The volume of natural gas imported into the European Union (EU-27) from Russia increased since 2015 from 124 billion cubic meters to 154 billion cubic meters in 2021. Germany was the biggest importer of gas from Russia, accounting for roughly a third of the EU-27 imports of Russian gas in 2021. It was followed by Italy and the Netherlands.
Natural gas imports from Russia in Europe in 2021, by country
(in billion cubic meters)
Annual imports data of various energy carriers, such as crude oil and petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, solid fossil fuels and combustible renewables by country of origin and destination.
For energy statistics, definitions, concepts and methodology are harmonized on international level. The methodology is described in the Energy Statistics Manual.
Figures have been rounded.
This data was obtained from the Eurostat database with code NRG_TI_GAS.
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