Germany industry natural and petroleum gas consumption
Germany industry natural and petroleum gas consumption stood at 665.37 PJ in 2025. It is one of the indicators in the Energy balance table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1990 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Energy balance table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,141.75 | 2,187.52 | 2,181.35 | 2,362.1 | 2,572 | 2,397.73 | 2,504.38 | 2,588.82 | 2,656.8 | 2,636.72 | |
| Gases | 760.96 | 782.52 | 778.2 | 813.04 | 922.54 | 886.25 | 896.52 | 924.29 | 941.43 | 908.93 | |
| Natural gas and petroleum gas | 665.37 | 680.12 | 667.42 | 719.8 | 830.5 | 793.43 | 796.39 | 816.82 | 846.75 | 811.58 |
Understanding germany industry natural and petroleum gas consumption
Natural gas and associated petroleum gases delivered to manufacturing sites and mining facilities for energetic purposes form this measure. It accounts for pipeline gas and liquefied petroleum gas burned to generate industrial process heat, drive stationary machinery, produce on-site steam, and warm factory premises. Quantities withdrawn for non-energy applications, such as chemical feedstock synthesis in petrochemical production, are excluded and tracked in separate balance accounts. The figure also leaves out gas consumed by public thermal power stations, transformation facilities, and dedicated transport fleets, distinguishing this flow from sibling industrial categories such as coal products, electricity, and derived industrial gases.
Annual reporting smooths seasonal cold-weather fluctuations, yet annual aggregates remain sensitive to both economic production cycles and winter temperature variations across factory heating systems. Initial balance figures rely on preliminary pipeline delivery reports and undergo revision once detailed enterprise surveys are finalized. Year-on-year comparisons reveal industrial fuel-switching patterns and efficiency shifts over time. Analysts must avoid conflating final consumption with total primary gas supply. Total gas intake from transmission operators routinely exceeds this metric because raw petrochemical feedstocks and public electricity transformation inputs are deliberately omitted from final energetic demand.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include natural gas used as a raw material in chemical manufacturing?
- No, gas consumed as chemical feedstock is classified as non-energy use and omitted from final energy consumption.
- Why does this figure differ from total national natural gas demand?
- It excludes natural gas burned in public power stations, district heating plants, residential housing, and the service sector.
- How do revisions affect these annual figures?
- Early releases depend on monthly pipeline deliveries and grid estimates, which are subsequently revised following detailed annual enterprise reporting.