Industry prices for natural gas in the Netherlands 2010-2021

On average, the price of natural gas for industry has been higher for facilities with a consumption of up to 100,000 gigajoules in the Netherlands. Between 2013 and 2016, consumption tariff rates decreased annually. However, since 2019, prices increased, with the price for those with a consumption of up to 100,000 gigajoule rising to 4.22 euro cents per kilowatt hour in 2021.

Residential prices

Natural gas prices for households in the Netherlands with a consumption of 20 to 200 GJ a year have seen the overall price increase since 2010. By the second half of 2018, prices including all taxes, levies and VAT had reached 8.6 euro cents per kilowatt hour. As of October 2021, residential end users gas prices in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam stood at 34.08 euro cents per kilowatt hour.

Domestic demand

Natural gas consumption in the Netherlands amounted to 35.1 billion cubic meters in 2021. From 2015 onwards, the country has seen an increase in demand. This has occurred alongside the recent decline in the natural gas production. This fall in production is due to the cut in output from the Groningen gas field.