# German household gas prices fell 5.3% in the first half > The average was 11.58 euro cents per kWh; household electricity prices also fell 6.4% half on half. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/germany-household-gas-prices-fall-first-half-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: Germany - Published: 2026-10-07T21:41:38+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T21:41:38+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-06 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/germany-household-gas-prices-fall-first-half-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/germany-household-gas-prices-fall-first-half-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/germany-household-gas-prices-fall-first-half-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/germany-household-gas-prices-fall-first-half-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/germany-household-gas-prices-fall-first-half-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/germany-household-gas-prices-fall-first-half-2026.md) Private households in Germany paid an average 11.58 euro cents per kilowatt-hour for natural gas in the first half of 2026. In its half-year statistics published on 30 September, Destatis said the price was 5.3% below the second half of 2025 and 4.5% below the first half of 2025. The first-half price was still 80.7% above the same period in 2021. Household electricity averaged 37.97 euro cents per kilowatt-hour, down 6.4% from the second half of 2025. These are consumer prices, not wholesale-market quotations. ## Data ### Household gas prices, H1 2026 vs H2 2025 The half-year average compares H1 2026 with H2 2025; prices are in euro cents per kWh. The price includes energy and supply, network charges, taxes and levies; no conversion was made. Methodology: The half-year average compares H1 2026 with H2 2025; prices are in euro cents per kWh. The price includes energy and supply, network charges, taxes and levies; no conversion was made. | label | value | unit | period | basis | period_start | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Household gas prices, H1 2026 vs H2 2025 | -5.3 | percent | 2026-06 | observed | 2025-07 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/germany-household-gas-prices-fall-first-half-2026/data/indicator-germany-household-gas-prices-change-h1-2026?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/germany-household-gas-prices-fall-first-half-2026/data/indicator-germany-household-gas-prices-change-h1-2026?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-07; Published: 2026-09-30) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)