United States Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 368,704,000 #1 in the world
Gas Production 32,914,647 #1 in the world
Gas Consumption 27,243,858 #3 in the world
Daily Surplus +5,670,789
Gas Imports 2,718,094
Gas Exports 1,783,512
Net Imports 934,582
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in the United States

See also: List of countries by Gas Reserves

the United States holds 322 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #1 in the world and accounting for about 4.65% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

the United States has proven reserves equivalent to 11.9 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 12 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
322,234,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #1 | Share of World: 4.65%
12 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in the United States


Gas Consumption in the United States

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  • the United States consumes 27,110,271 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • the United States ranks #3 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 20.49% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • the United States consumes 81,607 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 332,204,660 people), or 224 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in the United States

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  • the United States produces 32,914,647 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #1 in the world.

Gas Imports

  • the United States imports 3% of its natural gas consumption (934,582 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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