Global Natural Gas Production

Updated on 03.06.2024

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Middle School High School

Life and earth sciences

Global natural gas production fell slightly in 2022, mainly due to the decline in Russian gas. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 led to a halt in imports from Western countries, notably Europe. The United States has consolidated its position as the leading producer in this sector, as in oil.

Global Natural Gas Production (in billions of cubic meters)

Source: The Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy™ 2023
Country	2021	2022	2021-2022 Change	Share of Global Production
United States	944.1	978.6	3.6 %	24.2%
Russia	702.1	618.4	-11.9 %	15.3%
Iran	256.7	259.4	1.1 %	6.4%
China	209.2	221.8	6.0 %	5.5%
Canada	172.3	185.0	7.4 %	4.6%
Qatar	177.0	178.4	0.8 %	4.4%
Australia	148.2	152.8	3.1 %	3.8%
Norway	114.3	122.8	7.5 %	3%
Saudi Arabia	114.5	120.4	5.2 %	3%
Algeria	101.1	98.2	-2.9 %	24 %
Malaysia	78.0	82.4	5.7 %	2 %
Turkmenistan	79.3	78.3	-1.3 %	1.9 %
Egypte	67.8	64.5	-4.9 %	1.6 %
Emirats Arabes Unis	58.3	58.0	-0.6 %	1.4 %
Indonesia	59.3	57.7	-2.7 %	1.4 %
Uzbekistan	50.9	48.9	-4.0 %	1.2 %
Nigeria	45.2	40.4	-10.6 %	1%
Total World	4,053.4	4,043.8	-0.2 %	100%