How full are Dutch gas storage sites?

Dutch gas storage was 61% full on 6 October, against 71% on the same day last year and 73% across the EU.

Sources

GIE AGSI+, Aggregated Gas Storage Inventory

Last updated 6 October 2026. Storage operators report every gas day; we refresh this page every morning.

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61.0%

full on 6 October 2026

29%

of a year's Dutch gas use is in storage

71.5%

full on the same day a year earlier

73.0%

EU average on the same day

This year and last

Storage is 11 points below the same day last year

Dutch storage, % full, weekly

Dark line 2026, light line 2025, same days of the year. Storage years run from 1 April. In 2026, 88 TWh of 144 TWh capacity is filled. Source: GIE AGSI+

At the start of winter storage was 62% to 100% full in the past five years

Dutch storage, % full on 1 November

1 November is 26 days after the latest figure (61.0% full). Source: GIE AGSI+

Across Europe

The Netherlands is 14th of 17 EU countries

Storage % full on 6 October, EU countries with at least 1 TWh of storage

EU average 73.0%. Source: GIE AGSI+

Key terms explained

Gas storage: Underground sites, mostly empty gas fields and salt caverns, that are filled in summer when gas is cheap and drawn down in winter when homes need heating.
Bergermeer and Norg: The two largest Dutch storage sites: Bergermeer is an empty gas field near Alkmaar, Norg one in Drenthe.
Filling target: EU rules ask member states to have storage 90% full at some point between 1 October and 1 December; the target was made more flexible in 2025.
TWh: Terawatt hours, the unit gas in storage is measured in: the energy the gas would give when burned.

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