Natural gas imports to Ukraine in the first half of 2025 increased 19,3 times compared to the same period in 2024. According to Energy Map data, the country purchased 2,30 billion cubic meters* of gas worth $1,17 billion, while a year earlier, imports amounted to only 0,12 billion cubic meters worth $36,41 million.
At the same time, the data provided may not reflect the total volume of gas purchased by Ukrainian companies on foreign markets. Some of the gas may be delivered to Ukraine and stored in underground storage facilities in customs warehouses without customs clearance – such volumes are not included in import statistics.
The sharp increase in gas purchases is linked to the government’s situational decisions in response to unfavorable external factors – primarily Russia’s attacks on gas infrastructure. While at the beginning of 2024 it was expected that domestic production would cover local needs, by 2025 the depletion of underground gas storage facilities, damage to infrastructure, and the resulting decline in production created the need to increase imports to cover domestic consumption.
In the first half of 2025, natural gas was imported from 14 countries, which is 5 more than in the same period of 2024.
The largest purchases were made in Switzerland – 1,28 billion cubic meters, or 55,4% of the total volume, Germany – 0,28 billion cubic meters (12,2%), and Poland – 0,21 billion cubic meters (9,0%). The other 11 countries together accounted for 23,4% of imported resources.
Supplies from Germany, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France have resumed. In particular, Ukraine last imported natural gas from Luxembourg in 2019.
The average price of imported gas rose by 66,6% in dollar terms, from $305 to $508 per thousand cubic meters. The most expensive gas came from Slovakia ($711), while the cheapest came from the Netherlands ($406).
* State Statistics Service data is presented in kWh; to convert it to cubic meters, a conversion factor of 10,595 kWh/cubic meter was used.
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