Natural gas balance sheet; supply and consumption

Natural gas balance sheet; supply and consumption

Periods Supply of natural gas Indigenous production (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Production from other sources (mln m3) Consumption of natural gas Consumption by production and transport (mln m3)
2024 December** 840 34 46
2025 January* 789 33 43
2025 February* 715 29 41
2025 March* 846 33 42
2025 April* 786 31 37
2025 May* 663 37 26
2025 June* 719 33 31
2025 July* 776 35 31
2025 August* 783 34 33
2025 September* 581 31 27
2025 October* 805 32 42
2025 November* 820 32 39
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 (SIC). 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 2023 definite.
- 2024 are revised provisional.
- 2025 is provisional.

Changes as of December 15th 2025:
Figures have been added for November 2025.

Changes as of November 18th 2025:
Figures for 2023 and 2024 have been updated. Figures have been added for October 2025.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures: half a month after the month under review.
Revised provisional figures: not later than in June of the year following the reporting year.
Definite figures: not later than December of the second following year.

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.
Indigenous production
Extraction of natural gas from nature, on-shore and off-shore in the Dutch territorial part of the North Sea.

Figures on flaring have been subtracted.
Production from other sources
Natural gas from other energy commodities transformation, e.g. natural gas production from refinery gas or natural gas production from biogas. Also known as biomethane.
Consumption of natural gas
The amount of natural gas delivered to the consumers in the Netherlands.
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.