Cyprus energy use in services holds firm despite EU decline

Cyprus recorded one of the smallest declines in energy use across the EU services sector in 2023, as the bloc’s overall consumption fell by 1.9 per cent compared with the previous year, released on Thursday  by Eurostat , the statistical office of the European Union. 

The EU’s services sector consumed a total of 4 937 petajoules (PJ) last year, down from 5 069 PJ in 2022.

However, over the longer term, energy use