The EU’s natural gas consumption dropped by 20.1% over August-November 2022 compared to average for the 2017-2021 period, the Eurostat reports. The EU plans to cut by 15% its natural gas consumption over August 2022 – March 2023, compared to the average of the last five years, in order to curb the bloc’s dependency on fossil fuels from Russia. According to Eurostat, over August-November 2022, natural gas consumption went down in most EU member states. The sharpest decline, 40%, was reported in Finland, Latvia and Lithuania. Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania and Estonia reported a 30% decrease. Despite curbing their consumption, six EU members have failed to meet the target, while consumption actually went up in Malta and Slovakia.
