Natural gas balance sheet; supply and consumption, 1946 - May 2025

Natural gas balance sheet; supply and consumption, 1946 - May 2025

Periods Consumption of natural gas Total consumption (mln m3) Consumption of natural gas Via regional grids (mln m3) Consumption of natural gas Consumption by production and transport (mln m3)
2024 June** 1,765 . 33
2024 July** 1,707 . 37
2024 August** 1,663 . 38
2024 September** 1,798 . 28
2024 October** 2,246 . 42
2024 November** 3,288 . 40
2024 December** 3,463 . 46
2025 January* 4,060 . 44
2025 February* 3,552 . 42
2025 March* 2,814 . 42
2025 April* 2,058 . 33
2025 May* 1,751 . 38
Source: CBS.
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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

Consumption of natural gas
The amount of natural gas delivered to the consumers in the Netherlands.
Total consumption
The amount of natural gas used by companies, households and transport in the Netherlands.
Via regional grids
Delivery of natural gas through the regional gas distribution networks directly to the final consumers. These are the small-scale consumers, including households.
Consumption by production and transport
The consumption of natural gas by extraction companies at the gas extraction sites to support the extraction process and by distribution companies for the transport of natural gas.