Global Natural Gas Consumption
Updated on 04.20.2023
Middle School
Life and earth sciences
5 min read
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% |