Statistical aspects of the natural gas economy in 2006.
Date: 2013-10-01
Institutions: Eurostat
Subjects: gas industry, industrial statistics, natural gas

Eurostat 
DATA 
in focus 

ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY 

Energy 

(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:3) (cid:3)
Statistical aspects of the 
natural gas economy in 
2006 

Author: Ana JIMÉNEZ 

14/2007 

EU-27 consumption of natural gas fell by 1.9% and production by 5.4% in 
2006 

Figure 1: Gross inland consumption in EU-27 in million toe (gross calorific value) 

500

480

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300

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Figure 2: EU-27 imports of natural gas: % of extra-EU imports by country of origin 

40%

39%

23%

22%

18%
18%

Russia

Norway

Algeria

Nigeria

Libya

Qatar

3%
3%

2%

3%

2%
2%

Trinidad and Tobago

Uzbekistan

Other third countries

0%

1%

0%

1%

12%

11%

EU-27

2005
2006

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Manuscript completed on: 27.07.2007 
Data extracted on: 26.06.2007 

ISSN 1977-0340 
Catalogue number: KS-QA-07-014-EN-N 

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DATA IN FOCUS — 14/2007 — Environment and energy 

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Figure 3: Gross inland consumption in million toe (GCV) 

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2006

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Figure 4: Primary production in million toe (GCV) 

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Figure 5: Total imports and exports in million toe (GCV) ( + : imports ; - : exports) 

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M E T H O D O L O G I C A L   N O T E S  

All data used in this publication correspond to cumulative monthly figures and may differ from the annual 
data. Exceptionally, annual values for EU-27 for the period 1994-2004 have been used in Figure 1. 

Negative dependency rate indicates a net exporter country. Positive values over 100% indicate stocks 
build-up during the reference period. 

F U R T H E R   I N F O R M A T I O N  

Data source: EUROSTAT Website/Homepage/Environment and energy/Data 

European Statistical Data Support 

Contact details for this support network can be found on the Eurostat Internet site: 
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