Transport sector gas consumption, Germany
Transport sector gas consumption, Germany stood at 0.67 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 | 2,538.92 | 2,486.02 | 2,505.59 | 2,527.15 | 2,378.95 | 2,315.95 | 2,746.34 | 2,738.23 | 2,784.36 | 2,703.57 | |
| Gases1 | 0.67 | 2.22 | 6.94 | 7.86 | 8.05 | 4.73 | 4.84 | 5.07 | 5.16 | 5.37 | |
| Natural gas and petroleum gas | 0.67 | 2.22 | 6.94 | 7.86 | 8.05 | 4.73 | 4.84 | 5.07 | 5.16 | 5.37 |
Understanding transport sector gas consumption, Germany
Compressed natural gas and liquefied methane utilized as vehicle propellants across road transport and pipeline compression define this category. The series captures gaseous fuels dispensed at public and commercial refuelling stations for natural gas passenger cars, delivery fleets, municipal transit buses, and heavy-duty freight trucks. It also includes natural gas consumed by compressor station turbines along high-pressure pipeline transmission networks to pump gas through national infrastructure. It strictly excludes gaseous fuels delivered for stationary heating or power generation in residential dwellings, commercial office buildings, and industrial manufacturing plants. It also excludes gas burned in utility thermal power stations to generate traction electricity for railways.
Commercial fleet adoption patterns and long-distance pipeline transmission throughput determine annual movements rather than residential heating degree days. While pipeline compressor energy demand can vary with international gas transit volumes and cross-border trade flows, vehicle fuel demand reflects long-term adoption of gaseous propulsion in freight and public transit. Early annual figures are compiled from gas grid transmission records, filling station sales data, and energy tax declarations, undergoing retrospective revisions when full sectoral balances are finalized. Analysts should verify whether renewable biomethane dispensed at compressed gas filling stations is included within this fossil gas line or apportioned to the renewable transport category.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of transport vehicles consume the gas recorded in this series?
- The series covers natural gas dispensed to compressed and liquefied gas commercial trucks, municipal transit buses, delivery vans, passenger cars, and pipeline compressor drives.
- Does this entry include fuel consumed by compressor stations powering natural gas transmission pipelines?
- Energy balance conventions categorize natural gas burned in compressor turbines to propel gas along pipeline networks under transport sector consumption.
- How is biomethane sold at compressed natural gas vehicle pumps treated?
- Depending on statistical reporting conventions, biogenic methane fractions dispensed at filling stations may be separated from fossil gas and credited to renewable energy rows.