Natural Gas
Review data related to natural gas. Definitive annual data from SEAI's National Energy Balance.
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SEAI analyses data relevant to natural gas by stream and sector. This page refers to:
- Energy input to electricity generation from natural gas
- Natural gas primary energy requirement
- Natural gas available final energy consumption
- Natural gas final energy consumption
Natural Gas Primary Energy Requirement
Yearly Change
The data view below shows the annual net primary energy requirement of natural gas, summed across all relevant streams: national production, imports, exports and stock change (top), along with the absolute and percentage differences of natural gas primary energy requirement, with respect to the previous year for up to 20 years, where data is available (bottom).
Breakdown by Stream
The data view below shows the annual primary energy requirement of natural gas broken out by stream (bars), alongside the net value (line).
Breakdown by Energy Input to Electricity Generation or Other Uses
The data view below shows the annual net primary energy requirement of natural gas, summed across all relevant streams: national production, imports, exports and stock change (top), along with the breakdown between natural gas energy input to electricity generation or other uses. This is displayed as a percentage of natural gas primary energy requirement in a given year (bottom).
Natural Gas Energy Input to Electricity Generation
Yearly Change
The data view below shows the annual energy input to electricity generation from natural gas, summed across public thermal power plants (PTPP) input and combined heat and power plants (CHP) input (top), along with the absolute and percentage differences of natural gas input to electricity generation, with respect to the previous year for up to 20 years, where data is available (bottom).
Natural Gas Available Final Consumption
Breakdown by Stream
The data view below shows the annual net available final consumption of natural gas (line), summed across all relevant streams (bars): imports, national production, stock change, combined heat and power plants (input), oil refineries and other energy sector (input), public thermal power plants (input), other exchange and transfers and own use and distribution losses.
Natural Gas Final Energy Consumption
Yearly Change
The data view below shows the annual final energy consumption of natural gas, summed across sectors: agriculture, commercial services, fisheries, industry, public services, residential, transport (top), along with the absolute and percentage differences of natural gas final energy consumption, with respect to the previous year for up to 20 years, where data is available (bottom).
Breakdown by Sector
The data view below shows the annual final energy consumption of natural gas, summed across all sectors: agriculture, commercial services, fisheries, industry, public services, residential, transport (top), along with the sectoral breakdown displayed as a percentage of natural gas final energy consumption in a given year (bottom).
Using the Annual Data Views
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