What households and businesses in Netherlands pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H2 2025.
At $0.291 per kWh, household electricity in Netherlands is the 14th most expensive of the 29 countries Voltlas tracks — right around the median. Household natural gas runs $0.196 per kWh, 2nd of 25. Filling up costs $2.66 per liter of gasoline ($10.08/gal), the 2nd highest of 30 — and roughly 54% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 51% of Netherlands's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 254 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.265 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.291), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Netherlands makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 254 gCO₂/kWh · 135 TWh · Ember
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.