Natural gas prices for industry in Germany 2010-2021
Natural gas in Germany
Natural gas plays a significant role in the German energy mix. As of 2019, the country generated 14.9 percent of their energy using natural gas as the primary fuel source. In that same year, a total of 90.5 terawatt hours of electricity was generated using natural gas.However, domestic natural gas production has been reduced considerably in Germany over the past decade. In 2008, Germany's natural gas production stood at 13.6 billion cubic meters, a volume that would eventually sink to 5.3 billion cubic meters by 2019.