Germany has the highest natural gas consumption of any European Union Member State. In 2021, Germany's final energy consumption of natural gas reached over 56.8 million metric tons of oil equivalent. Natural gas is an important means of generating electricity and heat in the EU and also serves as a feedstock for multiple industrial manufacturing processes. The total natural gas share in final EU energy use stood at 24 percent that same year.
Final energy consumption of natural gas in the European Union in 2021, by country
(in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
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Consumption in million metric tons of oil equivalent
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European Commission. (October 3, 2023). Final energy consumption of natural gas in the European Union in 2021, by country (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342146/eu-natural-gas-consumption-by-country/
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Final energy consumption of natural gas in the European Union in 2021, by country (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], European Commission, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342146/eu-natural-gas-consumption-by-country/