Bundesnetzagentur publishes gas supply figures for 2025
Year of issue 2026
Date of issue 2026.01.08
The Bundesnetzagentur has today published gas supply figures for the year 2025. The figures are based on data taken from SMARD, the Bundesnetzagentur’s energy market data platform.
Gas consumption slightly higher than previous year
Germany consumed a total of 864 TWh of gas in 2025, nearly 2.2% more than in 2024 (845 TWh). Household and commercial customers accounted for 40% of Germany’s total consumption and industrial customers for 60%. Total gas consumption was nearly 13.5% below the average for the years 2018 to 2021.
Temperatures are one of the factors that have an effect on gas consumption. Temperatures in 2025 averaged 10.0 degrees, similar to the average for 2018 to 2021. February, in particular, was 0.8 degrees above the average for the month; by contrast, October was around 0.5 degrees colder and November around 0.3 degrees colder than the same months in previous years.
Gas imports and exports
German gas imports were 1,031 TWh, according to preliminary data (2024: 864 TWh). The largest suppliers of gas were Norway (44%), the Netherlands (24%) and Belgium (21%). 106 TWh of natural gas were imported via the German LNG terminals in Wilhelmshaven, Brunsbüttel, Lubmin and Mukran, making up 10.3% of all imports.
Exports amounted to 221 TWh, a clear increase from 89 TWh the year before. Germany exported most gas to Austria (46%), Czechia (26%) and Switzerland (13%).
Domestic production sites generated 34 TWh of natural gas in 2025 (2024: 36 TWh). Germany has its own gas fields on a small scale. Gas is also injected into the system from other processes, the main one being biogas production.
Gas storage facilities
The Gas Storage Level Requirements Ordinance sets the following storage level targets for 1 November: a standard target of 80% for all storage facilities, with the exception of the facilities in Bad Lauchstädt, Frankenthal, Hähnlein, Rehden, Stockstadt and Uelsen, to which a target of 45% applies. These targets result in an overall storage level across all German gas storage facilities of 70%, which is also sufficient to comply with European requirements. The target across all storage facilities in Germany was met.
From August 2025 onwards, storage levels were mostly below the minimum levels in 2018 to 2021. However, the supply situation has changed in recent years due to changes in import options and gas flows. This has allowed traders and suppliers to modify their strategies to ensure supply. The current level at gas storage facilities is 47%. Gas has mainly been taken out of storage since 15 November. The storage level at the beginning of 2026 is well below that in 2025 but is within reasonable limits in view of the changes in the market and flow situation.
The Bundesnetzagentur has published more figures and data about the gas supply in 2025 at www.bundesnetzagentur.de/gasversorgung-rueckblick2025 (in German) and in its yearly article on the SMARD platform.