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EU gas storage filling level, May 2026
EU underground gas storage in May 2026 stood at 40.5 % full of working gas volume at month end, up 7.8 percentage points from April 2026 (32.7 % full).
40.5 % full · May 2026 · GIE AGSI+ (agsi.gie.eu), processed by Vantage Energies.
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EU gas storage at end of May 2026
40.5 % full
Key facts
- Scope
- EU aggregate, all member-state storage books
- As of gas day
- 2026-05-31
- Filling level
- 40.5 % of working gas volume
- Energy in store
- 458.0 TWh
- vs 5-year norm for the date
- -14.0 percentage points
- Underlying source
- GIE AGSI (agsi.gie.eu)
What was the EU gas storage filling level in May 2026?
EU underground gas storage in May 2026 stood at 40.5 % full of working gas volume at month end, up 7.8 percentage points from April 2026 (32.7 % full). 40.5 % full · May 2026 · GIE AGSI+ (agsi.gie.eu), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does May 2026 compare with April 2026?
In the EU, May 2026 was up 7.8 percentage points from April 2026 (32.7 % full). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies reads the EU aggregate from GIE AGSI+ and takes the last published gas day up to 2026-05-31: the filling level in percent of working gas volume and the energy in store in TWh. The five-year comparison averages the same calendar date over the five preceding years.
How should this figure be cited?
Cite it as "Vantage Energies, EU gas storage filling level, May 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/eu-gas-storage-fill-2026-05". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to May 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/eu-gas-storage-fill-2026-05