Household gas prices rose to €12.28 per 100 kWh, on average, across the EU in the second half of 2025, according to Eurostat.
This compares to €11.43 in the first half of the year, with prices relatively comparable with those of the corresponding period the previous year. Taxes and levies have also remained stable over the past three semesters, Eurostat noted.
The period also marked a return to the seasonal price patterns that were common before the disruption of energy markets in 2022 and 2023, it added.
Country by country
As with Eurostat’s electricity data for the same period, there were significant differences in household gas prices across EU member states. Sweden recorded the highest prices, at €20.92 per 100 kWh, followed by the Netherlands (€17.19) and Italy (€14.81).
At the other end of the scale, Hungary (€3.40 per 100 kWh), Croatia (€5.43) and Romania (€5.66) reported the lowest prices.
Taxes and levies
Elsewhere, the share of taxes and levies on gas prices was highest in the Netherlands (51.8%), Denmark (48.9%) and Sweden (35.9%), where these charges accounted for a substantial portion of final prices. By comparison, Croatia (4.8%), Greece (8.1%) and Belgium (16.5%) reported much lower shares.
When adjusted for purchasing power, the relative cost burden of gas varies across countries. Sweden (€17.16 per 100 kWh) and Portugal (€17.04) recorded the highest prices under this measure, followed by Italy (€15.48), while Italy (€15.48) were among the lowest.
Not all EU countries are included in the dataset, as Cyprus, Malta and Finland do not report household gas prices, and Poland’s data is confidential, Eurostat added. Read more here.
