High levels of energy production and low consumption have helped to give Denmark an energy surplus, said reports reaching here from Copenhagen on Monday.

A twin national focus on renewable energy and reduced consumption -- combined with North Sea oil reserves, have helped to make Denmark the only EU country not reliant on imported energy, the Copenhagen Post reported, quoting the latest statistics from Eurostat.

Denmark is the only net exporter of energy in the EU. Its energy independence rate, 58.8 percent, was far ahead of second place Great Britain, which had a 12 percent dependency rating.

In addition to sitting on oil reserves in the North Sea and a countryside dotted with wind turbines, low levels of consumption helped to ensure the nation's energy independence, according to the report.

Average energy use fell 3.9 percent from 2004 to 2005, to the equivalent of 3.1 tons of oil per capita, slightly below the EU average of 3.6 percent.

A number of southern European and eastern European countries consumed less energy per capita than Denmark, but in a comparison with its northern European neighbors, Denmark had the lowest per capita consumption, the report said.

Source: Xinhua