Australia: LPG production

The latest value from 2014 is 16.4 thousand barrels per day, a decline from 18.81 thousand barrels per day in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 20.87 thousand barrels per day, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1980 to 2014 is 18.24 thousand barrels per day. The minimum value, 1 thousand barrels per day, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of 30.89 thousand barrels per day was recorded in 2001. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Liquefied petroleum gases include ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, normal butane, butylene, isobutane, and isobutylene. The Liquefied Petroleum Gases production also includes, where data are available, liquefied petroleum gases sold directly from natural gas processing plants for fuel or chemical uses and pentanes plus.