Energy: natural gas consumption (in million cubic metres)

rank country 1980 1990 2000 2005 2006 percent of total
1. USA 562,862 542,947 660,717 629,795 619,658 21.74%
2. Russian Federation na 420,149 377,239 405,130 432,089 15.16%
3. Iran 6,918 22,700 62,850 102,380 105,110 3.69%
4. Canada 52,230 66,790 83,040 91,390 96,620 3.39%
5. United Kingdom 44,786 52,426 96,858 95,113 90,820 3.19%
6. Germany 57,397 59,922 79,468 86,250 87,179 3.06%
7. Japan 24,890 49,900 74,940 79,020 84,560 2.97%
8. Italy 25,444 43,429 64,850 78,717 77,091 2.70%
9. Saudi Arabia 9,724 33,520 49,810 71,240 73,700 2.59%
10. Ukraine na 127,817 73,134 72,854 66,418 2.33%
11. China 13,860 14,950 23,837 45,730 55,600 1.95%
12. Mexico 25,770 27,170 38,470 47,610 54,070 1.90%
13. France 26,222 29,333 39,707 45,838 45,150 1.58%
14. Uzbekistan na 36,838 47,108 44,030 43,190 1.51%
15. Argentina 11,530 20,290 33,210 40,400 41,800 1.47%
16. United Arab Emirates 4,920 16,910 31,430 41,250 41,670 1.46%
17. Malaysia 1,100 9,910 24,320 39,289 40,262 1.41%
18. India 1,200 12,466 26,867 38,098 39,743 1.39%
19. Indonesia 7,023 20,050 32,280 37,510 39,600 1.39%
20. Netherlands 33,626 34,396 39,196 39,495 38,293 1.34%
21. South Korea na 3,359 21,027 33,728 34,209 1.20%
22. Spain 2,023 5,570 16,914 32,356 33,377 1.17%
23. Pakistan 6,624 11,186 18,847 29,307 30,709 1.08%
24. Thailand na 5,499 19,182 29,906 30,593 1.07%
25. Turkey na 3,373 14,566 26,865 30,493 1.07%
26. Egypt 1,796 6,808 18,326 25,778 28,711 1.01%
27. Venezuela 14,806 21,966 27,924 28,946 28,657 1.01%
28. Australia 9,950 17,232 23,920 27,683 28,627 1.00%
29. Algeria 11,370 20,270 19,846 23,227 23,740 0.83%
30. Brazil 960 3,827 9,326 19,912 21,129 0.74%
31. Kazakhstan na 12,528 9,701 19,590 20,243 0.71%
32. Belarus na 13,816 16,231 18,937 19,590 0.69%
33. Qatar 5,210 6,300 9,660 18,700 19,500 0.68%
34. Turkmenistan na 9,804 12,593 16,604 18,937 0.66%
35. Belgium & Luxembourg 11,470 10,552 14,872 16,606 17,006 0.60%
36. Romania 35,978 30,751 17,120 17,285 16,985 0.60%
37. Bangladesh 1,349 4,760 9,982 14,202 15,217 0.53%
38. Poland 9,748 9,931 11,057 13,615 13,694 0.48%
39. Kuwait 4,071 4,190 9,600 12,300 12,900 0.45%
40. Hungary 7,780 9,627 10,722 13,170 12,520 0.44%
41. Taiwan 1,748 2,366 7,780 10,656 11,942 0.42%
42. Azerbaijan na 15,793 5,410 8,866 9,583 0.34%
43. Austria 4,986 6,423 8,111 10,001 9,397 0.33%
44. Czech Republic 3,673 5,407 8,347 8,507 8,482 0.30%
45. Chile 697 1,668 5,210 8,540 7,560 0.27%
46. Colombia 3,167 4,128 5,924 6,785 7,298 0.26%
47. Singapore na na 1,744 6,610 6,610 0.23%
48. Slovakia 3,649 5,910 6,482 6,557 5,505 0.19%
49. Denmark na 2,019 4,896 4,973 5,061 0.18%
50. Republic of Ireland 838 2,086 3,817 3,855 4,458 0.16%
51. Norway 786 2,132 4,048 4,459 4,397 0.15%
52. Finland 880 2,506 3,749 3,958 4,261 0.15%
53. Portugal na na 2,373 4,235 4,068 0.14%
54. New Zealand 769 4,270 5,471 3,484 3,708 0.13%
55. Lithuania na 5,588 2,723 3,266 3,270 0.11%
56. Greece na 154 2,010 2,813 3,241 0.11%
57. Bulgaria 3,534 5,920 3,258 2,947 3,038 0.11%
58. Switzerland 962 1,812 2,703 3,092 2,978 0.10%
59. Philippines na na na 3,006 2,592 0.09%
60. China, Hong Kong SAR na na 2,452 2,150 2,434 0.09%
61. Peru 660 446 346 1,517 1,775 0.06%
62. Sweden na 683 742 784 840 0.03%
63. Ecuador na 100 140 260 270 0.01%
  World 1,448,511 1,981,725 2,428,005 2,780,316 2,850,843 100%
source: "Statistical Review of World Energy 2007", BP.