This statistic gives outlook figures on the total consumption of natural gas in the U.S. from 2020 to 2050, with historical figures for 2018. It is estimated that a total of 36.2 quadrillion British thermal units of natural gas will be consumed in 2050.
Projected consumption of natural gas in the U.S. from 2018 to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)*
* Estimates in the EIA reference case projection, a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology and technological and demographic trends.
** Values for 2018 are historical.
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EIA. (January 24, 2019). Projected consumption of natural gas in the U.S. from 2018 to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192277/total-us-consumption-of-natural-gas-outlook-from-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
EIA. "Projected consumption of natural gas in the U.S. from 2018 to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)*." Chart. January 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192277/total-us-consumption-of-natural-gas-outlook-from-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
EIA. (2019). Projected consumption of natural gas in the U.S. from 2018 to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192277/total-us-consumption-of-natural-gas-outlook-from-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
EIA. "Projected Consumption of Natural Gas in The U.S. from 2018 to 2050 (in Quadrillion British Thermal Units)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192277/total-us-consumption-of-natural-gas-outlook-from-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
EIA, Projected consumption of natural gas in the U.S. from 2018 to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192277/total-us-consumption-of-natural-gas-outlook-from-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 12, 2025)
Projected consumption of natural gas in the U.S. from 2018 to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)* [Graph], EIA, January 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192277/total-us-consumption-of-natural-gas-outlook-from-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed