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Natural gas consumption in France

Natural gas is retreating as electricity gains ground: trends in gas consumption distributed by GRDF, by sector of activity and by region.

GRDF operates the natural gas distribution network (~95% of distribution in France), excluding large industrial sites connected directly to the GRTgaz transmission network.

Source: GRDF Open Data

Total gas consumption
224 TWh
All sectors, 2024

Consumption trend by sector

Annual gas consumption (TWh) on the GRDF distribution network, by major sector of activity.

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Annual gas consumption by sector between 2018 and 2024: Residential, from 133.28 to 98.18 TWh, Tertiary, from 73.97 to 59.04 TWh, Industry, from 68.94 to 64.28 TWh, Agriculture, from 2.62 to 1.96 TWh, Other / unassigned, from 0.1 to 0.52 TWh.
YearResidentialTertiaryIndustryAgricultureOther / unassigned
2018133.2873.9768.942.620.1
2019131.6872.967.62.660.52
2020120.0764.2370.182.530.11
2021131.5374.1379.442.650.15
2022105.662.8970.62.170.28
202399.0959.0165.512.050.35
202498.1859.0464.281.960.52

Source: GRDF Open Data. GRDF operates the natural gas distribution network (~95% of distribution in France), excluding large industrial sites connected directly to the GRTgaz transmission network.

Average consumption per delivery point

Annual gas consumption relative to the number of delivery points in each sector (MWh/point). Large industrial sites and residential homes differ markedly.

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Average gas consumption per delivery point and by sector, in MWh, from 2018 to 2024: Residential, 9.4 MWh/point in 2024, Tertiary, 110.6 MWh/point in 2024, Industry, 638.7 MWh/point in 2024, Agriculture, 245.5 MWh/point in 2024, Other / unassigned, 224 MWh/point in 2024.
YearResidential (MWh/point)Tertiary (MWh/point)Industry (MWh/point)Agriculture (MWh/point)Other / unassigned (MWh/point)
201812.3174.4899.3536.534.2
201912.2172.8888.7549.4108.6
202011.2134810.2362.718.4
202112.3142.5813.5319.429.5
20229.9119.4706258.859.8
20239.4111.2648.7246.8160.1
20249.4110.6638.7245.5224

Source: GRDF Open Data. GRDF operates the natural gas distribution network (~95% of distribution in France), excluding large industrial sites connected directly to the GRTgaz transmission network.

Consumption by region

All sectors combined, for the latest available year (2024).

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Gas consumption by region in 2024, ranked in descending order: Île-de-France 47.78 TWh, Hauts-de-France 29.17 TWh, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 27.59 TWh, Grand Est 21.94 TWh, Pays de la Loire 13.87 TWh, Normandie 13.65 TWh, Bretagne 13.18 TWh, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 13.17 TWh, Occitanie 11.84 TWh, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 11.54 TWh, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 10.71 TWh, Centre-Val de Loire 9.52 TWh.
RegionConsumption (TWh)
Île-de-France47.78
Hauts-de-France29.17
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes27.59
Grand Est21.94
Pays de la Loire13.87
Normandie13.65
Bretagne13.18
Nouvelle-Aquitaine13.17
Occitanie11.84
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté11.54
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur10.71
Centre-Val de Loire9.52

Map: metropolitan France; non-metropolitan territories, where the source covers them, are listed in the “View data” table. Boundaries © france-geojson (IGN/OSM, ODbL).

Source: GRDF Open Data. GRDF operates the natural gas distribution network (~95% of distribution in France), excluding large industrial sites connected directly to the GRTgaz transmission network.

Monthly national consumption

National scope, all networks. SDES monthly series, 1980-01 to 2026-05, in TWh GCV (source unit, not converted). Not to be confused with the GRDF layer above, which is annual and limited to the distribution network.

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Monthly national consumption
MonthRaw series (TWh PCS)Weather-adjusted (CVC-CJO) (TWh PCS)
1980-01
1980-02
1980-03
1980-04
1980-05
1980-06
1980-07
1980-08
1980-09
1980-10
1980-11
1980-12
1981-0135.6
1981-0232.8
1981-0326.4
1981-0421.8
1981-0518.3
1981-0615
1981-0713.2
1981-0810.4
1981-0913.6
1981-1021.4
1981-1128.2
1981-1233.8
1982-0134.3
1982-0229.6
1982-0330
1982-0422.6
1982-0517.2
1982-0613.5
1982-0711.8
1982-089.6
1982-0912.8
1982-1021.1
1982-1126.3
1982-1233.4
1983-0133.8
1983-0235.2
1983-0330.2
1983-0424.4
1983-0519.7
1983-0613.8
1983-0711.5
1983-089.5
1983-0913.7
1983-1020.7
1983-1129.5
1983-1236.1
1984-0137.9
1984-0237.1
1984-0335.2
1984-0423.9
1984-0521.6
1984-0615.4
1984-0712.8
1984-0810.5
1984-0915.9
1984-1022.8
1984-1127.9
1984-1235.8
1985-0148.5
1985-0236.3
1985-0335
1985-0423.5
1985-0519
1985-0614.5
1985-0712.5
1985-0810
1985-0913.3
1985-1021.9
1985-1137.3
1985-1235.9
1986-0140.2
1986-0245.2
1986-0334.1
1986-0429.7
1986-0515.8
1986-0613.6
1986-0713.2
1986-089.6
1986-0915.4
1986-1020.6
1986-1130.3
1986-1237.8
1987-0151.2
1987-0237.8
1987-0338.4
1987-0422.1
1987-0519.8
1987-0615.4
1987-0713.4
1987-089.4
1987-0913.4
1987-1022.7
1987-1134
1987-1239.9
1988-0135.8
1988-0237.5
1988-0336.4
1988-0423.8
1988-0516.3
1988-0613.9
1988-0712.3
1988-0810.4
1988-0915.3
1988-1023.9
1988-1137.4
1988-1238.3
1989-0143.7
1989-0236
1989-0329.9
1989-0428.9
1989-0516.5
1989-0615
1989-0712.5
1989-0811.1
1989-0915.1
1989-1023.7
1989-1136.7
1989-1242.2
1990-0143.7
1990-0232
1990-0332
1990-0429.6
1990-0516
1990-0614.7
1990-0713.2
1990-0810.7
1990-0916.9
1990-1024.5
1990-1138.5
1990-1249.4
1991-0147.2
1991-0247.3
1991-0331.9
1991-0429
1991-0525.1
1991-0616.8
1991-0713.9
1991-0810.7
1991-0915.5
1991-1031
1991-1140.8
1991-1249.9
1992-0152.1
1992-0243.4
1992-0337
1992-0430.1
1992-0517.9
1992-0615.9
1992-0715.1
1992-0811.4
1992-0917.7
1992-1035
1992-1138.2
1992-1245.4
1993-0145
1993-0246.2
1993-0339.8
1993-0428
1993-0518.4
1993-0616.1
1993-0714.8
1993-0811.8
1993-0920
1993-1034
1993-1150.4
1993-1246.4
1994-0147.8
1994-0244.1
1994-0335.8
1994-0434.6
1994-0519.5
1994-0616.3
1994-0714.2
1994-0812.7
1994-0920.5
1994-1030.8
1994-1135.1
1994-1245.3
1995-0154.1
1995-0238.6
1995-0345.2
1995-0432.3
1995-0521.9
1995-0618.2
1995-0715
1995-0812.6
1995-0919.6
1995-1025.5
1995-1143.3
1995-1252.9
1996-0152.9
1996-0255.3
1996-0346.5
1996-0431.4
1996-0526
1996-0616.7
1996-0715.9
1996-0813.1
1996-0920.8
1996-1032.2
1996-1147.4
1996-1257.3
1997-0164.7
1997-0244.1
1997-0337.3
1997-0431.9
1997-0522.3
1997-0617.5
1997-0716.8
1997-0813.2
1997-0918.7
1997-1033.4
1997-1144.2
1997-1253.6
1998-0156.3
1998-0247.4
1998-0344.6
1998-0437
1998-0522.3
1998-0618.3
1998-0717.2
1998-0813.9
1998-0920.5
1998-1035.6
1998-1155.8
1998-1258.6
1999-0155.3
1999-0254.6
1999-0347.2
1999-0435.3
1999-0522.2
1999-0618.8
1999-0716.7
1999-0814.7
1999-0919.8
1999-1036.3
1999-1155.4
1999-1261.6
2000-0166.1
2000-0253.7
2000-0351.6
2000-0439
2000-0523.6
2000-0619.1
2000-0718.5
2000-0815.8
2000-0920.6
2000-1037.3
2000-1153.4
2000-1256.9
2001-0164.3
2001-0256.5
2001-0352.2
2001-0440.8
2001-0525.1
2001-0619.7
2001-0718.2
2001-0816
2001-0924.6
2001-1030.4
2001-1161.5
2001-1275.1
2002-0169.8
2002-0254.3
2002-0353.3
2002-0438.3
2002-0527.5
2002-0620.2
2002-0718.6
2002-0815.5
2002-0923.2
2002-1036.9
2002-1152.6
2002-1263
2003-0176.5
2003-0269.3
2003-0351.8
2003-0437
2003-0525.3
2003-0618
2003-0717.6
2003-0814.4
2003-0922.1
2003-1044.6
2003-1156.6
2003-1269.3
2004-0172.7
2004-0266.3
2004-0364.2
2004-0441.6
2004-0529.6
2004-0620.5
2004-0719.1
2004-0816.2
2004-0922.7
2004-1036.7
2004-1160
2004-1274.6
2005-0173.1
2005-0272
2005-0360.8
2005-0438.3
2005-0526.8
2005-0620
2005-0718.8
2005-0817.2
2005-0923.1
2005-1031.3
2005-1161.6
2005-1277.3
2006-0180
2006-0271.6
2006-0367.3
2006-0438.2
2006-0525.1
2006-0620.4
2006-0718.5
2006-0816.6
2006-0920.1
2006-1029.5
2006-1152.4
2006-1268.1
2007-0165.1
2007-0256.3
2007-0359.2
2007-0428.5
2007-0523.9
2007-0620.6
2007-0720
2007-0816.9
2007-0923.4
2007-1042.4
2007-1163
2007-1274
2008-0168.4
2008-0261.9
2008-0362.4
2008-0443.1
2008-0522.5
2008-0620.7
2008-0720.2
2008-0816.4
2008-0923.7
2008-1041.2
2008-1157.6
2008-1271.2
2009-0180.2
2009-0264.7
2009-0356.8
2009-0432
2009-0522.5
2009-0618.5
2009-0717.7
2009-0816.1
2009-0920.5
2009-1035.5
2009-1151.3
2009-1270.1
2010-0184.2
2010-0269.1
2010-0362.7
2010-0436.4
2010-0530.4
2010-0620.3
2010-0718.7
2010-0816.5
2010-0922.6
2010-1040.6
2010-1160.3
2010-1283.1
2011-0173.872.8
2011-0261.163.8
2011-0355.657.1
2011-0428.339.2
2011-0523.126.4
2011-0620.219.7
2011-0719.419.6
2011-0817.417
2011-0921.722.3
2011-1035.937.3
2011-1152.158.1
2011-1262.168.9
2012-0167.671.4
2012-0280.663.9
2012-0349.355.4
2012-0440.936.7
2012-0524.824.9
2012-0619.919.8
2012-0718.318.3
2012-081616
2012-0920.220.2
2012-1034.834.2
2012-1154.754.7
2012-1264.167.6
2013-0171.867.8
2013-0268.760.3
2013-0363.253.3
2013-0440.437.1
2013-0530.623.8
2013-0619.619.1
2013-071716.8
2013-0815.315.4
2013-0920.620.9
2013-1030.934.4
2013-1156.253.1
2013-1263.765
2014-0158.767
2014-0252.158.4
2014-0346.149.7
2014-0429.334.5
2014-0524.723.7
2014-061818.8
2014-0717.317.1
2014-0815.815.5
2014-0919.620.2
2014-1028.833.6
2014-1144.452.2
2014-126262.4
2015-0166.967
2015-0263.759.1
2015-035352.5
2015-0432.936.1
2015-0523.223.7
2015-0618.118.5
2015-0717.317.1
2015-0814.815.2
2015-0921.720.8
2015-1039.436
2015-1146.854.8
2015-1251.666.3
2016-0162.968.5
2016-0256.758.4
2016-035751.5
2016-0438.836.1
2016-0525.224.8
2016-0620.220.5
2016-0719.119.4
2016-0817.917.8
2016-0923.224.1
2016-1041.438
2016-1158.257.7
2016-1270.667.9
2017-0181.471.7
2017-025662.9
2017-0348.656.6
2017-0435.734.6
2017-0525.826.8
2017-0618.719.7
2017-0719.419.8
2017-0817.517.3
2017-0925.425.1
2017-1036.439.6
2017-1159.256.7
2017-126968.9
2018-0159.470.4
2018-0270.260.2
2018-0359.155
2018-0430.137.7
2018-052223.9
2018-0618.219.5
2018-0719.819.9
2018-0818.318.1
2018-0921.722.4
2018-1035.136.1
2018-1155.757.1
2018-1260.767
2019-0174.270.3
2019-0255.961.5
2019-0348.952.6
2019-0436.936.7
2019-0530.426.9
2019-0620.621.1
2019-0721.221.1
2019-081818.2
2019-0922.523.2
2019-1033.736.6
2019-1156.655.5
2019-1259.966.8
2020-0165.170.5
2020-0252.260.8
2020-0349.149.4
2020-0423.932.8
2020-0522.224.2
2020-0621.521.6
2020-0720.720.5
2020-0818.418.8
2020-0923.123
2020-1038.337.1
2020-114954
2020-1260.963.9
2021-0170.168
2021-0253.859.4
2021-0352.651
2021-0440.934.9
2021-0529.425.3
2021-0619.120.3
2021-0718.118.1
2021-0815.615.6
2021-0919.720.4
2021-1033.233.1
2021-1156.852.6
2021-1262.365.9
2022-0168.267.1
2022-0250.656.5
2022-0347.350.7
2022-0435.836.1
2022-0522.626.3
2022-0619.120.4
2022-0719.119.3
2022-0817.417.4
2022-092221.4
2022-1026.133.5
2022-1140.646.5
2022-1256.958.2
2023-0155.859.3
2023-0250.652.7
2023-0343.647.2
2023-043130.6
2023-0519.521.6
2023-0616.518
2023-0715.916.1
2023-0814.614.6
2023-0916.117.4
2023-1022.627.3
2023-1140.944.2
2023-1248.556.5
2024-0157.459
2024-0240.449.9
2024-0337.644
2024-0426.428.4
2024-0518.420.8
2024-061515.3
2024-0714.214
2024-0812.212.4
2024-0916.616.4
2024-1023.427.3
2024-1140.943.8
2024-1250.151.7
2025-0155.756.6
2025-0246.148.2
2025-0337.940.7
2025-042228.8
2025-0515.818.1
2025-0613.415
2025-0713.513.3
2025-0812.112.5
2025-091615.7
2025-1025.126.5
2025-1137.740.3
2025-1245.450.8
2026-0155.256.4
2026-0236.447.5
2026-0333.438
2026-0421.528.7
2026-0515.917.3

Solid line: series adjusted for climate variations and working days (CVC-CJO), the one carrying the trend. Dashed: raw series, dominated by weather. Values in TWh PCS. A month with no data leaves a gap, never an interpolated segment.

Transmission or distribution?

National consumption splits between the transmission network (industrial sites connected directly) and the distribution network. The latter is what matches the GRDF scope; the former is what it does not see.

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Transmission or distribution?
MonthDistribution network (GRDF scope) (TWh PCS)Transmission network (outside GRDF) (TWh PCS)
1980-01
1980-02
1980-03
1980-04
1980-05
1980-06
1980-07
1980-08
1980-09
1980-10
1980-11
1980-12
1981-01
1981-02
1981-03
1981-04
1981-05
1981-06
1981-07
1981-08
1981-09
1981-10
1981-11
1981-12
1982-01
1982-02
1982-03
1982-04
1982-05
1982-06
1982-07
1982-08
1982-09
1982-10
1982-11
1982-12
1983-01
1983-02
1983-03
1983-04
1983-05
1983-06
1983-07
1983-08
1983-09
1983-10
1983-11
1983-12
1984-01
1984-02
1984-03
1984-04
1984-05
1984-06
1984-07
1984-08
1984-09
1984-10
1984-11
1984-12
1985-01
1985-02
1985-03
1985-04
1985-05
1985-06
1985-07
1985-08
1985-09
1985-10
1985-11
1985-12
1986-01
1986-02
1986-03
1986-04
1986-05
1986-06
1986-07
1986-08
1986-09
1986-10
1986-11
1986-12
1987-01
1987-02
1987-03
1987-04
1987-05
1987-06
1987-07
1987-08
1987-09
1987-10
1987-11
1987-12
1988-01
1988-02
1988-03
1988-04
1988-05
1988-06
1988-07
1988-08
1988-09
1988-10
1988-11
1988-12
1989-01
1989-02
1989-03
1989-04
1989-05
1989-06
1989-07
1989-08
1989-09
1989-10
1989-11
1989-12
1990-01
1990-02
1990-03
1990-04
1990-05
1990-06
1990-07
1990-08
1990-09
1990-10
1990-11
1990-12
1991-01
1991-02
1991-03
1991-04
1991-05
1991-06
1991-07
1991-08
1991-09
1991-10
1991-11
1991-12
1992-01
1992-02
1992-03
1992-04
1992-05
1992-06
1992-07
1992-08
1992-09
1992-10
1992-11
1992-12
1993-01
1993-02
1993-03
1993-04
1993-05
1993-06
1993-07
1993-08
1993-09
1993-10
1993-11
1993-12
1994-01
1994-02
1994-03
1994-04
1994-05
1994-06
1994-07
1994-08
1994-09
1994-10
1994-11
1994-12
1995-01
1995-02
1995-03
1995-04
1995-05
1995-06
1995-07
1995-08
1995-09
1995-10
1995-11
1995-12
1996-01
1996-02
1996-03
1996-04
1996-05
1996-06
1996-07
1996-08
1996-09
1996-10
1996-11
1996-12
1997-01
1997-02
1997-03
1997-04
1997-05
1997-06
1997-07
1997-08
1997-09
1997-10
1997-11
1997-12
1998-01
1998-02
1998-03
1998-04
1998-05
1998-06
1998-07
1998-08
1998-09
1998-10
1998-11
1998-12
1999-01
1999-02
1999-03
1999-04
1999-05
1999-06
1999-07
1999-08
1999-09
1999-10
1999-11
1999-12
2000-01
2000-02
2000-03
2000-04
2000-05
2000-06
2000-07
2000-08
2000-09
2000-10
2000-11
2000-12
2001-01
2001-02
2001-03
2001-04
2001-05
2001-06
2001-07
2001-08
2001-09
2001-10
2001-11
2001-12
2002-01
2002-02
2002-03
2002-04
2002-05
2002-06
2002-07
2002-08
2002-09
2002-10
2002-11
2002-12
2003-01
2003-02
2003-03
2003-04
2003-05
2003-06
2003-07
2003-08
2003-09
2003-10
2003-11
2003-12
2004-01
2004-02
2004-03
2004-04
2004-05
2004-06
2004-07
2004-08
2004-09
2004-10
2004-11
2004-12
2005-01
2005-02
2005-03
2005-04
2005-05
2005-06
2005-07
2005-08
2005-09
2005-10
2005-11
2005-12
2006-01
2006-02
2006-03
2006-04
2006-05
2006-06
2006-07
2006-08
2006-09
2006-10
2006-11
2006-12
2007-01
2007-02
2007-03
2007-04
2007-05
2007-06
2007-07
2007-08
2007-09
2007-10
2007-11
2007-12
2008-01
2008-02
2008-03
2008-04
2008-05
2008-06
2008-07
2008-08
2008-09
2008-10
2008-11
2008-12
2009-01
2009-02
2009-03
2009-04
2009-05
2009-06
2009-07
2009-08
2009-09
2009-10
2009-11
2009-12
2010-01
2010-02
2010-03
2010-04
2010-05
2010-06
2010-07
2010-08
2010-09
2010-10
2010-11
2010-12
2011-0152.720.2
2011-024518.8
2011-033819.1
2011-0423.815.4
2011-0513.413
2011-068.411.3
2011-077.712
2011-086.710.3
2011-099.812.5
2011-1020.616.6
2011-1137.820.3
2011-1248.820.1
2012-0151.919.5
2012-0246.117.8
2012-0338.317.1
2012-0424.911.7
2012-0514.610.4
2012-06910.8
2012-077.810.5
2012-086.79.3
2012-099.510.7
2012-1021.512.7
2012-1138.216.4
2012-1249.618
2013-0150.916.9
2013-0245.315
2013-0337.815.5
2013-042512.1
2013-0513.110.7
2013-069.29.8
2013-077.69.2
2013-086.49
2013-099.611.3
2013-1020.713.7
2013-1137.315.8
2013-1248.116.9
2014-0150.816.2
2014-0244.613.8
2014-0335.913.8
2014-0422.811.8
2014-0513.310.4
2014-068.810
2014-077.59.6
2014-086.49.1
2014-099.510.8
2014-1020.113.5
2014-1135.916.3
2014-1246.116.3
2015-0150.616.4
2015-0244.214.9
2015-0337.215.3
2015-0423.212.9
2015-0512.910.7
2015-068.79.8
2015-076.810.3
2015-086.58.7
2015-099.411.4
2015-1019.916.1
2015-1136.118.6
2015-1246.419.9
2016-015018.5
2016-0242.216.1
2016-0336.315.2
2016-0423.712.4
2016-051410.8
2016-069.610.9
2016-077.312
2016-086.411.3
2016-099.314.8
2016-101919
2016-1136.421.2
2016-1246.221.7
2017-0151.520.2
2017-0243.819.1
2017-0338.318.3
2017-0420.713.9
2017-0514.712.1
2017-068.411.3
2017-077.412.4
2017-086.410.9
2017-0910.214.8
2017-1020.219.5
2017-1135.521.2
2017-1247.921
2018-0151.419
2018-0243.416.8
2018-0338.616.4
2018-0424.713
2018-05149.9
2018-06910.5
2018-077.212.7
2018-086.211.9
2018-099.313.1
2018-1019.216.8
2018-1136.620.5
2018-1246.620.4
2019-0149.121.3
2019-024318.5
2019-0336.516.1
2019-0422.713.9
2019-0513.613.3
2019-068.512.6
2019-077.114
2019-086.311.9
2019-099.214
2019-1020.416.2
2019-1135.619.9
2019-1246.919.9
2020-0149.321.2
2020-0242.518.2
2020-0334.315.1
2020-0421.611.2
2020-0512.811.5
2020-068.213.4
2020-077.213.3
2020-086.312.5
2020-099.114
2020-1021.815.3
2020-1135.418.7
2020-1245.118.8
2021-0149.118.9
2021-0242.816.7
2021-033516
2021-0421.313.6
2021-051411.3
2021-068.811.5
2021-077.310.8
2021-086.59.1
2021-09911.4
2021-1019.613.5
2021-1134.618.1
2021-1246.219.7
2022-0147.919.2
2022-0240.615.9
2022-0333.517.1
2022-0421.714.4
2022-0512.613.7
2022-068.112.3
2022-076.413
2022-085.611.8
2022-097.813.6
2022-1017.516
2022-1129.217.3
2022-1240.817.4
2023-0143.216.2
2023-0236.216.6
2023-0332.714.4
2023-0419.311.3
2023-05129.6
2023-067.610.4
2023-076.110
2023-085.49.2
2023-097.79.7
2023-1015.711.6
2023-113014.2
2023-1240.116.4
2024-0143.115.9
2024-0235.714.3
2024-0331.212.8
2024-0419.29.2
2024-0512.48.5
2024-067.28.1
2024-076.18
2024-085.27.3
2024-097.49
2024-1017.210.1
2024-1129.714
2024-123813.7
2025-0142.314.2
2025-0235.412.8
2025-0329.111.6
2025-04199.8
2025-0510.37.8
2025-067.17.9
2025-075.67.7
2025-085.17.4
2025-097.58.3
2025-1016.110.4
2025-1128.411.9
2025-1237.113.8
2026-0140.516
2026-0235.611.9
2026-0327.710.3
2026-0418.610.1
2026-059.57.8

Solid line: series adjusted for climate variations and working days (CVC-CJO), the one carrying the trend. Dashed: raw series, dominated by weather. Values in TWh PCS. A month with no data leaves a gap, never an interpolated segment.

Source: SDES - Conjoncture mensuelle de l'énergie. National monthly source: do not extend the annual series above with it, the scopes differ.