per kWh
  34. 34 Hungary €0.1139 per kWh
  35. 35 Montenegro €0.1039 per kWh
  36. 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina €0.0995 per kWh
  37. 37 Kosovo €0.0869 per kWh
  38. 38 Georgia €0.0731 per kWh
  39. 39 Türkiye €0.0657 per kWh
  40. European Union €0.2832 per kWh
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