Natural Gas Consumption by Country 2025

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Country	Natural Gas Consumption 2023 (BCM)↓	Natural Gas Consumption per Capita 2023 (BCM)	% of Global Natural Gas Cons. 2023
United States	886	0.255	22.1%
Russia	453	0.315	11.3%
China	405	0.0286	10.1%
Iran	246	0.266	6.1%
Canada	121	0.301	3%
Saudi Arabia	114	0.33	2.8%
Mexico	97.6	0.0739	2.4%
Japan	92.4	0.0751	2.3%
Germany	75.7	0.09	1.9%
United Arab Emirates	66.9	0.59	1.7%
United Kingdom	63.5	0.0913	1.6%
India	62.6	0.00428	1.6%
South Korea	60.1	0.116	1.5%
Egypt	60	0.0507	1.5%
Italy	58.6	0.0991	1.5%
Turkey	48.4	0.0552	1.2%
Thailand	47.2	0.0659	1.2%
Uzbekistan	46.6	0.126	1.2%
Algeria	46.3	0.0976	1.2%
Malaysia	46.1	0.128	1.1%
Indonesia	45.4	0.0159	1.1%
Argentina	44.9	0.098	1.1%
Qatar	44.2	1.42	1.1%
Australia	40.1	0.149	1%
Pakistan	37.8	0.0148	0.9%
Turkmenistan	36.8	0.482	0.9%
France	33.9	0.0508	0.8%
Brazil	30	0.0141	0.7%
Venezuela	29.7	0.104	0.7%
Oman	29.5	0.537	0.7%
Spain	29.3	0.0612	0.7%
Bangladesh	28.1	0.016	0.7%
Taiwan	27.9	0.121	0.7%
Netherlands	25.8	0.14	0.6%
Kuwait	22.5	0.447	0.6%
Kazakhstan	21.4	0.103	0.5%
Poland	19.6	0.0513	0.5%
Ukraine	18.7	0.0481	0.5%
Iraq	18.7	0.0398	0.5%
Belarus	16.8	0.186	0.4%
Azerbaijan	15.1	0.145	0.4%
Trinidad and Tobago	14.5	0.96	0.4%
Belgium	13.7	0.117	0.3%
Colombia	13.1	0.0244	0.3%
Israel	12.6	0.132	0.3%
Singapore	12.3	0.21	0.3%
Peru	10.1	0.0292	0.3%
Romania	9.09	0.0481	0.2%
Hungary	8.18	0.0849	0.2%
Vietnam	7.22	0.00711	0.2%
Chile	7.01	0.0353	0.2%
Austria	6.88	0.0755	0.2%
Czech Republic	6.7	0.0632	0.2%
Greece	5.38	0.0541	0.1%
Hong Kong	4.85	0.0656	0.1%
Ireland	4.82	0.0908	0.1%
South Africa	4.75	0.00734	0.1%
Portugal	4.48	0.043	0.1%
Slovakia	4.2	0.0767	0.1%
New Zealand	3.81	0.0725	0.1%
Norway	3.79	0.0674	0.1%
Philippines	3.2	0.00274	0.1%
Switzerland	2.74	0.0306	0.1%
Bulgaria	2.53	0.0377	0.1%
Croatia	2.5	0.065	0.1%
Denmark	1.63	0.0272
Lithuania	1.57	0.0555
Finland	1.19	0.0212
Morocco	0.89	0.00232
Slovenia	0.77	0.0364
Latvia	0.77	0.0415
Sweden	0.72	0.00676
Luxembourg	0.57	0.0838
Ecuador	0.49	0.00268
Estonia	0.37	0.0275
North Macedonia	0.35	0.0193
Total		0.0473

BCM = Billion Cubic Meters
In addition to the countries listed, the rest of the world consumed natural gas in the following amounts:
Other Asia Pacific consumed 11.3 BCM in 2023
Other Caribbean consumed 6.4 BCM in 2023
Other CIS consumed 6.0 BCM in 2023
Other Europe’s consumption was 7.0 BCM in 2023
Other Middle East had the highest consumption at 23.7 BCM in 2023
Other Northern Africa consumed 19.4 BCM in 2023
Other South America’s consumption was 4.4 BCM in 2023

Cheaper to produce and cleaner-burning than other fossil fuels, natural gas is seen by many as a “bridge fuel” that can help the world’s nations transition from coal and oil to greener, cleaner, more renewable energy sources. This versatility, cleanliness, and availability make natural gas a vital fuel and valuable resource in many of the countries that produce, consume, and possess reserves of natural gas.

Natural gas is particularly popular in the United States, which is both the world’s largest producer of natural gas and its leading consumer. Natural gas has a vast range of applications. It is used to generate 40% of the electricity created in the U.S., which is among the world’s top power-generating nations, and also to fuel motor vehicles, heat homes and water, and cook food.

Top 10 Countries with the Highest Natural Gas Consumption (in billion cubic meters - 2020):

Country	Natural Gas Consumption 2023 (BCM)
United States	886
Russia	453
China	405
Iran	246
Canada	121
Saudi Arabia	114
Mexico	97.6
Japan	92.4
Germany	75.7
United Arab Emirates	66.9

Environmental friendliness of natural gas

While no fossil fuel is entirely free of emissions, natural gas burns notably cleaner than its fellow fossil fuels. Composed largely of methane, natural gas releases mostly water and carbon dioxide (CO₂) during the combustion process—and while CO₂ is a notable greenhouse gas, natural gas releases only about half as much CO₂ when burned as do coal or oil.

The eco-friendliness of natural gas is of particular importance in the United States, which is one of the world’s leading oil-producing nations—as well as the world’s leading oil consumer and one of the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases—all titles many environmentalists hope to see the country discard with the move to more eco-friendly energy sources.