European natural gas imports
This dataset aggregates daily data on European natural gas import flows and storage levels.
Summary
- This regularly updated dataset aggregates daily data on European natural gas import flows and storage levels. It provides readily available insights into European natural gas supply.
- The flow of Russian gas has drawn attention, as have soaring energy prices, largely caused by a tight natural gas market.
First published: 16 June 2022
Latest update: 3 June 2026
European gas imports tracker: 2026 week 22 and May LNG imports update:
- May LNG imports have dropped, driven by a fall in flows from the Middle East and lower gas from the US.
- EU storage is at 37% of capacity, the lowest seasonal level in 2022-2025.
Please note that the data for the storage graph can be downloaded directly from the graphs. To download the data for all other figures, please use the download button in the top-left of the page. For any questions or comments, please get in contact with [email protected].
Figure 1 shows weekly extra-EU imports of natural gas for 2021 and 2022, compared with weekly minimum and maximum import values for the period 2015-2020. By selecting from the dropdown, the figure shows total imports but also imports exclusively from the Russia, Norway, Algeria and Azerbaijan pipelines, liquefied natural gas (LNG, gas transported by ship from around the world), and net imports from the UK.
The map (Figure 2) shows the most relevant pipeline import routes into the EU and the location of LNG terminals. The largest share of gas used to be delivered from Russia via four distinct corridors Nord Stream, Yamal (via Poland), Ukraine and Turkstream (via Turkey). These different Russian gas routes are at the heart of current geopolitical tensions.
Figure 2: Main EU natural gas imports routes covered in our analysis
Source: Bruegel
Figure 3 shows weekly import data via each of these routes, again in comparison with the minimum and maximum values from the period 2015-2020.
Figure 4 shows EU monthly LNG imports by region of origin since January 2020. While in summer 2021 natural gas imported from Russia via pipeline started to decrease, the volume of Russian LNG reaching European LNG terminals has, to date, remained unaffected.
Figure 5 shows quarterly EU imports of natural gas since Q1 2021, providing an overview of the evolution in suppliers and volume.
Figure 6 shows the weekly rate of regasification usage in 2022 in comparison to the 2019-2021 average for EU countries with operational LNG terminals. The rate of regasification capacity use may signal the location of supply bottlenecks.
Figure 7 shows actual daily imports for the last 30 days. It shows figures for Russian routes, Norway, Algeria, Azerbaijan, LNG and net imports from the UK.
Alongside import volumes, the levels of storage within the EU’s borders are key for providing (or not) reassurance to markets.
Figure 8a shows EU natural gas storage fullness by day of year, comparing 2022–2026 with the 2016–2021 historical range, including a EU country-level breakdown and Ukraine. Figure 8b shows the daily change in storage fullness over the last 30 days; the dashed line marks the injection rate (+0.25 percentage points per day) needed to meet the EU's mandatory 80% storage target by November 1. Storage capacity varies significantly across member states. Germany and Italy hold the largest reserves, at around 250 TWh and 200 TWh, respectively, while Portugal and Croatia have the smallest capacities, at 4 and 5 TWh, respectively.
Figure 9 shows gross natural gas exports from EU countries to Ukraine. Flows might increase if EU traders use more of the Ukrainian gas storage potential.
We aggregate the data using the API provided by Entsog. To ensure consistency, we construct our dataset matching import flows to those provided by the IEA. We perform quality checks by comparing each import point with the IEA. We include all extra-EU trading points, apart from those with Switzerland and the Balkans.
Appendix A1 explains how we match ENTSOG points with IEA data, and then attribute these points to the exporting country/route.
For figure 4 we aggregate monthly data from Bloomberg on LNG ships docking in EU ports. Please note that the numbers might be slightly different from those in Figure 1, where we use the LNG sends-out (from the terminals/FSRUs) using ENTSO-G data. The mismatch is due to the time lag between a tanker arriving in a EU port and its LNG being regasified and dispatched to the gas grid.
For the regassification utilization rate we use APIs provided by Gas Infrastructure Europe on their ALSI website.
Appendix A2 shows the 2021 dates which correspond to the week numbers shown in the figures.
The data is subject to the author’s best interpretation of that provided by Entsog.
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