Energy: natural gas consumption (in million cubic metres)

rank country 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008 2009 percent of total
  World 986,752 1,437,117 1,959,959 2,410,827 3,010,808 2,940,362 100%
1. USA 598,601 562,862 542,947 660,717 657,715 646,587 21.99%
2. Russian Federation - - 407,602 354,027 416,018 389,683 13.25%
3. Iran 9,241 6,918 22,700 62,890 119,290 131,695 4.48%
4. Canada 36,361 52,230 67,219 92,754 98,218 94,717 3.22%
5. China 2,870 14,270 15,250 24,503 81,300 88,700 3.02%
6. Japan 3,414 24,059 48,072 72,289 93,740 87,445 2.97%
7. United Kingdom 11,300 44,786 52,426 96,858 93,783 86,549 2.94%
8. Germany 15,012 57,397 59,922 79,468 81,234 77,996 2.65%
9. Saudi Arabia 1,617 9,724 33,520 49,810 80,440 77,450 2.63%
10. Italy 13,646 25,444 43,429 64,850 77,809 71,618 2.44%
11. Mexico 10,232 23,019 27,529 40,196 66,055 69,615 2.37%
12. United Arab Emirates 840 4,920 16,910 31,430 59,459 59,085 2.01%
13. India 658 1,177 12,044 26,351 41,327 51,882 1.76%
14. Uzbekistan - - 35,738 45,701 48,717 48,738 1.66%
15. Ukraine - - 124,000 70,950 60,000 46,968 1.60%
16. Argentina 6,020 11,530 20,290 33,210 44,410 43,138 1.47%
17. France 10,292 26,222 29,333 39,293 43,800 42,630 1.45%
18. Egypt 85 2,180 8,070 20,000 40,840 42,540 1.45%
19. Thailand - - 6,522 21,951 37,372 39,213 1.33%
20. Netherlands 16,860 33,623 34,588 38,987 38,583 38,890 1.32%
21. Pakistan 3,486 7,180 12,230 21,500 37,500 37,900 1.29%
22. Indonesia 1,239 7,030 16,919 29,741 33,304 36,644 1.25%
23. Spain 74 2,023 5,570 16,914 38,647 34,560 1.18%
24. South Korea - - 3,023 18,924 35,671 33,809 1.15%
25. Turkey - - 3,373 14,566 36,024 32,134 1.09%
26. Malaysia - 1,100 9,910 24,138 33,572 31,453 1.07%
27. Venezuela 7,710 14,806 21,966 27,924 30,682 29,723 1.01%
28. Algeria 1,011 11,370 20,270 19,846 25,355 26,670 0.91%
29. Australia 1,740 11,128 16,897 20,538 25,516 25,709 0.87%
30. Qatar 1,006 5,210 6,300 9,660 20,193 21,106 0.72%
31. Brazil 79 988 3,056 9,429 25,208 20,320 0.69%
32. Turkmenistan - - 9,512 12,217 19,005 19,755 0.67%
33. Bangladesh - 1,349 4,760 9,982 17,897 19,746 0.67%
34. Kazakhstan - - 12,154 9,545 20,093 19,613 0.67%
35. Belgium & Luxembourg 4,631 11,470 10,552 14,872 17,042 17,345 0.59%
36. Belarus - - 13,403 15,746 19,240 16,124 0.55%
37. Poland 5,778 9,748 9,931 11,057 13,857 13,654 0.46%
38. Romania 23,159 35,978 30,751 17,120 16,002 13,582 0.46%
39. Kuwait 2,037 4,071 4,190 9,600 12,750 13,392 0.46%
40. Taiwan 558 1,867 2,141 6,789 11,629 11,347 0.39%
41. Hungary 3,039 7,780 9,627 10,722 11,764 10,060 0.34%
42. Singapore - - - 1,745 9,173 9,664 0.33%
43. Austria 2,934 4,986 6,423 8,111 9,508 9,284 0.32%
44. Colombia 1,298 3,167 4,128 5,924 7,560 8,706 0.30%
45. Czech Republic 846 3,673 5,407 8,347 8,688 8,182 0.28%
46. Azerbaijan - - 15,322 5,248 9,159 7,675 0.26%
47. Slovakia 840 3,649 5,910 6,482 5,740 5,615 0.19%
48. Republic of Ireland - 838 2,086 3,826 4,990 4,784 0.16%
49. Denmark - - 2,019 4,894 4,590 4,411 0.15%
50. Portugal - - - 2,373 4,707 4,325 0.15%
51. Norway - 786 2,132 4,048 4,328 4,108 0.14%
52. New Zealand 111 882 4,330 5,618 3,821 3,979 0.14%
53. Finland - 880 2,506 3,749 4,001 3,570 0.12%
54. Peru 413 660 446 346 3,397 3,474 0.12%
55. Greece - - 154 2,010 4,208 3,370 0.11%
56. Philippines - - - - 3,300 3,338 0.11%
57. Chile 657 720 1,690 6,456 2,654 3,331 0.11%
58. Switzerland - 962 1,812 2,703 3,119 3,032 0.10%
59. Lithuania - - 5,588 2,723 3,245 2,727 0.09%
60. China Hong Kong SAR - - - 2,999 2,595 2,520 0.09%
61. Bulgaria 398 3,534 5,920 3,258 3,325 2,483 0.08%
62. Sweden - - 683 742 938 1,150 0.04%
63. Ecuador 67 - 250 312 455 498 0.02%
source: "Statistical Review of World Energy 2010", BP.