Russia’s pipeline gas exports to Europe fell by 44% in 2025, to 18 billion cubic meters, according to data from the European gas transmission group Entsog, cited by Reuters.
This is the lowest level since the 1970s, when the Soviet Union was only beginning to supply gas from Siberia to Europe. In 1973, exports totaled 6.8 billion cubic meters, rising to 19.3 billion cubic meters by 1975.
Peak supply volumes were recorded in 2018–2019, when exports exceeded 175–180 billion cubic meters a year and generated tens of billions of dollars in revenue for Russia.
According to Reuters, the sharp decline is linked to the expiration of the gas transit agreement through Ukraine, as well as the European Union’s policy of reducing its dependence on Russian energy supplies.
At present, the only remaining pipeline route for Russian gas exports to Europe is TurkStream. In addition to Turkey, the pipeline supplies gas to Serbia, Hungary, and Slovakia.
At the same time, Russia continues to ship liquefied natural gas by sea and retains its position as the European Union’s second-largest LNG supplier after the United States, Reuters notes.