The average payment for 100 kilowatt-hours of residential electricity in the European Union (EU) increased to �23.70 for the second half of 2021, according to Eurostat data released on Friday.
The average payment for 100 kilowatt-hours of electricity was lower at �21.30 for the second half of 2020.
Denmark was the country that paid the most for household electricity among EU member states during the second half of last year at �34.48 per 100 kilowatt-hours.
Germany followed with �32.34, Belgium with �29.94 and Ireland with �29.74.
On the other end of the scale, the cheapest electricity was sold in Hungary at �10.01 for 100 kilowatt-hours.
Bulgaria, Croatia and Malta followed with �10.91, �13.13 and �13.17, respectively.
The average household price for 100 kilowatt-hours of natural gas in the EU was calculated as �7.80 in the second half of 2021, relative to �7 for the same period in 2020.
The highest payment for household natural gas in the second half of 2021 was made in Sweden at �18.55 per 100 kilowatt-hours, followed by Denmark with �12.47, the Netherlands with �10.97 and Spain with �10.82.
Over this period, the most affordable natural gas consumption among EU members was in Hungary. Households in Hungary paid an average of �3.05 per 100 kilowatt-hours.
Croatia, Lithuania and Slovakia followed with �3.98, �4.10 and �4.23.
Reporting by Ata Ufuk Seker in Brussels
Writing by Zeynep Beyza Kilic
Anadolu Agency