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, versus 5,967 in July 2026. This constitutes a reduction of 23.70 percent.
Sample. There are 20 observations in the monthly series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the span of time stretching from January 2025 to August 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics calculated on the full sample: natural gas use for power and heat generation had a mean value of 5,898 million cubic metres; it registered a minimum of 3,794 million cubic metres in May 2025; it reached its highest level of 9,955 million cubic metres in January 2026.
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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