Methodology
Below you can find methodological information by type of data collection.
Legal basis
Countries reporting energy data to Eurostat should transmit these data as outlined in annex B of EU regulation 1099/2008 on energy statistics.
The appropriate data transmission format is the latest version of the annual energy questionnaires in Excel format, available below for download.
Questionnaires and reporting instructions
These are the latest versions of the annual energy questionnaires that should be used for official data transmission, together with their accompanying reporting instructions:
Preliminary annual data for the supply side of energy balances are transmitted via the following questionnaires:
- Electricity and heat, 2020 annual mini-questionnaire
- Natural gas, 2020 annual mini-questionnaire
- Oil, 2020 annual mini-questionnaire
- Renewables and wastes, 2020 annual mini-questionnaire
- Coal, 2020 annual mini-questionnaire
Historical files and documents from 2001 onwards are available on the collaborative online platform CIRCABC.
Legal basis
Countries reporting energy data to Eurostat should transmit these data as outlined in annexes C and D of EU regulation 1099/2008 on energy statistics.
The legal basis for data collection on the reduction of gas consumption is EU regulation 2022/1369 on coordinated demand-reduction measures for gas. EU countries should reduce their gas consumption between 1 August 2022 and 31 March 2023 by at least 15%. This is measured in comparison to their average gas consumption between 1 August and 31 March for the years 2017-2021. EU countries report their demand reduction every two months.
The appropriate data transmission format is the latest version of the monthly energy questionnaires in Excel format.
Questionnaires and reporting instructions
These are the latest versions of the monthly energy questionnaires that should be used for official data transmission, together with their reporting instructions:
Historical files and documents from 2001 onwards are available on the collaborative online platform CIRCABC.
Legal basis
The legal requirements for reporting natural gas and electricity price statistics for household and non-household customers are set out in EU regulation 2016/1952.
The appropriate data transmission format is the questionnaire in Excel format.
Questionnaires and reporting instructions
These are the latest versions of the questionnaires that should be used for official data transmission, together with their reporting instructions:
Historical files and documents from 2001 onwards are available on the collaborative online platform CIRCABC.
Please consult also our methodological publications.