USA: Natural gas production
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| USA |
Natural gas production |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 39.164 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | quadrillion Btu |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2023 |
| Average | 22.395 |
| Min - Max | 16.541 - 39.164 |
| Source | The U.S. Energy Information Administration |
The latest value from 2023 is 39.164 quadrillion Btu, an increase from 37.56 quadrillion Btu in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.802 quadrillion Btu, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1980 to 2023 is 22.395 quadrillion Btu. The minimum value, 16.541 quadrillion Btu, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 39.164 quadrillion Btu was recorded in 2023.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Oil production | 12,927.22 | 2023 | thousand Barrels Per Day |
| Oil consumption | 19,106.00 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Diesel and heating oil consumption | 3,916.13 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| Gasoline production | 9,571.00 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Gasoline consumption | 8,944.98 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| LPG production | 648.00 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| LPG consumption | 1,350.08 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| Jet fuel production | 1,541.00 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Jet fuel consumption | 1,653.27 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| Coal reserves | 273,243.91 | 2023 | million short tons |
| Coal production | 577,656.75 | 2023 | thousand short tons |
| Coal consumption | 535,735.88 | 2023 | thousand short tons |
| Coal imports | 4,010.12 | 2023 | thousand short tons |
| Coal exports | 100,207.95 | 2023 | thousand short tons |
| Electricity production capacity | 1,235.35 | 2023 | million kilowatts |
| Electricity production | 4,256.68 | 2023 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity consumption | 4,084.58 | 2023 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity imports | 38.87 | 2023 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity exports | 19.87 | 2023 | billion kilowatthours |
| Renewable power capacity | 399.18 | 2023 | million kilowatts |
| Renewable power generation | 978.60 | 2023 | billion kilowatthours |
| Natural gas production | 39.164 | 2023 | quadrillion Btu |
| Natural gas consumption | 33.683 | 2023 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biofuels production | 1,206.33 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biofuels consumption | 1,131.523 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |
| Primary energy production | 102.782 | 2023 | quadrillion Btu |
| Primary energy consumption | 93.691 | 2023 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biodiesel production | 212.859 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biodiesel consumption | 216.751 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |