Natural gas demand growth rate (quarterly)

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6.5%

European Union · Q1 2025

Natural gas demand growth rate in the European Union (quarterly) came in at 6.5% in Q1 2025 (IEA).

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Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

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In the first half of 2025, global natural gas consumption in Europe increased by 6.5% year-over-year, primarily supported by the electricity sector amid lower power generation from wind and hydro.

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APA
International Energy Agency. (2025). Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/global-natural-gas-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-in-2026-as-more-lng-supply-comes-to-market. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9SXN
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market." 2025, https://www.iea.org/news/global-natural-gas-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-in-2026-as-more-lng-supply-comes-to-market. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9SXN.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market." 2025. https://www.iea.org/news/global-natural-gas-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-in-2026-as-more-lng-supply-comes-to-market. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9SXN.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2025naturaldt9sxn, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9SXN}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/global-natural-gas-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-in-2026-as-more-lng-supply-comes-to-market. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market
Retrieved
15 September 2026
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Last revision
15 September 2026
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