In 2022, natural gas accounted for approximately 33 percent of the European Union's chemical industry energy consumption. Electricity was the second most-used energy source in the industry, with a share of around 30 percent. That year, the energy consumption of the EU's chemical industry neared 526 terawatt-hours.
Energy consumption distribution of the chemical industry in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by source
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