European gas consumption declined to 15 exajoules in 2015 but increased to 17 exajoules by 2018. Between 2025 and 2050, figures are forecasted to decline in all scenarios. In 2050, gas consumption in Europe is expected to reach five exajoules in the net zero scenario and 13 exajoules in the business-as-usual scenario.
Gas consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario*
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Rapid scenario
Net Zero scenario
Business-as-usual scenario
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BP. (September 1, 2020). Gas consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario* (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/808908/gas-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP. "Gas consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario* (in exajoules)." Chart. September 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808908/gas-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP. (2020). Gas consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario* (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808908/gas-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP. "Gas Consumption in The European Union (Eu-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a Forecast until 2050, by Scenario* (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808908/gas-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP, Gas consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario* (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808908/gas-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Gas consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario* (in exajoules) [Graph], BP, September 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/808908/gas-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/