As of 2024, the United States was the biggest producer of natural gas in the world. With a production of approximately ************* cubic meters that year, U.S. natural gas production was over *********** cubic meters more than the second biggest producer - Russia. These two nations are by far the biggest contributors to natural gas production on the planet. In 2024, global natural gas production reached a peak of ************* cubic meters. Global natural gas reserves Global proved natural gas reserves totaled nearly 209 trillion cubic meters in 2024. The Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States are home to the largest regional natural gas reserves. The country with the largest proved natural gas reserves is Russia, which holds *********** cubic meters in 2024. In the previous year, Russia’s state-owned energy group Gazprom held a **** percent share of global natural gas. Natural gas trade In addition to having the largest natural gas reserves, Russia is also one of the world’s leading gas exporting country. The majority of Russia’s gas exports are via pipelines, and in 2024 it exported approximately ************* cubic meters through this method. In comparison, Qatar is the third largest natural gas exporter, but is the leading LNG exporting country.

The majority of the world's natural gas is produced in the United States. In 2024, the U.S. produced around ** percent of the total global natural gas output, up from **** percent in 2010. This increase is largely attributed to the development of fracking and horizontal drilling techniques.

The United States, which was the world's leading natural gas-producing country in 2024, had no variation in annual production of natural gas that year. Of the leading natural gas producing countries in the world, Russia had the largest year-over-year increase that year, at nearly 43.5 billion cubic meters. The U.S. natural gas industry The total volume of natural gas produced worldwide amounted to 4.19 trillion cubic meters in 2024. The U.S. is not only the world’s largest natural gas-producing country, it is also the largest exporter of natural gas (including liquefied natural gas). Nevertheless, the largest share of gas produced in the country is consumed domestically. U.S. shale gas revolution Due to advances in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technology and horizontal drilling, shale gas resources in the U.S. became economically feasible to develop. Shale gas production has also offset production declines from conventional resources in the country. This development has increased U.S. natural gas reserves considerably.

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The average for 2023 based on 189 countries was 0.802 quadrillion Btu. The highest value was in the USA: 39.164 quadrillion Btu and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 quadrillion Btu. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2023 based on 43 countries was 0.722 quadrillion Btu. The highest value was in Russia: 23.271 quadrillion Btu and the lowest value was in Belgium: 0 quadrillion Btu. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Norway is by far the largest producer of natural gas in Europe. In 2024, Norway extracted ***** billion cubic meters worth of the fossil fuel. In comparison, Germany extracted around **** billion cubic meters worth of natural gas the same year.

European Natural Gas Production Share by Country (Terajoules), 2023 Discover more data with ReportLinker!

The average for 2023 based on 53 countries was 0.172 quadrillion Btu. The highest value was in Algeria: 3.934 quadrillion Btu and the lowest value was in Benin: 0 quadrillion Btu. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Norway is by far the leading natural gas producing country in Europe. In December 2022, Norway produced **** billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas. By comparison, the United Kingdom produced *** bcm of natural gas that month, followed by the Netherlands at *** bcm.

Key information about Norway Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production

• Norway Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production was reported at 129,448.000 Cub m mn in Dec 2024
• This records an increase from the previous number of 120,176.000 Cub m mn for Dec 2023
• Norway Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production data is updated yearly, averaging 27,380.000 Cub m mn from Dec 1960 to 2024, with 65 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 129,448.000 Cub m mn in 2024 and a record low of 0.000 Cub m mn in 1973
• Norway Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.OPEC.NG: Natural Gas Production: Marketed Production

The dataset contains the country-wise production of Natural Gas. It should be noted that the units were given in Billion cubic metres since 2014. Prior to it, the figures were given in Million Tonnes Oil Equivalent.

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This horizontal bar chart displays electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) by country using the aggregation average in Caribbean. The data is about countries.

This horizontal bar chart displays electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) by country full name using the aggregation average in Oceania. The data is about countries.

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Graph and download economic data for Production: Energy: Production and distribution of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning: Total for European Union (28 countries) (EU28PREND401IXOBSAQ) from Q1 1991 to Q4 2019 about distributive, air travel, travel, electricity, energy, gas, and production.

The average for 2023 based on 19 countries was 0.232 quadrillion Btu. The highest value was in Mexico: 1.207 quadrillion Btu and the lowest value was in Dominican Republic: 0 quadrillion Btu. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.