Actual energy consumption down by 7.3% in Q2 2009

Actual Danish energy consumption was 7.3% lower in Q2 than in Q2 2008. Coal and oil consumption has fallen in particular. Consumption of coal and coke fell by 15.2%, while oil consumption fell by 6.7%. Consumption of natural gas fell by 4.9%. 

When adjusted for fuel consumption in connection with foreign trade in electricity, Danish energy consumption was 8.0% lower in Q2 2009 than in Q2 2008.  

Actual energy consumption in the first half of 2009 went down by 1.9% relative to the first half of 2008. Adjusted for net imports of electricity, energy consumption fell by 3.5%. 

Primary energy production was 12.8% lower in Q2 2009 than in Q2 2008. Crude oil production went down by 7.3%, while natural gas production went down by 25.9% due to a significant fall in exports of natural gas. A statistical statement of total production and consumption figures for renewable energy in 2009 is not yet available. In the monthly statistics, production and consumption are assumed to be unchanged from 2008.

Energy consumption in the first half of 2009 fell by 11.0%. Natural gas production fell by 23.5%, while crude oil production fell by 5.2%.

Energy production and consumption Q1 and Q2 and 2009 

Unit TJ

Production

Consumption

Actual

Adjusted for net imports of electricity

First half of

507 325

417 323

415 416

First half of

570 052

425 595

430 522 

First half of

261 726

229 641

222 025

First half of

288 341

223 203

220 386
Second half of

245 598

187 683

193 391

Second half of

281 711

202 392

210 136

Actual energy consumption in Denmark, PJ 

Ali A. Zarnaghi
Fuldmægtig
Center for Klima og Energiøkonomi
Tlf.: 33 92 68 40
aaz@ens.dk