Romania remains at the top of natural gas production within the European Union, but this does not change the continent’s strong dependence on imports.
Over the past two years, Romania has grown into the largest producer of natural gas within the European Union, overtaking Netherlands, which for decades was synonymous with European gas production. According to Eurostat, Romania produced 359,943 terajoules (TJ) of gas in 2024, enough to secure first place in the EU that year, ahead of the Netherlands (322,642 TJ) and Germany (136,227 TJ).
Romanian domestic media report that the country has retained its leading position within the EU in gas production in 2025 as well, alongside the Netherlands, which closely follows. Although these figures are still relatively high by EU standards, both markets have recorded a decline compared to 2024, in line with the longer-term trend of decreasing domestic gas production in Europe.
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However, total EU production remains significantly lower than consumption. In other words, even when a single member state accounts for around one third of EU gas production, this still represents only a small share of the bloc’s overall energy balance.
For this reason, the answer to the question of who produces the most gas in Europe depends on whether the focus is on the EU or on the continent as a whole. When considering Europe more broadly, the key producer and supplier is Norway, which is not an EU member state but has become the most important supply partner following the reduction of Russian deliveries, and was the largest gas supplier to the European Union during the previous year. In addition to Norway, suppliers in 2025 also included the United States, the United Kingdom, Azerbaijan, Algeria, and Russia.
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