Brussels, Oct. 29, 2025 (Lusa) - Domestic gas prices in the European Union (EU) fell by 8.1% in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous six months, to €11.43 per 100 kWh, with Portugal recording some of the highest prices.
Data released on Wednesday by the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat, show that in the first six months of this year, gas prices for households in the EU fell by 8.1% to €11.43 per 100 kilowatt-hours (kWh), compared to €12.44 in the second half of 2024.
“This drop marks a return to the seasonal fluctuations in gas prices typical of the period before the 2022 energy crisis,” Eurostat notes.
In year-on-year terms, in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, there was an increase of around 3.5%, as domestic gas prices at that time averaged €11.04 per 100 kWh.
In comparison, in the first six months of this year compared to the last six months of 2024, the percentage of taxes and fees in the final price of gas increased from 30.0% to 31.1%, according to Eurostat, which attributes this to the “gradual reduction of subsidies, mainly in the form of tax cuts, applied in previous semesters”.
By EU country, in terms of prices expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS), the highest prices for natural gas for households were observed in Sweden (17.55), Portugal (15.34) and the Netherlands (13.80).
The lowest prices in PPS were recorded in Hungary (4.43), Croatia (6.47) and Luxembourg (7.04).
Also released today were data on the average price of electricity for households in the EU, which remained at €28.72 per 100 kWh in the first half of 2025, after a 0.5% decrease from €28.87 in the second half of 2024.
“This trend extends the period of price stability, although prices remain well above the levels seen before the 2022 energy crisis,” Eurostat notes.
The statistical office points out that the proportion of taxes and charges in electricity bills increased from 24.7% in the second half of 2024 to 27.6% in the first half of 2025 and that, as a result, the reduction in pre-tax prices has not yet been reflected in the final prices paid by consumers.
In the year-on-year comparison, in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, there was a decrease of 1.53%, after prices of €29.16.
The price of electricity for Portuguese households, expressed in PPS, was 28.99.
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