Natural gas for power and heat generation (million cubic metres) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: European natural gas consumption (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Euro Area, natural gas use for power and heat generation was 4,553 million cubic metres in August 2026, compared to 5,967 in the previous month. This represents a reduction of 23.70 percent.
Sample. There are 20 data points in the monthly series presented in the plot above. The time span covered by the series goes from January 2025 to August 2026.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics calculated on the entire sample: natural gas use for power and heat generation averaged 5,898 million cubic metres; it recorded its highest level of 9,955 million cubic metres in January 2026; it reached its lowest level of 3,794 million cubic metres in May 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million cubic metres |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 5,028.82 |
| 2026-07-31 | 5,966.99 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4,553.01 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Natural gas for power and heat generation |
| Country | Euro Area |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Million cubic metres |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Eurostat table nrg_cb_gasm |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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