United States of America
Dry natural gas consumption: 936.8 billion cubic meters
View MoreWorld Total4.2trillion cubic metersYear-over-year+3.95%5-year change+10.59%
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2024
Rankings at a glance
Top 10 · Dry natural gas consumption (2024)
The United States leads the world in dry natural gas consumption at 936.8 billion cubic meters in 2024, followed by Russia (499.8 billion cubic meters) and China (424.9 billion cubic meters). Iran (263.8 billion cubic meters) and Canada (138.2 billion cubic meters) close out the top 5. Next up, Saudi Arabia (123.4 billion cubic meters) and Mexico (97.8 billion cubic meters). Japan (89.2 billion cubic meters), Germany (77.7 billion cubic meters), and the United Arab Emirates (71.8 billion cubic meters) round out the top ten. The gap across the top ten is wide: the United States has 13× the value of the United Arab Emirates (71.8 billion cubic meters). Five of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, China saw the largest year-over-year change at +7.5%.
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