Europe’s dependency on Russian gas

Tensions surrounding Russia and Ukraine may mean that European consumers will see little respite from volatile gas prices this winter. Moscow supplies more than a third of Europe’s natural gas


GAS IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA TO EUROPE (selected countries)

Share of total imports, 2020 
0-24%
25-49% 
50-79% 
80-100%

Netherlands
France 
Slovenia
Czech Rep. 
Germany
Italy
Croatia
Bosnia
Norway
Finland
Estonia
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia
Aust. 
Hung.
North Macedonia
Russia
Latvia
Ukraine
Moldova
Romania 
Serbia
Bulg.
Greece


Europe’s natural gas sources*

Russia: 41.1% 
Norway 16.2%
Algeria 7.6%
Qatar: 5.2%
Other: 29.9%
 

*EU countries only, 2019


Sources: Bloomberg, Eurostat, MarketWatch, Statista
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