Germany's annual natural gas imports fell by more than 10%.

Recently, statistics released by the German Federal Network Agency show that German natural gas imports in 2022 were 1449 terawatt hours, down 12.
3%
from 2021.
After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the supply of natural gas imports from Russia decreased
.
On the contrary, Norway tops the list of destinations for German gas imports
.

Russia accounted for 22% of Germany's gas imports in 2022, down from 52%
in 2021.
Meanwhile, Norway's share rose to 33%.

In addition, imports from the Netherlands and Belgium are also making up for some of the shortfalls
in imports from Russia.
Due to lower imports and lower demand from other countries, Germany's natural gas exports have also shrunk, from 749 TWh in 2021 to 501 TWh
.

On the other hand, domestic gas consumption fell by 14%.

Compared to the past 4 years, the average temperature in Germany is 1.
1°C higher, helping Germany save energy bills and consumption
.
As of January 11, Germany's natural gas storage stood at 91.
1 percent, up from 40 percent
in February when the German Federal Network Agency thought it would.

In 2022, Russia phased out the supply of gas through the Nord Stream 1 gas
pipeline that connects Russia and Germany in the Baltic Sea.
In September of the same year, the Nord Stream gas pipeline exploded and was suspended
.