In the first quarter of 2025, the EU imported €95.3 billion worth of energy products, amounting to a total of 176.4 million tonnes. Compared with the first quarter of 2024, the value of imports increased slightly by 0.3%, while the volume decreased by 3.9%.
A closer look at year-on-year developments in the first quarter shows a decline in both value (-11.9%) and volume (-8.0%) of imported petroleum.
In contrast, imported liquefied gas recorded a sharp increase in value (+45.3%) and volume (+12.1%). Meanwhile, the value of imported natural gas in gaseous state rose (+19.0%), although the volume decreased (-12.1%).
When comparing monthly averages in the first quarter of 2025 with the averages from 2024, imports of petroleum oils recorded a decrease of 9.4% in value and 7.1% in volume. At the same time, large changes were recorded for natural gas – imports of liquified gas increased by 55.0% in value and 24.7% in volume, while imports of gas in gaseous state increased by 6.4% in value but dropped 13.8% in volume. (....)