Target 7.3: Double the improvement in energy efficiency

The indicator is calculated by Statistics Denmark based on the energy accounts. It is calculated in two versions. In the first version, energy intensity is measured as total gross energy consumption relative to GDP for all economic activities in Denmark. In the second version, total gross energy consumption excludes fuel bunkered abroad by ships operated by Danish shipping companies, as well as fuel purchased abroad by Danish aircraft and lorries. GDP is calculated in the same way in both versions and is expressed in chained 2020 prices.

The energy accounts form part of Statistics Denmark's Green National Accounts, and the indicator is therefore in accordance with the principles of the international System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA 2012), published by the UN, the World Bank, the IMF, the OECD and Eurostat. The second version of the indicator is consistent with the UN definition.