Natural gas balance sheet; supply and consumption, 1946 - May 2025
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Table explanation
This table shows the supply and the consumption of natural gas as a balance sheet. The supply of natural gas is calculated as the sum of indigenous production, production from other sources, imports minus exports, minus delivery of fuels for international shipping (bunkers) plus stock changes. The supply is equal to the amount of natural gas used in the Netherlands in the same period.
This consumption includes the delivery of natural gas to energy companies. This is sector D from the Standard Industrial Classification (SBI). In addition, a small amount of natural gas is used in the indigenous production and transportation of natural gas. Lastly, there is flared and vented natural gas.
Data available:
From 2015 annually, quarterly, and monthly.
Status of the figures:
- up to and including 2022 definite.
- 2023 and 2024 are revised provisional.
- 2025 is provisional.
Changes as of June 18th 2025:
None, this table has been discontinued. The successor of this table is 'Natural gas balance sheet; supply and consumption'. See section 3.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.
Description topics
- Supply of natural gas
- The amount of natural gas primarily available for consumption in the Netherlands. Supply is calculated as the sum of indigenous production, production from other sources, imports minus exports and stock changes. This calculation of the supply results in the amount of natural gas consumed in the Netherlands during the period under review.
- Exports of gaseous natural gas
- Exports of gaseous natural gas, total
- Exports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines.
- Exports to Norway
- There is no export of gaseous natural gas to Norwegian.
- Exports to Germany
- Exports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines to Germany, except cross border pipeline bij Emden.
- Exports to Belgium
- Exports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines to Belgium.
- Exports to United Kingdom
- Exports of gaseous natural gas through cross borderBBL- pipelines to United Kingdom.
- Exports to Denmark
- There is no export of gaseous natural gas to Denmark.
- Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG)
- Exports of liquefied natural gas (Lng).
The gas is liquefied through cooling till about minus 160 degrees Celsius. This makes transport in ships over long distances possible.