In 2022, the United States was the largest natural gas producer worldwide, followed by Russia. That year, natural gas production in the United Arab Emirates amounted to over two exajoules. The natural gas industry is expected to expand worldwide in the following years. Natural gas has been touted as an energy source that can potentially help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy industry.
Natural gas production worldwide in 2022, by country
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Natural gas production worldwide in 2022, by country (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265387/natural-gas-production-worldwide-by-country/
Energy Institute. "Natural gas production worldwide in 2022, by country (in exajoules)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265387/natural-gas-production-worldwide-by-country/
Energy Institute. (2023). Natural gas production worldwide in 2022, by country (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265387/natural-gas-production-worldwide-by-country/
Energy Institute. "Natural Gas Production Worldwide in 2022, by Country (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265387/natural-gas-production-worldwide-by-country/
Energy Institute, Natural gas production worldwide in 2022, by country (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265387/natural-gas-production-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Natural gas production worldwide in 2022, by country (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265387/natural-gas-production-worldwide-by-country/