# CBS publishes monthly gas use by sector, with finer detail

> Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has published a new monthly analysis of natural gas consumption by sector, made at the request of the climate ministry. Such figures normally appear only once a year.

Economy · published 2026-11-12 05:33 · https://nlnow.nl/a/statistics-netherlands-now-publishes-monthly-gas-use-by-sector/

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has produced a monthly breakdown of natural gas consumption by sector, made at the request of the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth. Until now, sector figures were normally available only per year, in the energy balance (Energiebalans).

CBS combined three kinds of data: large-scale consumption reported by the regional grid operators, data from the GTS main gas network, and survey data. Because the grid operators' large-consumer data is now available, CBS says a better breakdown is possible. It has extended that data back to 1 January 2022.

CBS previously split the electricity sector into power plants and other facilities. It now reports that sector as energy companies.

The earlier version of the table ran from 2019 to July 2026. Before that, CBS published only a limited monthly analysis, which ran up to September 2023. CBS says the grid operators' large-consumer data made the more detailed split in the new table possible.

CBS has no monthly gas data for the transport sector at present, so transport is left out. CBS puts the monthly gap between gas supply and consumption at about 3%.

## Background

- **CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)**: Statistics Netherlands, the independent government body that produces the official statistics on the Dutch economy and society.
- **Energiebalans**: The energy balance is a statistical overview published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) that shows how much energy the Netherlands produces, imports, exports and uses, broken down by energy carrier such as natural gas, electricity and oil. It also shows how much energy each economic sector consumes, which makes it the standard reference for national energy use. It is normally compiled once a year, so sector figures from it are usually only available with a delay.

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