| Natural Gas: Production * | Change | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 over | share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billion cubic metres | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | of total |
| US | 595.1 | 611.9 | 612.3 | 615.4 | 586.5 | 544.7 | 540.8 | 542.6 | 541.5 | 556.8 | 549.4 | 543.2 | 504.6 | 455.7 | 494.6 | 465.9 | 454.7 | 470.6 | 484.3 | 490.2 | 504.3 | 501.1 | 505.2 | 512.4 | 533.0 | 526.7 | 533.9 | 535.3 | 538.7 | 533.3 | 543.2 | 555.5 | 536.0 | 540.8 | 526.4 | 511.1 | 524.0 | 540.5 | 582.2 | 7.5% | 19.3% |
| Canada | 56.7 | 62.0 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 73.4 | 75.0 | 75.7 | 79.5 | 76.7 | 80.9 | 74.8 | 72.3 | 75.9 | 71.3 | 78.2 | 84.2 | 79.1 | 85.9 | 99.2 | 105.4 | 108.6 | 114.3 | 125.9 | 138.6 | 150.1 | 159.8 | 165.7 | 168.6 | 173.4 | 176.8 | 182.2 | 186.5 | 187.9 | 184.7 | 183.7 | 187.4 | 188.4 | 184.1 | 175.2 | -5.1% | 5.7% |
| Mexico | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 21.3 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 29.6 | 29.8 | 29.3 | 28.5 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 27.1 | 27.5 | 26.6 | 28.7 | 29.6 | 28.8 | 35.0 | 35.6 | 38.4 | 37.1 | 37.8 | 37.4 | 38.9 | 41.2 | 42.7 | 45.0 | 51.6 | 54.0 | 54.9 | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Total North America | 663.0 | 685.1 | 693.9 | 703.0 | 673.2 | 633.2 | 629.7 | 636.1 | 635.7 | 659.0 | 649.9 | 643.1 | 610.0 | 556.9 | 602.1 | 578.6 | 559.1 | 582.3 | 609.6 | 620.6 | 640.0 | 643.0 | 657.7 | 679.8 | 712.7 | 715.2 | 734.6 | 739.5 | 750.5 | 747.2 | 763.2 | 779.4 | 762.8 | 766.6 | 752.8 | 743.6 | 764.0 | 778.7 | 812.3 | 4.1% | 26.7% |
| Argentina | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 17.8 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 25.0 | 28.9 | 27.4 | 29.6 | 34.6 | 37.4 | 37.1 | 36.1 | 41.0 | 44.9 | 45.6 | 46.1 | 44.8 | 44.1 | -1.9% | 1.4% |
| Bolivia | ^ | ^ | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Brazil | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 22.4% | 0.5% |
| Colombia | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 19.8% | 0.3% |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 17.3 | 24.7 | 27.3 | 30.3 | 36.4 | 39.0 | 39.3 | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Venezuela | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 23.3 | 24.7 | 27.5 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 32.3 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 29.6 | 28.4 | 25.2 | 28.4 | 27.4 | 31.5 | 32.1 | 31.5 | -2.2% | 1.0% |
| Other S. & Cent. America | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 11.6% | 0.2% |
| Total S. & Cent. America | 18.1 | 18.5 | 19.6 | 22.2 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 26.3 | 28.5 | 30.1 | 31.3 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 38.4 | 42.3 | 45.0 | 45.9 | 50.0 | 49.8 | 54.2 | 56.1 | 58.1 | 60.4 | 61.0 | 64.9 | 68.1 | 74.1 | 82.1 | 83.1 | 88.8 | 92.0 | 99.7 | 104.3 | 106.0 | 117.1 | 131.7 | 137.9 | 151.1 | 155.0 | 158.9 | 2.2% | 5.2% |
| Azerbaijan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 14.7 | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Denmark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 9.1% | 0.3% |
| Germany | 11.0 | 13.8 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 19.4 | 17.7 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 17.2 | 18.4 | 19.3 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 13.0 | -9.2% | 0.4% |
| Italy | 12.0 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 8.4 | -6.1% | 0.3% |
| Kazakhstan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 20.0 | 22.6 | 23.9 | 26.4 | 30.2 | 13.9% | 1.0% |
| Netherlands | 26.7 | 36.9 | 49.2 | 59.8 | 70.8 | 76.7 | 82.0 | 82.3 | 75.3 | 79.0 | 76.4 | 70.9 | 60.6 | 64.6 | 65.4 | 68.4 | 62.6 | 62.7 | 55.3 | 60.5 | 61.0 | 69.0 | 69.4 | 70.8 | 66.9 | 67.8 | 76.7 | 67.9 | 64.8 | 60.2 | 58.1 | 62.4 | 60.3 | 58.1 | 68.5 | 62.5 | 61.6 | 60.5 | 67.5 | 11.2% | 2.2% |
| Norway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.7 | 14.2 | 20.7 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 23.6 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 28.2 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 25.5 | 25.0 | 25.8 | 24.8 | 26.8 | 27.8 | 37.4 | 43.0 | 44.2 | 48.5 | 49.7 | 53.9 | 65.5 | 73.1 | 78.5 | 85.0 | 87.6 | 89.7 | 99.2 | 10.4% | 3.2% |
| Poland | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | -6.6% | 0.1% |
| Romania | 23.3 | 24.9 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 27.9 | 30.3 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 35.2 | 33.6 | 34.7 | 36.6 | 37.0 | 36.7 | 36.4 | 34.8 | 35.2 | 33.5 | 32.8 | 29.4 | 28.3 | 24.5 | 21.8 | 20.6 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.5 | -0.3% | 0.4% |
| Russian Federation | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 418.1 | 455.2 | 492.6 | 533.8 | 557.3 | 580.1 | 581.9 | 579.5 | 559.3 | 549.5 | 538.8 | 544.3 | 516.7 | 534.8 | 534.6 | 528.7 | 526.2 | 538.8 | 561.4 | 573.3 | 580.1 | 593.8 | 592.0 | 601.7 | 1.4% | 19.6% |
| Turkmenistan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 75.3 | 76.7 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 81.4 | 79.5 | 76.3 | 54.4 | 59.1 | 32.3 | 29.2 | 31.9 | 15.7 | 12.0 | 20.6 | 42.5 | 46.4 | 48.4 | 53.5 | 52.8 | 57.0 | 60.4 | 65.4 | 66.1 | 0.7% | 2.1% |
| Ukraine | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 38.8 | 35.9 | 32.2 | 29.3 | 27.9 | 25.4 | 22.1 | 19.0 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 18.7 | -2.3% | 0.6% |
| United Kingdom | 10.5 | 17.4 | 25.1 | 27.2 | 32.8 | 34.2 | 36.2 | 37.8 | 36.2 | 36.6 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 35.3 | 36.4 | 35.6 | 39.7 | 41.7 | 43.7 | 42.1 | 41.2 | 45.5 | 50.6 | 51.5 | 60.5 | 64.6 | 70.8 | 84.2 | 85.9 | 90.2 | 99.1 | 108.4 | 105.8 | 103.6 | 102.9 | 96.4 | 88.2 | 80.0 | 72.1 | 69.6 | -3.7% | 2.3% |
| Uzbekistan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 31.3 | 34.9 | 36.0 | 36.1 | 37.2 | 36.9 | 37.9 | 38.7 | 40.8 | 42.7 | 43.9 | 44.3 | 46.4 | 49.6 | 50.3 | 51.1 | 52.0 | 51.9 | 52.0 | 54.2 | 54.0 | 54.5 | 59.1 | 62.2 | 4.9% | 2.0% |
| Other Europe & Eurasia | 193.5 | 207.2 | 216.1 | 230.6 | 252.9 | 278.9 | 307.7 | 331.8 | 356.7 | 386.9 | 412.5 | 438.8 | 471.4 | 502.3 | 549.5 | 19.2 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.3 | -5.4% | 0.3% |
| Total Europe & Eurasia | 281.9 | 317.5 | 350.6 | 382.6 | 423.1 | 456.5 | 497.8 | 527.2 | 557.0 | 595.3 | 618.5 | 642.3 | 662.6 | 697.7 | 749.3 | 805.5 | 840.8 | 883.2 | 910.3 | 935.3 | 951.2 | 956.0 | 929.1 | 922.3 | 885.9 | 883.1 | 924.5 | 879.6 | 895.8 | 914.7 | 939.2 | 946.7 | 967.6 | 1001.7 | 1032.5 | 1038.2 | 1050.7 | 1053.3 | 1087.3 | 2.9% | 35.4% |
| Bahrain | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 13.8% | 0.4% |
| Iran | 12.9 | 14.3 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 18.9 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 22.2 | 23.2 | 25.8 | 25.0 | 27.1 | 31.8 | 35.3 | 39.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 56.4 | 60.2 | 66.0 | 75.0 | 81.5 | 84.9 | 103.5 | 108.6 | 111.9 | 116.3 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| Kuwait | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 5.5% | 0.4% |
| Oman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 19.8 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 24.1 | -0.3% | 0.8% |
| Qatar | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 17.4 | 19.6 | 22.1 | 23.7 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 31.4 | 39.2 | 45.8 | 50.7 | 63.2 | 76.6 | 20.9% | 2.5% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 25.2 | 26.8 | 29.1 | 29.8 | 33.5 | 35.2 | 38.3 | 40.0 | 42.8 | 42.9 | 44.4 | 45.3 | 46.8 | 46.2 | 49.8 | 53.7 | 56.7 | 60.1 | 65.7 | 71.2 | 73.5 | 74.4 | 78.1 | 4.7% | 2.5% |
| Syria | - | - | - | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -2.8% | 0.2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 11.0 | 13.2 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 23.8 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 26.9 | 31.3 | 33.8 | 36.3 | 37.1 | 38.5 | 38.4 | 44.9 | 43.4 | 44.8 | 46.3 | 47.8 | 49.0 | 50.4 | 50.2 | -0.7% | 1.6% |
| Other Middle East | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | -1.7% | 0.1% |
| Total Middle East | 19.9 | 22.2 | 25.1 | 28.3 | 31.8 | 33.3 | 33.9 | 36.3 | 38.8 | 46.9 | 37.7 | 38.9 | 42.6 | 45.7 | 58.8 | 63.6 | 76.3 | 81.5 | 93.3 | 102.6 | 101.3 | 104.7 | 114.3 | 123.3 | 136.3 | 149.5 | 158.2 | 175.7 | 185.0 | 194.7 | 208.1 | 233.3 | 247.2 | 262.9 | 285.1 | 319.9 | 339.1 | 357.6 | 381.1 | 6.3% | 12.4% |
| Algeria | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 12.0 | 19.6 | 14.2 | 16.9 | 21.9 | 31.6 | 31.5 | 34.3 | 36.5 | 41.2 | 43.0 | 46.4 | 49.3 | 53.2 | 55.3 | 56.1 | 51.6 | 58.7 | 62.3 | 71.8 | 76.6 | 86.0 | 84.4 | 78.2 | 80.4 | 82.8 | 82.0 | 88.2 | 84.5 | 84.8 | 86.5 | 1.7% | 2.8% |
| Egypt | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ^ | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 16.8 | 21.0 | 25.2 | 27.3 | 30.1 | 33.0 | 42.5 | 54.7 | 55.7 | 58.9 | 5.4% | 1.9% |
| Libya | - | 1.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 13.2 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 3.6% | 0.5% |
| Nigeria | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 19.2 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 28.4 | 35.0 | 35.0 | -0.2% | 1.1% |
| Other Africa | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 18.5 | 35.7% | 0.6% |
| Total Africa | 2.8 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 19.4 | 29.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 31.5 | 42.1 | 42.9 | 47.5 | 51.9 | 56.5 | 60.3 | 66.4 | 68.8 | 73.9 | 77.3 | 81.3 | 77.5 | 85.4 | 91.4 | 102.1 | 107.2 | 119.7 | 130.1 | 131.3 | 135.3 | 144.8 | 155.2 | 175.6 | 192.6 | 204.4 | 214.8 | 4.8% | 7.0% |
| Australia | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 17.8 | 20.7 | 21.7 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 28.1 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 31.2 | 32.5 | 32.6 | 33.2 | 35.3 | 37.1 | 38.9 | 40.0 | 38.3 | -4.5% | 1.2% |
| Bangladesh | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 6.0% | 0.6% |
| Brunei | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.1 | -1.2% | 0.4% |
| China | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 20.1 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 25.2 | 27.2 | 30.3 | 32.7 | 35.0 | 41.5 | 49.3 | 58.6 | 69.2 | 76.1 | 9.6% | 2.5% |
| India | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 22.3 | 24.5 | 25.1 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 27.6 | 29.5 | 29.2 | 29.6 | 29.3 | 30.1 | 30.6 | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Indonesia | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 10.9 | 15.8 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 21.8 | 29.4 | 32.3 | 33.6 | 35.9 | 39.2 | 41.3 | 43.9 | 48.2 | 51.1 | 53.1 | 60.4 | 60.7 | 64.0 | 65.7 | 64.6 | 70.0 | 65.2 | 63.3 | 69.7 | 73.2 | 70.3 | 71.2 | 70.3 | 67.6 | 69.7 | 2.7% | 2.3% |
| Malaysia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 20.4 | 22.8 | 24.9 | 26.1 | 28.9 | 33.6 | 38.6 | 38.5 | 40.8 | 45.3 | 46.9 | 48.3 | 51.8 | 53.9 | 59.9 | 59.7 | 60.8 | 62.5 | 2.5% | 2.0% |
| Myanmar | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 12.4 | -8.5% | 0.4% |
| New Zealand | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | -6.3% | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.8 | 20.3 | 21.5 | 22.7 | 24.6 | 30.4 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 36.1 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 2.6% | 1.2% |
| Thailand | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 26.0 | 28.9 | 10.7% | 0.9% |
| Vietnam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | 0.1 | 0.1 | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 11.9% | 0.3% |
| Other Asia Pacific | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 8.5% | 0.5% |
| Total Asia Pacific | 15.7 | 18.6 | 21.4 | 25.5 | 31.3 | 36.2 | 41.3 | 50.3 | 57.7 | 65.3 | 70.2 | 71.5 | 73.9 | 79.9 | 97.6 | 107.5 | 118.6 | 126.7 | 135.7 | 141.7 | 150.9 | 163.7 | 174.4 | 185.0 | 201.2 | 211.6 | 227.5 | 242.0 | 245.7 | 262.6 | 272.1 | 282.4 | 300.6 | 322.3 | 336.8 | 362.6 | 378.5 | 396.3 | 411.2 | 3.5% | 13.4% |
| Total World | 1001.5 | 1066.4 | 1117.8 | 1170.6 | 1192.4 | 1194.8 | 1243.4 | 1293.0 | 1338.7 | 1427.4 | 1434.4 | 1457.3 | 1459.0 | 1464.6 | 1595.7 | 1648.6 | 1696.7 | 1780.1 | 1863.4 | 1922.8 | 1970.4 | 2001.5 | 2013.8 | 2056.6 | 2081.7 | 2119.0 | 2218.1 | 2221.9 | 2273.0 | 2330.9 | 2412.4 | 2477.4 | 2519.4 | 2615.5 | 2694.1 | 2777.8 | 2876.1 | 2945.3 | 3065.6 | 3.8% | 100.0% |
| of which: European Union # | 101.7 | 124.1 | 148.8 | 167.0 | 185.4 | 192.9 | 205.2 | 209.1 | 203.7 | 204.4 | 197.2 | 194.0 | 183.2 | 187.0 | 189.6 | 194.8 | 190.7 | 193.7 | 181.9 | 183.1 | 185.1 | 194.4 | 193.6 | 205.1 | 205.0 | 212.1 | 235.4 | 225.3 | 223.4 | 226.6 | 232.0 | 232.9 | 227.7 | 223.6 | 227.4 | 211.9 | 201.3 | 187.5 | 190.3 | 1.2% | 6.2% |
| OECD | 745.2 | 789.0 | 823.4 | 850.5 | 839.0 | 804.4 | 812.1 | 825.1 | 830.9 | 863.4 | 851.6 | 840.6 | 795.9 | 747.7 | 798.5 | 783.8 | 761.9 | 792.1 | 808.7 | 827.3 | 849.5 | 866.6 | 886.1 | 920.7 | 960.9 | 973.4 | 1027.1 | 1030.2 | 1041.8 | 1047.2 | 1071.0 | 1093.8 | 1083.9 | 1091.2 | 1088.0 | 1072.1 | 1086.6 | 1092.1 | 1136.6 | 3.9% | 37.3% |
| Former Soviet Union | 179.1 | 192.2 | 200.4 | 213.8 | 235.8 | 261.8 | 290.5 | 313.1 | 336.8 | 368.0 | 393.8 | 421.1 | 453.1 | 484.8 | 531.6 | 581.8 | 621.0 | 658.2 | 696.9 | 720.4 | 737.8 | 733.6 | 706.6 | 689.1 | 651.2 | 640.1 | 649.0 | 608.6 | 625.3 | 636.6 | 654.4 | 657.1 | 671.2 | 701.9 | 723.5 | 738.0 | 758.0 | 772.2 | 793.7 | 2.5% | 25.8% |
| Other EMEs | 77.2 | 85.2 | 94.0 | 106.3 | 117.6 | 128.6 | 140.8 | 154.8 | 171.1 | 196.0 | 189.0 | 195.5 | 210.0 | 232.0 | 265.6 | 282.9 | 313.8 | 329.7 | 357.8 | 375.1 | 383.1 | 401.3 | 421.0 | 446.7 | 469.6 | 505.4 | 541.9 | 583.0 | 605.9 | 647.0 | 687.0 | 726.5 | 764.3 | 822.4 | 882.6 | 967.7 | 1031.5 | 1081.1 | 1135.3 | 4.7% | 36.9% |
| Source: Includes data from Cedigaz. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Excluding gas flared or recyled. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ^ Less than 0.05. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # Excludes Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania prior to 1985 and Slovenia prior to 1991. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: As far as possible, the data above represent standard cubic metres (measured at 15oC and 1013 mbar); as they are derived directly from tonnes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| of oil equivalent using an average conversion factor, they do not necessarily equate with gas volumes expressed in specific national terms. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: Annual changes and shares of total are calculated in million tonnes oil equilevent figures. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth rates are adjusted for leap years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||