Share of electricity generation from gas in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of electricity generation from gas was 34.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from gas in Netherlands, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 34.9% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Netherlands peaked at 63.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2025.
That places Netherlands 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 60.7% | — |
| 1986 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 60.3% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 52.3% | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 54.6% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 56.0% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 57.3% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 55.6% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 52.7% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 59.5% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 60.1% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 34.9% | -3.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 34.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 2.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 34.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.9% | 52.3% | 61.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 51.7% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 57.6% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 42.0% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 34.9% | 59.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More energy & mining data for Netherlands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4174 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from gas in Netherlands?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Netherlands was 34.9% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Netherlands ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.