Global Natural Gas Consumption
Updated on 08.25.2022
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Life and earth sciences
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Global gas consumption has significantly increased, after the drop caused by the Covid pandemic. Though the United States sets the pace when it comes to consumption, increases of over 11% have been recorded by the two other major consumers, China and Russia. In Europe, the leading trio (Germany, the United-Kingdom and Italy) are once again displaying an upward curve.
Global Natural Gas Consumption (in billions of cubic meters)
| Country | 2020 | 2021 | 2020-2021 Change | Share of Global Consumption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 831,9 | 826,7 | -0,6% | 20,6% |
| Russia | 423,5 | 471,6 | 11,4% | 11,7% |
| China | 336,6 | 378,7 | 12,5% | 9,4% |
| Iran | 234,3 | 241,1 | 7,3% | 6,0% |
| Canada | 113,3 | 119,2 | 2,9% | 3,0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 113,1 | 117,3 | 3,8% | 2,9% |
| Japan | 104,1 | 103,6 | -0,5% | 2,6% |
| Germany | 87,1 | 90,5 | 3,9% | 2,2% |
| Mexico | 83,7 | 88,2 | 5,4% | 2,1% |
| United Kingdom | 73,0 | 76,9 | 5,3% | 1,9% |
| Italy | 67,6 | 72,5 | 7,2% | 1,8% |
| France | 40,6 | 43,0 | 5,9% | 1,1% |
| Rest of the world | 1352,70 | 1407,60 | 4,1% | 35% |
| Total world | 3861,5 | 4036,9 | 4,5% | 100% |
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