What households and businesses in Netherlands pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.274 per kWh, household electricity in Netherlands is the 14th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — right around the median. Household natural gas runs $0.182 per kWh, 2nd of 25. Filling up costs $2.59 per liter of gasoline ($9.82/gal), the 3rd 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 $0.249 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.274), 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
Coal7.1%
Oil3.9%
Natural gas34.9%
Nuclear3%
Wind25%
Solar21.1%
Bioenergy5.1%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 26 Oct 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
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.