In 2016 Ukraine reduced natural gas consumption by 4.1% (by 1.366 billion cubic meters) YoY, to 32.361 billion cubic meters.
According to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, in particular, industry consumed 9.599 billion cubic meters (down by 15.9%), households and budget-sustained organizations used 12.457 billion cubic meters (up by 2.3%), heating companies – 7.034 billion cubic meters (up by 1.4%), while production and processing amounted to 3.271 billion cubic meters (up by 2.4%).
In 2015 Ukraine reduced gas consumption by 20.9% YoY to 2014, to 33.727 billion cubic meters. In particular, industry reduced consumption by 19.2%, to 11.416 billion cubic meters, the population and government organizations by 22.6%, to 12.178 billion cubic meters, heating companies by 19.2%, to 6.938 billion cubic meters, and production and processing by 15.5%, to 3.196 billion cubic meters. (Interfax/Business World Magazine)