EU Household Electricity Prices Fell 2.2% To €0.28 Per KWh In First Half Of 2026
Eurostat data show average EU household electricity prices fell to €0.28 per kWh in the first half of 2026, while country-level prices and year-on-year changes remained widely spread.
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Average household electricity prices across the European Union fell in the first half of 2026, with the EU average declining to €0.28 per kWh from €0.29 per kWh in the second half of 2025. Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Commission, also said the tax-and-levy share of final household electricity bills edged lower over the same period.
The figures were published in Eurostat's news release on household electricity prices in the first half of 2026. The release summarizes selected findings from Eurostat's broader electricity price data and points readers to a more detailed Statistics Explained article and the source dataset nrg_pc_204.
EU Average Household Electricity Price Fell From €0.29 To €0.28 Per KWh
According to Eurostat, the EU average household electricity price declined by 2.2% in the first six months of 2026 compared with the second half of 2025. The average moved from €0.29 per kWh to €0.28 per kWh.
Eurostat also said prices remained above levels seen before the 2022 energy crisis. The release does not give a pre-2022 figure in the summary, but it notes that the first-half 2026 level was still higher than those earlier levels.
Alongside the change in the overall average price, Eurostat recorded a small reduction in the share of taxes and levies included in household electricity bills. Their share of the final bill fell by 0.5 percentage points, from 28.9% in the second half of 2025 to 28.4% in the first half of 2026.
That means the published update contains two EU-wide changes for the latest half-year period: a lower average household electricity price and a slightly smaller tax-and-levy component in the final bill.
Ireland, Germany And Belgium Had The Highest Reported Household Prices
Eurostat said household electricity prices continued to vary widely across EU countries in the first half of 2026. Six countries reported prices above €0.30 per kWh, while five countries reported prices below €0.20 per kWh.
Ireland had the highest reported household electricity price at €0.39 per kWh. Germany and Belgium followed, both at €0.36 per kWh.
At the lower end of the range, Hungary recorded the lowest price at €0.11 per kWh. Malta and Bulgaria each reported €0.13 per kWh.
The country data cited by Eurostat are summarized below:
Country | Household Electricity Price In H1 2026 |
|---|---|
Ireland | €0.39 per kWh |
Germany | €0.36 per kWh |
Belgium | €0.36 per kWh |
Hungary | €0.11 per kWh |
Malta | €0.13 per kWh |
Bulgaria | €0.13 per kWh |
These figures describe national averages for household electricity prices as published by Eurostat for the first half of 2026. The release highlights the spread between the highest and lowest national values rather than giving a ranking for every member state in the article text.
Romania, Ireland And Finland Posted The Largest Annual Increases
Eurostat also compared first-half 2026 prices with the first half of 2025 using national currency comparisons. On that basis, it identified several strong year-on-year movements in household electricity prices.
Romania recorded the largest increase, with household electricity prices up 51.6% from the first half of 2025. Ireland followed with a 19.8% increase, and Finland with an 18.4% increase.
Eurostat also listed countries with the sharpest decreases over the same comparison period. Denmark recorded a 31.7% decline and Luxembourg a 24.1% decline.
Country | Change From H1 2025 To H1 2026 |
|---|---|
Romania | +51.6% |
Ireland | +19.8% |
Finland | +18.4% |
Denmark | -31.7% |
Luxembourg | -24.1% |
Because these comparisons are expressed in national currencies, they show the direction and size of change within each country over a year, rather than a cross-country ranking based on euro-denominated prices alone.
PPS Ranking Put Romania, Poland And Czechia At The Top
Eurostat also presented household electricity prices in purchasing power standard, or PPS. PPS is a common statistical measure used to compare prices across countries by adjusting for differences in price levels and purchasing power.
On that basis, Romania had the highest household electricity price at 46.9 per 100 kWh. Poland followed at 41.1, and Czechia at 34.3.
The lowest PPS-based household electricity prices were recorded in Malta at 13.8 per 100 kWh, Hungary at 14.7, and Luxembourg at 15.5.
Those PPS figures differ from the euro-per-kWh ranking because they adjust the comparison across countries. Eurostat included both measures in its release: one based on direct price levels in euros per kWh, and another based on purchasing power standard.
Eurostat Pointed Readers To Its Detailed Article And Dataset Nrg_Pc_204
The publication released on October 30, 2026 is a summary article rather than the full statistical presentation. Eurostat said the article presents a selection of findings from a more detailed Statistics Explained article on electricity prices.
For readers seeking the underlying figures, Eurostat identified the source dataset as nrg_pc_204. The release therefore serves as a headline summary of the first-half 2026 household electricity price data, while the detailed article and dataset contain the fuller country-by-country information referenced in the publication.
Based on the figures included in the release, the main published results are the 2.2% decline in the EU average household electricity price to €0.28 per kWh, the slight reduction in the tax-and-levy share of bills to 28.4%, and the wide differences between member states in both nominal prices and PPS-adjusted comparisons.
