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Electricity prices in Denmark

first half of 2026 2,500–4,999 kWh

In the first half of 2026, households in Denmark paid €0.238/kWh on average, including all taxes and levies. That ranks 11 of 27 EU countries (1 = cheapest).

A year earlier the price was €0.349/kWh – a decrease of 31.9%.

The EU average was €0.283/kWh.

In the first half of 2015 a kilowatt-hour cost €0.307/kWh; the most expensive half-year was the second half of 2022, at €0.587/kWh.

Incl. taxes€0.238/kWhfirst half of 2026

EU rank11 / 27

vs. a year ago−31.9%

EU average€0.283/kWh−16.1%

Trend since 2015

Average price per kWh for households using 2,500–4,999 kWh a year, incl. all taxes, by half-year.

Denmark EU average · /kWh

What the price is made of in Denmark

Annual average per kWh, split into energy and supply, network costs, taxes and levies, and VAT.

Energy & supply

Network costs

Taxes & levies

VAT

2025€0.341

EU average€0.289

2024€0.374

EU average€0.290

2023€0.368

EU average€0.292

2022€0.522

EU average€0.261

2021€0.317

EU average€0.236

2020€0.283

EU average€0.215

All half-years

/kWh

Period	Incl. taxes	Excl. VAT	Excl. taxes	PPS	EU average	EU rank
first half of 2026	€0.238	€0.190	€0.189	0.1844	€0.283	11 / 27
second half of 2025	€0.331	€0.265	€0.169	0.2534	€0.290	24 / 27
first half of 2025	€0.349	€0.279	€0.182	0.2665	€0.288	25 / 27
second half of 2024	€0.376	€0.301	€0.193	0.2848	€0.289	26 / 27
first half of 2024	€0.371	€0.297	€0.188	0.2833	€0.292	26 / 27
second half of 2023	€0.355	€0.284	€0.185	0.2673	€0.285	24 / 27
first half of 2023	€0.381	€0.305	€0.298	0.2882	€0.289	25 / 27
second half of 2022	€0.587	€0.470	€0.364	0.4394	€0.277	27 / 27
first half of 2022	€0.456	€0.365	€0.237	0.3434	€0.249	27 / 27
second half of 2021	€0.345	€0.276	€0.149	0.2595	€0.242	27 / 27
first half of 2021	€0.290	€0.232	€0.104	0.2173	€0.220	26 / 27
second half of 2020	€0.282	€0.226	€0.091	0.2114	€0.215	26 / 27
first half of 2020	€0.283	€0.227	€0.095	0.2131	€0.214	26 / 27
second half of 2019	€0.292	€0.234	€0.104	0.2203	€0.217	27 / 27
first half of 2019	€0.298	€0.239	€0.108	0.2248	€0.217	26 / 27
second half of 2018	€0.312	€0.250	€0.112	0.2333	€0.215	27 / 27
first half of 2018	€0.313	€0.250	€0.101	0.2332	€0.210	27 / 27
second half of 2017	€0.301	€0.241	€0.092	0.2238	€0.209	26 / 27
first half of 2017	€0.305	€0.244	€0.094	0.2266	€0.209	27 / 27
second half of 2016	€0.308	€0.247	€0.095	0.2296	€0.207	27 / 27
first half of 2016	€0.309	€0.247	€0.090	0.2302	€0.205	27 / 27
second half of 2015	€0.304	€0.243	€0.088	0.2339	€0.209	27 / 27
first half of 2015	€0.307	€0.245	€0.094	0.2357	€0.208	27 / 27