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 stood at 4,975 million cubic metres in August 2026, compared to 6,352 in July. This marks a reduction of 21.68 percent.
Sample. There are 140 records in the monthly time series presented in the plot above. The time range covered by the series extends from January 2014 to August 2026.
History. Here are some simple statistics computed on the full sample: natural gas use for power and heat generation had a mean of 6,216 million cubic metres; it recorded a maximum of 11,364 million cubic metres in January 2026; it reached its minimum of 2,925 million cubic metres in May 2015.
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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