The statistic shows the total natural gas production worldwide from 1998 to 2018. In 2018, global natural gas production amounted to some 3.87 trillion cubic meters. The global natural gas share of energy sources is expected to increase in the future. Russia, the United States, and Iran are some of the world's largest natural gas producers.
Natural gas production worldwide from 1998 to 2018
(in billion cubic meters)
Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.
As far as possible, the data above represents 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.
Figures for years not included in the pdf version were taken from the Data workbook of the Statistical Review.
Figures for 2007-2016 were restated in the 2018 edition of the report.
This statistic was compiled using several editions of the report.
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BP. (June 11, 2019). Natural gas production worldwide from 1998 to 2018 (in billion cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265344/total-global-natural-gas-production-since-1998/
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BP. (2019). Natural gas production worldwide from 1998 to 2018 (in billion cubic meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265344/total-global-natural-gas-production-since-1998/
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