Natural gas for power and heat generation (million cubic metres) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: European natural gas consumption (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the European Union, natural gas use for power and heat generation was 4,975 million cubic metres in August 2026, compared to 6,352 in July 2026. This constitutes a reduction of 21.68 percent.
Sample. This monthly series has 140 records overall. The series covers the period stretching from January 2014 to August 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few statistics we computed on the entire sample: natural gas use for power and heat generation hit a minimum of 2,925 million cubic metres in May 2015; it reached a maximum of 11,364 million cubic metres in January 2026; it had an average value of 6,216 million cubic metres.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million cubic metres |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 5,473.35 |
| 2026-07-31 | 6,351.98 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4,974.67 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Natural gas for power and heat generation |
| Country | European Union |
| 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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