BP Statistical Review

of World Energy
June 2015
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Natural gas
20 Reserves
22 Production and consumption
27 Prices
28 Trade movements

64th edition

 Natural gas
Total proved reserves

US
Canada
Mexico
Total North America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Trinidad & Tobago
Venezuela
Other S. & Cent. America
Total S. & Cent. America
Azerbaijan
Denmark
Germany
Italy
Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Other Europe & Eurasia
Total Europe & Eurasia
Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Other Middle East
Total Middle East
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Nigeria
Other Africa
Total Africa
Australia
Bangladesh
Brunei
China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Thailand
Vietnam
Other Asia Pacific
Total Asia Pacific
Total World
of which: OECD
Non-OECD
European Union
Former Soviet Union
*More than 100 years.
Less than 0.05.
Less

At end 1994
Trillion
cubic
metres

At end 2004
Trillion
cubic
metres

At end 2013
Trillion
cubic
metres

Trillion
cubic
feet

4.6
1.9
1.9
8.5
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
4.0
0.2
5.7
n/a
0.1
0.2
0.3
n/a
1.7
1.3
0.1
0.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.7
n/a
3.9
40.6
0.2
20.8
3.1

1.5
0.3
7.1
5.3
0.2
6.8
0.3

45.5
3.0
0.6
1.3
3.5
0.8
9.1
1.3
0.3
0.4
1.7
0.7
1.8
1.9
0.3
0.6

0.2
0.1
0.3
9.7
119.1
14.5
104.6
3.6
35.5

5.5
1.6
0.4
7.5
0.5
0.8
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.5
4.3
0.1
7.0
0.9
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.3
1.3
2.4
0.1
0.3
31.1
2.3
0.7
0.5
1.2
0.2
42.7
0.1
27.5
3.2

1.6
1.0
25.4
6.8
0.3
6.1
0.3

72.2
4.5
1.9
1.5
5.2
1.1
14.2
2.3
0.4
0.3
1.5
0.9
2.8
2.5
0.5
0.8

0.4
0.2
0.4
13.0
156.5
14.8
141.7
2.8
37.5

9.6
2.0
0.3
12.0
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.3
5.6
0.1
7.7
0.9

0.1
0.1
1.5
0.8
2.0
0.1
0.1
32.3
17.5
0.6
0.2
1.1
0.2
57.5
0.2
34.0
3.6
0.2
1.8
0.7
24.7
8.2
0.3
6.1
0.3

80.0
4.5
1.8
1.5
5.1
1.2
14.2
3.7
0.3
0.3
3.5
1.4
2.9
1.1
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.3
15.2
186.5
19.4
167.0
1.5
53.9

345.0
71.7
12.3
429.0
11.6
10.5
16.4
5.7
15.0
12.2
197.1
2.0
270.6
41.2
1.2
1.5
1.7
53.2
28.2
67.9
3.5
3.9
1152.8
617.3
22.5
8.5
38.3
7.7
2049.5
6.4
1201.4
126.7
6.7
63.0
24.9
866.2
288.4
10.1
215.1
9.5
0.2
2818.6
159.1
65.2
53.2
180.1
42.2
499.8
132.0
8.9
9.7
122.2
50.4
101.5
38.1
10.0
20.4
5.3
8.4
21.8
10.2
539.0
6606.4
688.2
5918.3
52.7
1926.9

At end 2014
Trillion
cubic
Share of
metres
total

9.8
2.0
0.3
12.1
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.3
5.6
0.1
7.7
1.2

1.5
0.8
1.9
0.1
0.1
32.6
17.5
0.6
0.2
1.1
0.2
58.0
0.2
34.0
3.6
0.2
1.8
0.7
24.5
8.2
0.3
6.1
0.3

79.8
4.5
1.8
1.5
5.1
1.2
14.2
3.7
0.3
0.3
3.5
1.4
2.9
1.1
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.3
15.3
187.1
19.5
167.6
1.5
54.6

5.2%
1.1%
0.2%
6.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
3.0%

4.1%
0.6%

0.8%
0.4%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
17.4%
9.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.6%
0.1%
31.0%
0.1%
18.2%
1.9%
0.1%
1.0%
0.4%
13.1%
4.4%
0.2%
3.3%
0.1%

42.7%
2.4%
1.0%
0.8%
2.7%
0.6%
7.6%
2.0%
0.1%
0.1%
1.8%
0.8%
1.5%
0.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
0.2%
8.2%
100.0%
10.4%
89.6%
0.8%
29.2%

R/P
ratio

13.4
12.5
6.0
12.8
9.3
13.9
23.1
13.7
33.0
8.2
*
21.8
43.8
68.8
7.6
5.6
7.5
78.2
14.3
17.7
23.6
9.6
56.4
*
34.3
6.6
19.0
32.7
57.9
10.7
*
*
25.3
*
24.3
*
75.4
65.5
*
28.0
40.4
*
54.1
37.9
*
*
60.3
69.8
67.6
10.7
23.3
25.7
45.0
39.2
16.2
16.8
13.8
31.0
5.7
60.4
15.6
28.7
54.1
15.6
75.8
11.3
71.8

than 0.05%.
n/a not available.
Notes: Total proved reserves of natural gas Generally taken to be those quantities that geological and engineering information indicates with reasonable certainty can be recovered
in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. The data series for proved natural gas reserves does not necessarily meet the definitions, guidelines
and practices used for determining proved reserves at company level, for instance as published by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, nor does it necessarily represent BPs view
of proved reserves by country.
Reserves-to-production (R/P) ratio If the reserves remaining at the end of any year are divided by the production in that year, the result is the length of time that those remaining reserves
would last if production were to continue at that rate.
Source of data The estimates in this table have been compiled using a combination of primary official sources and third-party data from Cedigaz and the OPEC Secretariat.

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Reserves-to-production (R/P) ratios

Years

2014 by region

History
160

North America
S. & Cent. America
Europe & Eurasia
Africa

750

Middle East
Asia Pacific
World

600

120

450

80

300

40
150

North
America

S. & Cent.
America

Europe &
Eurasia

Middle
East

Africa

Asia
Pacific

84

89

94

99

04

09

14

World proven natural gas reserves at end-2014 stood at 187.1 trillion cubic metres (tcm), sufficient to meet 54.1 years of global production. Proved reserves grew by 0.3%
relative to end-2013. Growth in Russia (+0.4 tcm), Azerbaijan (+0.3 tcm) and the US (+0.2 tcm) accounted for all of the gross increase in global proved reserves in 2014.
Iran (34.0 tcm) and Russia (32.6 tcm) hold the largest proved reserves.

Distribution of proved reserves in 1994, 2004 and 2014

Percentage

Middle East
Europe & Eurasia
Asia Pacific
Africa
North America
S. & Cent. America

4.1

42.7

6.5

4.4

46.1
7.6

4.8

4.8

38.2

9.1

7.1

8.2

7.7

8.1

8.3

1994
Total 119.1
trillion cubic
metres

2004
Total 156.5
trillion cubic
metres

34.1
27.3

2014
Total 187.1
trillion cubic
metres

31.0

21

Production*
Billion cubic metres

US
Canada
Mexico
Total North America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Trinidad & Tobago
Venezuela
Other S. & Cent. America
Total S. & Cent. America
Azerbaijan
Denmark
Germany
Italy
Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Other Europe & Eurasia
Total Europe & Eurasia
Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Other Middle East
Total Middle East
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Nigeria
Other Africa
Total Africa
Australia
Bangladesh
Brunei
China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Pakistan
Thailand
Vietnam
Other Asia Pacific
Total Asia Pacific
Total World
of which: OECD
Non-OECD
European Union
Former Soviet Union

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

526.4
183.7
43.4
753.5
44.9
9.8
11.0
6.4
0.9
30.2
28.4
3.1
134.7
4.5
9.4
16.4
11.9
12.3
68.5
79.2
4.4
12.8
573.3
52.8
18.4
96.4
54.2
11.0
1025.3
9.8
96.4
1.0
11.9
18.5
39.2
65.7
6.4
46.3

1.5
296.6
82.0
33.0
8.1
24.4
8.9
156.4
35.3
12.8
12.2
42.8
29.2
74.6
56.7
10.2
34.5
22.4
4.2
10.0
344.8
2711.3
1092.8
1618.5
229.5
715.7

511.1
187.1
52.2
750.5
45.6
12.0
10.9
6.7
1.5
33.0
27.4
3.4
140.7
5.2
10.4
15.8
11.1
12.7
62.5
85.8
4.3
12.4
580.1
57.0
18.6
88.2
54.0
10.7
1028.8
10.7
102.3
1.5
12.2
19.8
45.8
71.2
5.5
47.8

1.9
318.7
88.2
42.5
11.3
25.1
10.2
177.3
37.1
13.8
12.0
51.0
29.6
75.1
62.3
12.2
39.1
23.7
6.4
11.0
373.4
2789.3
1084.3
1705.0
214.1
727.8

524.0
188.4
57.3
769.7
46.1
12.9
11.2
7.0
1.8
40.1
31.5
3.8
154.3
6.1
10.4
15.6
10.1
13.0
61.6
88.7
4.3
11.9
595.2
60.4
18.7
80.0
56.6
10.5
1043.0
11.3
111.5
1.5
12.5
23.7
50.7
73.5
5.6
48.8

2.6
341.6
84.5
54.7
13.2
29.6
10.3
192.2
38.9
15.1
12.6
60.5
29.3
74.3
62.7
12.6
39.8
24.3
7.0
14.6
391.7
2892.5
1097.4
1795.1
203.0
750.3

545.6
182.7
53.6
781.8
44.8
13.8
11.2
7.5
2.7
42.2
36.1
3.9
162.3
9.8
9.2
14.3
8.9
15.1
60.5
90.3
4.3
11.5
592.0
65.4
18.7
72.1
58.2
10.7
1041.2
11.8
125.0
1.5
12.1
24.0
63.2
74.4
5.6
50.3

3.0
370.8
84.8
55.7
15.3
36.9
12.1
204.7
40.0
15.9
12.3
71.5
30.1
71.5
61.5
13.5
40.5
26.0
7.1
17.4
407.3
2968.1
1101.0
1867.1
190.2
759.5

570.8
176.6
53.4
800.8
44.1
14.3
14.0
9.1
3.4
42.0
32.8
3.7
163.2
14.8
10.1
13.0
8.5
16.9
66.6
100.1
4.1
11.4
601.7
66.1
19.0
69.6
57.8
10.2
1070.0
12.7
132.4
1.9
12.8
24.1
77.0
80.4
5.3
50.2

3.6
400.3
85.8
59.0
15.9
36.2
15.4
212.3
38.3
17.0
12.2
83.0
30.5
73.7
63.8
12.4
41.4
28.8
7.5
18.3
426.9
3073.4
1131.0
1942.4
192.1
776.5

584.0
164.0
59.3
807.3
41.4
12.3
11.9
10.5
3.5
43.6
31.0
4.2
158.5
14.8
8.4
12.2
7.3
16.4
62.7
104.4
4.1
11.3
527.7
36.4
19.3
59.7
55.6
10.1
950.3
12.8
144.2
1.1
11.5
24.8
94.2
78.5
5.6
48.8
0.8
2.9
425.1
79.6
62.7
15.9
26.0
15.8
200.0
42.3
18.5
11.4
88.1
39.2
76.9
61.1
11.6
41.6
30.9
8.0
18.6
448.2
2989.4
1128.4
1860.9
174.7
670.3

603.6
159.9
57.6
821.1
40.1
14.2
14.6
11.3
7.2
44.8
27.4
3.6
163.2
15.1
8.2
10.6
7.7
15.9
70.5
107.3
4.1
10.9
588.9
42.4
18.5
57.1
54.4
10.1
1021.7
13.1
152.4
1.3
11.7
27.1
126.3
87.7
8.0
51.3
6.2
3.4
488.6
80.4
61.3
16.8
37.3
17.5
213.3
45.9
19.9
12.3
99.0
50.8
85.7
62.6
12.4
42.3
36.2
9.4
18.2
494.7
3202.6
1152.6
2050.0
178.0
735.4

648.5
159.7
58.3
866.5
38.8
15.6
16.7
11.0
11.3
43.1
27.6
3.1
167.2
14.8
6.6
10.0
7.7
17.5
64.2
101.3
4.3
10.9
607.0
59.5
18.7
45.2
57.0
9.5
1034.2
13.3
159.9
0.9
13.5
26.5
161.1
92.3
7.1
52.3
9.4
4.4
540.7
82.7
61.4
7.9
40.6
17.7
210.2
46.5
20.1
12.8
108.8
46.1
81.5
62.2
12.8
42.3
37.0
8.5
18.4
496.9
3315.7
1171.6
2144.1
157.0
774.8

680.5
156.0
57.2
893.8
37.7
17.8
19.3
12.0
11.9
42.7
29.5
2.9
173.7
15.6
5.8
9.0
7.9
18.4
63.9
114.7
4.3
10.9
592.3
62.3
18.6
38.9
56.9
8.8
1028.2
13.7
165.6
0.6
15.5
30.0
170.5
99.3
5.2
54.3
7.6
2.7
565.1
81.5
60.9
12.2
43.3
17.5
215.4
51.6
21.1
12.6
114.3
40.3
77.1
61.6
12.7
43.7
41.4
9.4
18.2
504.0
3380.2
1207.3
2172.9
148.1
764.3

689.1
156.1
58.2
903.3
35.5
20.3
18.7
12.6
12.2
42.8
28.4
2.7
173.3
16.2
4.8
8.2
7.1
18.6
68.7
108.7
4.2
10.9
604.7
62.3
19.3
36.5
56.9
7.5
1034.7
15.8
164.0
1.2
16.3
30.5
176.5
100.0
4.7
54.6
10.3
6.5
580.5
81.5
56.1
11.0
36.2
19.9
204.7
53.4
22.7
12.2
124.9
33.7
72.1
67.2
13.1
42.7
41.8
9.8
18.8
512.3
3408.8
1214.9
2194.0
146.6
778.3

Change
2014 over
2013
2014

728.3
162.0
58.1
948.4
35.4
21.4
20.0
11.8
12.9
42.1
28.6
2.7
175.0
16.9
4.6
7.7
6.6
19.3
55.8
108.8
4.2
11.4
578.7
69.3
18.6
36.6
57.3
6.7
1002.4
16.9
172.6
1.3
16.4
29.0
177.2
108.2
4.4
57.8
9.6
7.7
601.0
83.3
48.7
12.2
38.6
19.8
202.6
55.3
23.6
11.9
134.5
31.7
73.4
66.4
16.8
42.0
42.1
10.2
23.3
531.2
3460.6
1248.2
2212.4
132.3
760.3

6.1%
3.8%
-0.2%
5.3%
-0.3%
5.6%
7.0%
-6.3%
6.0%
-1.8%
0.5%
0.2%
1.0%
4.6%
-4.8%
-6.1%
-7.6%
3.4%
-18.7%
0.1%
-2.0%
5.4%
-4.3%
11.1%
-3.7%
0.3%
0.7%
-11.6%
-3.1%
7.2%
5.2%
6.4%
0.5%
-4.9%
0.4%
8.2%
-7.9%
5.8%
-6.3%
17.2%
3.5%
2.2%
-13.1%
10.9%
6.6%
-0.4%
-1.0%
3.6%
4.1%
-2.9%
7.7%
-5.9%
1.7%
-1.2%
28.6%
-1.6%
0.8%
4.7%
23.7%
3.7%
1.6%
3.0%
0.8%
-9.8%
-2.3%

2014
share of
total

21.4%
4.7%
1.7%
27.7%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.4%
1.2%
0.8%
0.1%
5.0%
0.5%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.6%
1.6%
3.1%
0.1%
0.3%
16.7%
2.0%
0.5%
1.1%
1.6%
0.2%
28.8%
0.5%
5.0%

0.5%
0.8%
5.1%
3.1%
0.1%
1.7%
0.3%
0.2%
17.3%
2.4%
1.4%
0.4%
1.1%
0.6%
5.8%
1.6%
0.7%
0.3%
3.9%
0.9%
2.1%
1.9%
0.5%
1.2%
1.2%
0.3%
0.7%
15.3%
100.0%
36.3%
63.7%
3.8%
21.9%

*E xcludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.
Source: Includes data from Cedigaz.
Less than 0.05%.
Notes: As far as possible, the data above represents standard cubic metres (measured at 15C and 1013 mbar); as they are derived directly from tonnes of oil equivalent using an average
conversion factor, they do not necessarily equate with gas volumes expressed in specific national terms.
Annual changes and shares of total are calculated using million tonnes of oil equivalent figures.
Natural gas production data expressed in billion cubic feet per day is available at bp.com/statisticalreview

22

Consumption*
Billion cubic metres

US
Canada
Mexico
Total North America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Trinidad & Tobago
Venezuela
Other S. & Cent. America
Total S. & Cent. America
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Other Europe & Eurasia
Total Europe & Eurasia
Iran
Israel
Kuwait
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Other Middle East
Total Middle East
Algeria
Egypt
South Africa
Other Africa
Total Africa
Australia
Bangladesh
China
China Hong Kong SAR
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
Other Asia Pacific
Total Asia Pacific
Total World
of which: OECD
Non-OECD
European Union
Former Soviet Union

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

634.4
95.1
54.3
783.7
37.9
18.8
8.7
6.4
0.3
0.9
14.7
28.4
3.0
119.0
9.5
8.3
17.9
16.2
2.8
9.1
5.2
4.3
45.1
85.9
2.7
13.8
4.1
73.9
5.7
3.1
40.9
4.6
13.2
3.7
17.5
389.3
6.1
28.0
0.8
3.0
22.1
15.0
68.5
97.4
43.4
16.9
1077.9
98.7
1.2
11.9
15.0
65.7
40.2
26.5
259.3
22.0
31.7
2.1
25.3
81.1
22.8
12.8
41.0
2.7
31.9
35.7
77.0
30.5
3.9
34.5
2.4
6.5
28.4
9.3
29.9
4.2
4.5
377.7
2698.8
1418.3
1280.5
491.0
559.8

623.4
97.8
60.9
782.1
40.4
19.6
8.4
6.7
0.3
1.5
16.3
27.4
3.4
124.0
10.0
8.6
18.4
16.4
3.1
9.5
5.0
4.0
44.8
86.2
2.7
14.7
3.9
79.1
5.4
3.3
39.3
4.5
13.6
4.2
17.6
394.0
6.6
33.2
0.8
3.1
26.9
16.1
69.0
94.9
42.7
17.1
1098.4
102.8
1.7
12.2
18.7
71.2
42.1
28.4
277.0
23.2
31.6
3.1
27.5
85.5
22.2
13.8
48.3
2.7
35.7
35.9
78.6
34.9
3.6
39.1
3.1
6.5
30.4
9.4
32.5
6.4
5.2
408.2
2775.2
1433.2
1342.0
500.4
566.7

614.4
96.9
66.6
778.0
41.8
20.6
7.8
7.0
0.4
1.8
21.2
31.5
3.9
136.0
9.4
9.1
18.8
16.7
3.2
9.3
5.1
4.2
43.7
87.2
3.1
14.5
4.4
77.4
9.5
3.2
38.1
4.4
13.7
4.1
18.1
415.0
6.0
34.7
0.9
3.0
30.5
18.4
67.0
90.0
41.9
17.5
1122.0
112.0
2.3
12.5
19.6
73.5
43.4
31.4
294.7
23.7
36.5
3.5
25.4
89.1
24.4
15.1
58.0
2.9
37.3
36.6
83.7
35.3
3.7
39.8
3.0
8.6
32.0
10.1
33.3
7.0
5.5
436.3
2856.1
1435.6
1420.4
494.9
592.1

654.2
96.2
63.4
813.8
43.9
21.2
4.6
7.4
0.5
2.7
21.9
36.2
4.4
142.7
8.9
8.0
18.8
16.6
3.2
8.7
4.6
3.9
42.4
82.9
3.7
13.5
4.8
77.8
8.1
3.6
37.0
4.3
13.8
4.3
16.1
422.0
5.7
35.3
1.0
2.9
36.1
21.3
63.2
91.0
45.9
18.0
1127.2
125.5
2.8
12.1
19.3
74.4
49.2
32.4
315.7
24.3
38.4
3.5
29.9
96.0
26.6
15.9
72.9
2.7
40.3
34.1
90.2
35.5
4.0
40.5
3.6
8.6
34.7
10.7
35.4
7.1
6.0
468.9
2964.4
1479.1
1485.3
486.9
600.3

659.1
96.1
66.3
821.5
44.4
24.9
2.7
7.6
0.4
3.4
21.3
34.3
4.7
143.7
9.5
9.2
19.3
16.5
3.2
8.7
4.6
4.0
43.8
81.2
3.9
13.4
5.0
77.8
10.5
3.2
38.6
4.3
14.9
4.7
15.9
416.0
5.7
38.8
0.9
3.1
37.5
21.4
60.0
93.8
48.7
17.5
1135.8
134.8
3.8
12.8
19.3
80.4
59.5
36.5
347.0
25.4
40.8
3.7
31.0
100.9
25.5
17.0
84.0
3.2
41.5
39.1
93.7
39.2
3.8
41.4
3.7
9.2
35.7
11.6
37.4
7.5
5.7
499.3
3048.2
1500.7
1547.5
496.2
597.4

648.7
94.9
72.2
815.9
43.2
20.1
3.1
8.7
0.5
3.5
22.2
32.8
5.0
139.1
9.3
7.8
16.1
16.8
2.3
8.2
4.4
3.6
41.8
78.0
3.3
11.7
4.7
71.5
5.9
2.7
38.9
4.1
14.4
4.7
13.3
389.6
4.9
34.7
1.1
3.0
35.7
19.7
46.8
87.1
39.9
15.4
1041.5
143.2
4.2
12.4
24.9
78.5
59.1
38.9
361.1
27.2
42.5
3.4
26.5
99.6
25.2
18.5
92.5
3.1
52.4
41.5
87.4
35.4
4.0
41.6
3.8
9.7
33.9
11.4
39.2
8.0
5.2
512.6
2969.9
1458.6
1511.3
464.6
536.7

682.1
95.0
72.5
849.6
43.3
26.8
5.3
9.1
0.6
5.4
23.2
29.6
5.4
148.6
10.1
7.4
19.7
18.8
2.6
9.3
5.0
3.9
46.9
83.3
3.6
12.5
5.2
76.2
7.1
3.1
43.6
4.1
15.5
5.1
13.6
414.1
5.6
34.6
1.6
3.3
39.0
22.6
52.2
94.2
40.8
16.7
1121.3
152.9
5.3
14.5
30.0
87.7
60.8
44.2
395.4
26.3
45.1
3.9
31.9
107.2
26.0
19.9
110.5
3.8
62.7
43.4
94.5
34.5
4.3
42.3
3.5
8.8
43.0
14.1
45.1
9.4
5.8
571.6
3193.7
1552.4
1641.3
502.0
575.5

693.1
100.9
76.6
870.6
45.7
26.7
5.4
8.8
0.5
6.1
23.3
29.7
5.8
152.1
9.5
8.1
18.3
16.6
2.9
8.4
4.2
3.5
40.5
74.5
4.4
11.1
4.6
71.4
8.4
3.4
38.1
4.4
15.7
5.2
13.9
424.6
5.2
32.1
1.3
3.0
44.7
23.5
53.7
78.2
47.6
16.9
1097.8
162.4
5.0
17.0
38.2
92.3
63.2
40.6
418.7
27.8
49.6
3.9
32.5
113.9
26.5
20.1
134.9
3.1
63.5
42.1
105.5
34.8
3.9
42.3
3.9
8.7
46.3
15.5
46.6
8.5
6.2
612.2
3265.3
1542.1
1723.2
451.8
596.6

723.2
100.3
79.9
903.4
47.0
31.7
4.9
9.8
0.7
6.8
22.2
31.6
7.0
161.7
9.0
8.5
18.5
16.9
2.7
8.4
3.9
3.1
42.2
78.4
4.1
10.1
4.5
68.7
6.8
3.3
36.4
4.4
16.6
4.5
13.5
416.2
4.9
31.7
1.1
3.3
45.3
26.3
49.6
73.9
47.2
16.8
1080.9
161.5
2.6
18.4
41.0
99.3
65.6
42.2
430.5
31.0
52.6
4.0
34.2
121.8
27.8
21.1
151.2
2.8
59.2
42.2
113.5
35.5
4.2
43.7
3.7
9.4
50.2
16.3
51.3
9.4
6.2
647.6
3345.8
1580.4
1765.4
444.9
585.9

739.9
103.9
84.7
928.5
47.7
37.3
4.9
10.0
0.6
6.6
22.4
31.0
7.9
168.4
8.5
8.6
18.5
16.8
2.6
8.5
3.7
2.8
42.8
82.5
3.6
9.2
4.3
64.2
4.6
2.7
37.0
4.4
16.6
4.3
12.6
413.5
5.3
29.0
1.1
3.4
45.6
22.9
45.6
73.4
46.8
15.2
1060.8
159.4
7.0
18.5
41.0
100.0
66.8
45.0
437.7
33.4
51.4
3.8
31.6
120.3
29.2
22.7
170.8
2.6
51.4
36.5
113.5
40.3
4.5
42.7
3.4
10.5
52.5
16.3
52.3
9.8
6.3
665.3
3381.0
1609.7
1771.3
437.9
571.4

Change
2014 over
2013
2014

759.4
104.2
85.8
949.4
47.2
39.6
4.8
10.9
0.6
7.2
22.0
29.8
7.9
170.1
7.8
9.2
18.3
14.7
2.6
7.5
3.2
2.4
35.9
70.9
2.7
8.4
4.1
56.8
5.6
2.6
32.1
4.7
16.3
3.8
11.7
409.2
3.7
26.3
0.9
3.0
48.6
27.7
38.4
66.7
48.8
14.9
1009.6
170.2
7.6
20.1
44.8
108.2
69.3
44.9
465.2
37.5
48.0
4.1
30.5
120.1
29.2
23.6
185.5
2.5
50.6
38.4
112.5
41.0
4.8
42.0
3.6
10.8
47.8
17.2
52.7
10.2
6.2
678.6
3393.0
1578.6
1814.3
386.9
568.5

2.9%
0.3%
1.4%
2.5%
-1.1%
6.3%
-2.2%
9.3%
5.5%
9.8%
-2.0%
-4.0%
0.1%
1.0%
-8.4%
7.4%
-1.0%
-12.3%
-0.7%
-11.3%
-15.3%
-14.3%
-16.3%
-14.0%
-23.5%
-9.5%
-3.9%
-11.6%
23.9%
-5.1%
-13.3%
5.6%
-2.1%
-11.4%
-6.7%
-1.0%
-30.6%
-9.3%
-13.9%
-12.9%
6.5%
21.1%
-15.7%
-9.2%
4.1%
-1.8%
-4.8%
6.8%
8.8%
8.2%
9.3%
8.2%
3.8%
-0.3%
6.3%
12.4%
-6.6%
6.9%
-3.6%
-0.1%
-0.1%
4.1%
8.6%
-3.9%
-1.5%
5.1%
-0.9%
1.8%
7.5%
-1.6%
5.3%
2.7%
-9.0%
5.2%
0.9%
4.7%
-2.2%
2.0%
0.4%
-1.8%
2.4%
-11.6%
-0.5%

2014
share of
total

22.7%
3.1%
2.5%
28.3%
1.4%
1.2%
0.1%
0.3%

0.2%
0.6%
0.9%
0.2%
5.0%
0.2%
0.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
1.1%
2.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
1.7%
0.2%
0.1%
0.9%
0.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.3%
12.0%
0.1%
0.8%

0.1%
1.4%
0.8%
1.1%
2.0%
1.4%
0.4%
29.6%
5.0%
0.2%
0.6%
1.3%
3.2%
2.0%
1.3%
13.7%
1.1%
1.4%
0.1%
0.9%
3.5%
0.9%
0.7%
5.4%
0.1%
1.5%
1.1%
3.3%
1.2%
0.1%
1.2%
0.1%
0.3%
1.4%
0.5%
1.5%
0.3%
0.2%
19.9%
100.0%
46.7%
53.3%
11.4%
16.7%

*Excludes natural gas converted to liquid fuels but includes derivatives of coal as well as natural gas consumed in Gas-to-Liquids transformation.
Source: Includes data from Cedigaz.
than 0.05%.
Notes: As far as possible, the data above represents standard cubic metres (measured at 15C and 1013 mbar); as they are derived directly from tonnes of oil equivalent using an average
conversion factor, they do not necessarily equate with gas volumes expressed in specific national terms.
The difference between these world consumption figures and the world production statistics is due to variations in stocks at storage facilities and liquefaction plants, together with unavoidable
disparities in the definition, measurement or conversion of gas supply and demand data.
Annual changes and shares of total are calculated using million tonnes of oil equivalent figures.
Natural gas consumption data expressed in billion cubic feet per day is available at bp.com/statisticalreview

Less

23

Production*
Million tonnes oil equivalent

US
Canada
Mexico
Total North America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Trinidad & Tobago
Venezuela
Other S. & Cent. America
Total S. & Cent. America
Azerbaijan
Denmark
Germany
Italy
Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Other Europe & Eurasia
Total Europe & Eurasia
Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Other Middle East
Total Middle East
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Nigeria
Other Africa
Total Africa
Australia
Bangladesh
Brunei
China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Pakistan
Thailand
Vietnam
Other Asia Pacific
Total Asia Pacific
Total World
of which: OECD
Non-OECD
European Union
Former Soviet Union

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

480.7
165.3
39.0
685.0
40.4
8.8
9.9
5.7
0.8
27.2
25.6
2.8
121.2
4.1
8.5
14.7
10.7
11.1
61.6
71.3
3.9
11.5
516.0
47.5
16.5
86.7
48.8
9.9
922.7
8.8
86.8
0.9
10.7
16.7
35.3
59.1
5.8
41.7

1.3
266.9
73.8
29.7
7.3
22.0
8.0
140.8
31.7
11.5
11.0
38.6
26.3
67.1
51.0
9.2
31.0
20.1
3.7
9.0
310.3
2447.0
990.4
1456.6
206.5
644.1

467.6
168.4
47.0
683.0
41.1
10.8
9.8
6.0
1.4
29.7
24.7
3.1
126.6
4.7
9.4
14.2
10.0
11.4
56.3
77.3
3.9
11.2
522.1
51.3
16.7
79.4
48.6
9.6
925.9
9.6
92.1
1.3
11.0
17.8
41.2
64.1
4.9
43.0

1.7
286.8
79.4
38.3
10.2
22.5
9.2
159.5
33.4
12.4
10.8
45.9
26.7
67.6
56.1
11.0
35.1
21.3
5.8
9.9
336.1
2518.0
983.4
1534.5
192.7
655.0

479.3
169.6
51.6
700.5
41.5
11.6
10.0
6.3
1.6
36.1
28.3
3.4
138.9
5.5
9.4
14.1
9.1
11.7
55.4
79.8
3.9
10.7
535.6
54.3
16.9
72.0
51.0
9.4
938.7
10.2
100.3
1.3
11.3
21.3
45.6
66.1
5.1
43.9

2.3
307.4
76.0
49.2
11.9
26.6
9.2
173.0
35.0
13.6
11.3
54.4
26.4
66.9
56.4
11.3
35.8
21.9
6.3
13.1
352.5
2611.0
995.4
1615.6
182.7
675.3

498.6
164.4
48.2
711.2
40.3
12.4
10.1
6.8
2.4
38.0
32.5
3.5
146.1
8.8
8.3
12.9
8.0
13.6
54.5
81.3
3.9
10.4
532.8
58.9
16.9
64.9
52.4
9.6
937.0
10.6
112.5
1.3
10.9
21.6
56.9
67.0
5.0
45.3

2.7
333.7
76.3
50.1
13.8
33.2
10.9
184.3
36.0
14.3
11.0
64.4
27.1
64.4
55.4
12.2
36.5
23.4
6.4
15.6
366.6
2678.9
998.6
1680.4
171.2
683.6

521.7
158.9
48.0
728.6
39.7
12.9
12.6
8.2
3.1
37.8
29.5
3.3
146.9
13.3
9.1
11.7
7.6
15.2
60.0
90.1
3.7
10.3
541.5
59.5
17.1
62.7
52.0
9.2
963.0
11.4
119.2
1.7
11.5
21.7
69.3
72.4
4.8
45.2

3.3
360.3
77.2
53.1
14.3
32.6
13.9
191.1
34.4
15.3
10.9
74.7
27.5
66.4
57.4
11.2
37.3
25.9
6.7
16.5
384.2
2774.0
1025.9
1748.2
172.9
698.8

532.7
147.6
53.3
733.6
37.3
11.1
10.7
9.5
3.1
39.3
27.9
3.8
142.7
13.3
7.6
11.0
6.6
14.8
56.4
94.0
3.7
10.1
474.9
32.7
17.3
53.7
50.0
9.1
855.2
11.5
129.8
1.0
10.3
22.3
84.8
70.6
5.0
44.0
0.7
2.6
382.6
71.6
56.4
14.3
23.4
14.2
180.0
38.1
16.7
10.3
79.3
35.3
69.2
55.0
10.4
37.4
27.8
7.2
16.7
403.4
2697.5
1022.7
1674.8
157.2
603.3

549.5
143.9
51.8
745.2
36.1
12.8
13.1
10.1
6.5
40.3
24.7
3.2
146.9
13.6
7.4
9.6
6.9
14.3
63.5
96.5
3.7
9.8
530.0
38.1
16.7
51.4
49.0
9.1
919.5
11.8
137.1
1.2
10.6
24.4
113.7
78.9
7.2
46.2
5.6
3.1
439.7
72.4
55.2
15.1
33.6
15.7
192.0
41.3
17.9
11.1
89.1
45.8
77.1
56.3
11.2
38.1
32.6
8.5
16.4
445.3
2888.6
1043.6
1845.0
160.2
661.8

589.8
143.7
52.4
786.0
34.9
14.0
15.1
9.9
10.2
38.8
24.8
2.8
150.5
13.3
5.9
9.0
7.0
15.7
57.8
91.1
3.8
9.8
546.3
53.6
16.8
40.7
51.3
8.5
930.8
12.0
143.9
0.8
12.2
23.9
145.0
83.0
6.4
47.1
8.5
4.0
486.6
74.4
55.3
7.1
36.5
15.9
189.2
41.9
18.1
11.5
98.0
41.5
73.3
56.0
11.5
38.1
33.3
7.6
16.6
447.2
2990.3
1060.6
1929.7
141.3
697.3

620.2
140.4
51.5
812.1
34.0
16.0
17.3
10.8
10.7
38.4
26.5
2.7
156.4
14.0
5.2
8.1
7.1
16.5
57.5
103.3
3.9
9.8
533.0
56.1
16.7
35.0
51.2
7.9
925.4
12.4
149.1
0.6
14.0
27.0
153.4
89.4
4.7
48.9
6.8
2.4
508.6
73.4
54.8
11.0
39.0
15.8
193.8
46.4
19.0
11.3
102.9
36.3
69.4
55.4
11.5
39.4
37.3
8.4
16.4
453.6
3049.9
1094.2
1955.6
133.3
687.9

629.8
140.5
52.4
822.6
32.0
18.3
16.9
11.4
11.0
38.6
25.6
2.4
156.0
14.6
4.4
7.4
6.4
16.7
61.8
97.9
3.8
9.8
544.2
56.1
17.3
32.8
51.2
6.8
931.2
14.2
147.6
1.1
14.7
27.5
158.8
90.0
4.3
49.1
9.2
5.9
522.4
73.4
50.5
9.9
32.6
17.9
184.2
48.0
20.4
11.0
112.4
30.3
64.9
60.5
11.8
38.4
37.6
8.8
16.9
461.1
3077.6
1103.0
1974.6
132.0
700.4

*Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.
Less than 0.05%.

24

Change
2014 over
2013
2014

668.2
145.8
52.3
866.3
31.9
19.3
18.0
10.7
11.6
37.9
25.7
2.4
157.5
15.3
4.2
6.9
5.9
17.3
50.2
97.9
3.7
10.3
520.9
62.3
16.7
32.9
51.6
6.0
902.1
15.2
155.3
1.1
14.7
26.1
159.5
97.4
3.9
52.0
8.7
6.9
540.9
75.0
43.8
11.0
34.7
17.8
182.4
49.8
21.2
10.7
121.0
28.5
66.1
59.8
15.2
37.8
37.9
9.2
21.0
478.1
3127.3
1136.2
1991.1
119.1
684.3

6.1%
3.8%
-0.2%
5.3%
-0.3%
5.6%
7.0%
-6.3%
6.0%
-1.8%
0.5%
0.2%
1.0%
4.6%
-4.8%
-6.1%
-7.6%
3.4%
-18.7%
0.1%
-2.0%
5.4%
-4.3%
11.1%
-3.7%
0.3%
0.7%
-11.6%
-3.1%
7.2%
5.2%
6.4%
0.5%
-4.9%
0.4%
8.2%
-7.9%
5.8%
-6.3%
17.2%
3.5%
2.2%
-13.1%
10.9%
6.6%
-0.4%
-1.0%
3.6%
4.1%
-2.9%
7.7%
-5.9%
1.7%
-1.2%
28.6%
-1.6%
0.8%
4.7%
23.7%
3.7%
1.6%
3.0%
0.8%
-9.8%
-2.3%

2014
share of
total

21.4%
4.7%
1.7%
27.7%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.4%
1.2%
0.8%
0.1%
5.0%
0.5%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.6%
1.6%
3.1%
0.1%
0.3%
16.7%
2.0%
0.5%
1.1%
1.6%
0.2%
28.8%
0.5%
5.0%

0.5%
0.8%
5.1%
3.1%
0.1%
1.7%
0.3%
0.2%
17.3%
2.4%
1.4%
0.4%
1.1%
0.6%
5.8%
1.6%
0.7%
0.3%
3.9%
0.9%
2.1%
1.9%
0.5%
1.2%
1.2%
0.3%
0.7%
15.3%
100.0%
36.3%
63.7%
3.8%
21.9%

Source: Includes data from Cedigaz.

Consumption*
Million tonnes oil equivalent

US
Canada
Mexico
Total North America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Trinidad & Tobago
Venezuela
Other S. & Cent. America
Total S. & Cent. America
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Other Europe & Eurasia
Total Europe & Eurasia
Iran
Israel
Kuwait
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Other Middle East
Total Middle East
Algeria
Egypt
South Africa
Other Africa
Total Africa
Australia
Bangladesh
China
China Hong Kong SAR
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
Other Asia Pacific
Total Asia Pacific
Total World
of which: OECD
Non-OECD
European Union
Former Soviet Union

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

577.7
85.6
48.8
712.1
34.1
16.9
7.8
5.7
0.3
0.8
13.2
25.6
2.7
107.1
8.5
7.5
16.1
14.6
2.5
8.2
4.7
3.9
40.6
77.3
2.4
12.5
3.7
66.5
5.1
2.8
36.8
4.1
11.9
3.4
15.7
350.4
5.5
25.2
0.7
2.7
19.9
13.5
61.7
87.6
39.1
15.2
970.1
88.9
1.1
10.7
13.5
59.1
36.2
23.9
233.4
19.8
28.5
1.9
22.7
73.0
20.5
11.5
36.9
2.4
28.7
32.1
69.3
27.4
3.5
31.0
2.1
5.9
25.5
8.4
26.9
3.7
4.1
340.0
2435.6
1283.2
1152.4
441.9
503.8

568.6
88.0
54.8
711.5
36.4
17.6
7.5
6.0
0.3
1.4
14.7
24.7
3.1
111.6
9.0
7.7
16.5
14.7
2.8
8.5
4.5
3.6
40.3
77.6
2.4
13.3
3.5
71.2
4.9
2.9
35.4
4.0
12.2
3.8
15.8
354.6
5.9
29.8
0.7
2.8
24.2
14.5
62.1
85.4
38.4
15.4
988.6
92.5
1.5
11.0
16.8
64.1
37.8
25.5
249.3
20.9
28.4
2.8
24.8
77.0
19.9
12.4
43.5
2.4
32.1
32.3
70.7
31.4
3.2
35.1
2.8
5.9
27.3
8.5
29.3
5.8
4.7
367.3
2505.3
1297.5
1207.8
450.4
510.0

560.4
87.3
59.9
707.6
37.6
18.5
7.0
6.3
0.4
1.6
19.1
28.3
3.5
122.4
8.5
8.2
16.9
15.0
2.9
8.4
4.6
3.8
39.3
78.5
2.8
13.1
3.9
69.7
8.5
2.9
34.3
4.0
12.4
3.7
16.3
373.5
5.4
31.2
0.8
2.7
27.4
16.5
60.3
81.0
37.7
15.7
1009.8
100.8
2.1
11.3
17.6
66.1
39.0
28.3
265.2
21.4
32.9
3.1
22.9
80.2
22.0
13.6
52.2
2.6
33.5
32.9
75.4
31.8
3.3
35.8
2.7
7.7
28.8
9.1
30.0
6.3
4.9
392.7
2577.9
1299.5
1278.4
445.4
532.9

596.3
86.6
57.1
739.9
39.5
19.1
4.1
6.7
0.4
2.4
19.7
32.5
3.9
128.5
8.0
7.2
16.9
14.9
2.9
7.8
4.1
3.5
38.2
74.6
3.3
12.2
4.3
70.0
7.3
3.3
33.3
3.8
12.4
3.9
14.5
379.8
5.1
31.8
0.9
2.6
32.5
19.1
56.9
81.9
41.3
16.2
1014.5
113.0
2.5
10.9
17.4
67.0
44.3
29.1
284.1
21.9
34.5
3.1
26.9
86.4
23.9
14.3
65.6
2.5
36.3
30.7
81.2
31.9
3.6
36.5
3.2
7.7
31.2
9.6
31.8
6.4
5.4
422.0
2675.4
1338.7
1336.8
438.2
540.3

600.8
86.5
59.7
747.0
40.0
22.4
2.4
6.8
0.4
3.1
19.2
30.9
4.3
129.3
8.6
8.2
17.4
14.8
2.9
7.8
4.1
3.6
39.4
73.1
3.5
12.1
4.5
70.0
9.4
2.9
34.7
3.9
13.5
4.3
14.3
374.4
5.2
34.9
0.8
2.8
33.8
19.3
54.0
84.4
43.8
15.7
1022.2
121.3
3.4
11.5
17.4
72.4
53.5
32.9
312.3
22.8
36.8
3.4
27.9
90.8
23.0
15.3
75.6
2.9
37.4
35.2
84.4
35.3
3.4
37.3
3.4
8.3
32.1
10.5
33.6
6.7
5.1
449.4
2751.0
1358.3
1392.8
446.6
537.6

590.1
85.4
65.0
740.5
38.9
18.1
2.8
7.8
0.5
3.1
19.9
29.5
4.5
125.2
8.4
7.0
14.5
15.1
2.1
7.4
4.0
3.2
37.6
70.2
2.9
10.5
4.3
64.4
5.3
2.5
35.0
3.7
13.0
4.2
11.9
350.7
4.4
31.2
1.0
2.7
32.1
17.7
42.1
78.4
35.9
13.9
937.4
128.9
3.8
11.1
22.4
70.6
53.2
35.0
325.0
24.5
38.3
3.0
23.8
89.6
22.7
16.7
83.2
2.8
47.1
37.3
78.7
31.8
3.6
37.4
3.4
8.7
30.5
10.2
35.3
7.2
4.6
461.4
2679.1
1318.9
1360.2
418.2
483.0

619.3
85.5
65.2
770.0
39.0
24.1
4.8
8.2
0.5
4.9
20.9
26.7
4.8
133.8
9.1
6.7
17.8
17.0
2.3
8.4
4.5
3.6
42.2
75.0
3.2
11.3
4.7
68.6
6.3
2.8
39.2
3.7
14.0
4.6
12.2
372.7
5.0
31.1
1.4
3.0
35.1
20.4
47.0
84.8
36.8
15.0
1009.2
137.6
4.8
13.1
27.0
78.9
54.7
39.8
355.9
23.7
40.6
3.5
28.7
96.5
23.4
17.9
99.4
3.4
56.4
39.1
85.1
31.0
3.9
38.1
3.2
7.9
38.7
12.7
40.5
8.5
5.2
514.4
2879.7
1402.5
1477.2
451.8
518.0

628.8
90.8
68.9
788.6
41.1
24.0
4.8
8.0
0.5
5.5
21.0
26.7
5.2
136.9
8.5
7.3
16.5
14.9
2.6
7.6
3.8
3.1
36.4
67.1
4.0
10.0
4.1
64.3
7.6
3.1
34.3
4.0
14.1
4.7
12.5
382.1
4.6
28.9
1.1
2.7
40.2
21.2
48.3
70.4
42.9
15.2
988.0
146.2
4.5
15.3
34.4
83.0
56.9
36.6
376.8
25.1
44.7
3.5
29.2
102.5
23.9
18.1
121.4
2.7
57.2
37.9
94.9
31.3
3.5
38.1
3.5
7.9
41.7
14.0
41.9
7.6
5.6
551.0
2943.8
1392.9
1550.9
406.6
536.9

657.4
90.2
71.9
819.6
42.3
28.5
4.4
8.9
0.6
6.1
20.0
28.5
6.3
145.5
8.1
7.7
16.7
15.2
2.5
7.5
3.5
2.7
38.0
70.5
3.7
9.1
4.0
61.8
6.1
3.0
32.8
3.9
15.0
4.0
12.2
374.6
4.4
28.6
1.0
2.9
40.7
23.7
44.6
66.5
42.5
15.1
972.8
145.4
2.3
16.6
36.9
89.4
59.0
37.9
387.5
27.9
47.3
3.6
30.8
109.7
25.1
19.0
136.0
2.5
53.2
38.0
102.2
31.9
3.8
39.4
3.3
8.5
45.2
14.7
46.1
8.4
5.6
582.8
3017.8
1429.0
1588.8
400.4
527.3

675.8
93.5
76.2
845.5
42.9
33.6
4.4
9.0
0.5
5.9
20.2
27.9
7.1
151.6
7.6
7.7
16.7
15.1
2.4
7.6
3.4
2.6
38.6
74.2
3.2
8.3
3.9
57.8
4.1
2.4
33.3
4.0
15.0
3.8
11.3
372.1
4.8
26.1
1.0
3.1
41.1
20.6
41.0
66.1
42.2
13.7
954.7
143.4
6.3
16.7
36.9
90.0
60.1
40.5
393.9
30.0
46.3
3.5
28.5
108.2
26.3
20.4
153.7
2.4
46.3
32.8
102.2
36.3
4.0
38.4
3.0
9.5
47.3
14.7
47.0
8.8
5.7
598.8
3052.8
1458.6
1594.1
394.1
514.2

Change
2014 over
2013
2014

695.3
93.8
77.2
866.3
42.4
35.7
4.3
9.8
0.6
6.5
19.8
26.8
7.1
153.1
7.0
8.3
16.5
13.3
2.4
6.8
2.8
2.2
32.3
63.8
2.5
7.5
3.7
51.1
5.1
2.3
28.9
4.2
14.7
3.4
10.6
368.3
3.3
23.7
0.8
2.7
43.7
24.9
34.6
60.0
43.9
13.4
908.7
153.2
6.8
18.1
40.3
97.4
62.4
40.4
418.6
33.7
43.2
3.7
27.4
108.1
26.3
21.2
166.9
2.3
45.6
34.5
101.2
36.9
4.3
37.8
3.2
9.7
43.0
15.5
47.4
9.2
5.6
610.7
3065.5
1432.6
1632.9
348.2
511.6

2.9%
0.3%
1.4%
2.5%
-1.1%
6.3%
-2.2%
9.3%
5.5%
9.8%
-2.0%
-4.0%
0.1%
1.0%
-8.4%
7.4%
-1.0%
-12.3%
-0.7%
-11.3%
-15.3%
-14.3%
-16.3%
-14.0%
-23.5%
-9.5%
-3.9%
-11.6%
23.9%
-5.1%
-13.3%
5.6%
-2.1%
-11.4%
-6.7%
-1.0%
-30.6%
-9.3%
-13.9%
-12.9%
6.5%
21.1%
-15.7%
-9.2%
4.1%
-1.8%
-4.8%
6.8%
8.8%
8.2%
9.3%
8.2%
3.8%
-0.3%
6.3%
12.4%
-6.6%
6.9%
-3.6%
-0.1%
-0.1%
4.1%
8.6%
-3.9%
-1.5%
5.1%
-0.9%
1.8%
7.5%
-1.6%
5.3%
2.7%
-9.0%
5.2%
0.9%
4.7%
-2.2%
2.0%
0.4%
-1.8%
2.4%
-11.6%
-0.5%

2014
share of
total

22.7%
3.1%
2.5%
28.3%
1.4%
1.2%
0.1%
0.3%

0.2%
0.6%
0.9%
0.2%
5.0%
0.2%
0.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
1.1%
2.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
1.7%
0.2%
0.1%
0.9%
0.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.3%
12.0%
0.1%
0.8%

0.1%
1.4%
0.8%
1.1%
2.0%
1.4%
0.4%
29.6%
5.0%
0.2%
0.6%
1.3%
3.2%
2.0%
1.3%
13.7%
1.1%
1.4%
0.1%
0.9%
3.5%
0.9%
0.7%
5.4%
0.1%
1.5%
1.1%
3.3%
1.2%
0.1%
1.2%
0.1%
0.3%
1.4%
0.5%
1.5%
0.3%
0.2%
19.9%
100.0%
46.7%
53.3%
11.4%
16.7%

*E xcludes natural gas converted to liquid fuels but includes derivatives of coal as well as natural gas consumed in Gas-to-Liquids transformation.
Source: Includes data from Cedigaz.
than 0.05%.
Note: The difference between these world consumption figures and the world production statistics is due to variations in stocks at storage facilities and liquefaction plants, together with
unavoidable disparities in the definition, measurement or conversion of gas supply and demand data.

Less

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Production by region

Consumption by region

Billion cubic metres

Billion cubic metres

Rest of World
Asia Pacific
Europe & Eurasia
North America

89

94

99

04

09

14

3500

3500

3000

3000

2500

2500

2000

2000

1500

1500

1000

1000

500

500

89

94

99

04

09

14

World natural gas production increased by 1.6% in 2014, four times the growth rate of global consumption (+0.4%). Production growth was below average in all regions
except North America. The US (+6.1%) recorded the largest growth increment while Russia had the largest decline (-4.3%). Consumption growth was below average
in all regions except North America and the Middle East. The US (+2.9%) recorded the largest growth in consumption in the world while the EU had the biggest decline
on record (-11.6%).

Consumption per capita 2014

Tonnes oil equivalent

0-0.5
0.5-1.0
1.0-1.5
1.5-2.0
> 2.0

Source: Includes data from Cedigaz.

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Prices
$/Mmbtu
18

US Henry Hub
Average German Import Price cif
UK NBP
Japan LNG cif

15

12

97

98

99

00

02

01

03

04

05

06

07

09

08

10

11

12

13

14

Prices
US dollars per million Btu

LNG
Japan
cif

Average German
Import Price*

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

5.10
5.23
4.10
3.35
3.34
3.28
3.64
3.99
3.62
3.52
3.18
3.46
3.66
3.91
3.05
3.14
4.72
4.64
4.27
4.77
5.18
6.05
7.14
7.73
12.55
9.06
10.91
14.73
16.75
16.17
16.33

4.00
4.25
3.93
2.55
2.22
2.00
2.78
3.19
2.69
2.50
2.35
2.39
2.46
2.64
2.32
1.88
2.89
3.66
3.23
4.06
4.32
5.88
7.85
8.03
11.56
8.52
8.01
10.49
10.93
10.73
9.11

Natural gas
UK
(Heren NBP Index)

US
Henry Hub

Canada
(Alberta)

Crude oil
OECD
countries cif

1.70
1.64
1.49
1.77
2.12
1.92
1.69
2.76
2.53
2.08
2.27
4.23
4.07
3.33
5.63
5.85
8.79
6.76
6.95
8.85
3.89
4.39
4.01
2.76
3.71
4.35

1.05
0.89
0.98
1.69
1.45
0.89
1.12
1.36
1.42
2.00
3.75
3.61
2.57
4.83
5.03
7.25
5.83
6.17
7.99
3.38
3.69
3.47
2.27
2.93
3.87

5.00
4.75
2.57
3.09
2.56
3.01
3.82
3.33
3.19
2.82
2.70
2.96
3.54
3.29
2.16
2.98
4.83
4.08
4.17
4.89
6.27
8.74
10.66
11.95
16.76
10.41
13.47
18.56
18.82
18.25
16.80

1.87
1.96
1.86
1.58
2.71
3.17
2.37
3.33
4.46
7.38
7.87
6.01
10.79
4.85
6.56
9.04
9.46
10.63
8.22

*Source: 1984-1990 German Federal Statistical Office, 1991-2014 German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA).
Source: ICIS Heren Energy Ltd.
Source: Energy Intelligence Group, Natural Gas Week.
Note: cif = cost+insurance+freight (average prices).

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Trade movements 2014 by pipeline

N or

Unit

A ze

K az

ak h
st an
Rus
Fed sian
er at
ion

Turk
m

Q at

A lg

Liby

74.6
21.8
20.5
116.9

5.4
11.1

16.4

0.1
1.3
1.3

5.4

4.9
18.1

8.3

6.6
0.8

3.9
7.1
2.6

15.5
27.7

4.8
9.4

3.1

25.9
1.1

4.4

4.5

1.7

0.7
0.6

0.3
8.7
1.7

1.1

0.4
5.4

5.3

3.9
9.9
4.7
3.1
7.0
38.5
1.7
5.2

21.3
3.5
8.9
4.3

26.9

8.8

8.9

6.2

11.1

2.2

6.0

5.4
11.1
1.3
17.8
7.7
26.8
7.3
3.1
27.4
85.0
2.3
5.2
4.5
46.9
23.2
10.6
4.3
15.4
41.1
32.9
18.2

44.1 101.1

10.6

18.8

4.6

5.3

0.2

1.9

147.7

17.9

4.3
10.9

12.9
0.2
4.6

0.5
9.0

2.0
4.1

8.9

0.7

19.5

6.0

361.9
17.9
6.7
24.2
17.5
7.4

74.6

16.4

1.3

44.1 101.1

10.6

4.6

23.4

2.1
0.3

0.3

7.7

11.1
39.8

0.4

0.4

11.4 187.4

9.5
6.5

6.5

25.5

25.5
41.6

6.1

2.4

2.4
8.5

0.7

9.6

2.1
18.0
20.1

20.1

4.0
4.0

23.5

6.0

0.3

0.3
4.0
0.5
4.5

4.8

2.9
6.6

9.5
9.5

3.0

9.7
12.7
12.7

5.7

1.7

7.3
7.3

73.8
6.9
0.3
2.1
18.0
27.2
4.0
4.5
8.5
5.7
31.3
2.9
8.3
9.7
57.8
663.9

Argentina
Brazil
Other S. & Cent. America
S. & Cent. America
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
Other Europe

Europe
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Russian Federation
Ukraine
Other Former Soviet Union

42.3

Former Soviet Union

Iran
Jordan
Oman
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
South Africa
Other Africa
Africa
Australia
China
Malaysia
Singapore
Thailand
Asia Pacific
Total exports

Less than 0.05.

ia
nes
Indo

My
anm
ar
O th
Pac er A sia
ific
Tot
impal
or t
s

a
fric
er A
O th

eria

ar

t an
Iran

ekis
Uzb

enis

an

pe

rbaij

er E

u ro

ingd

O th

ed K

w ay

s
land
her

via

Me

74.6

74.6

t an

N et

21.8
20.5
42.3

US
Canada
Mexico
North America

om

O th
e
A m r S. &
eric
a Cent.

xico

ad a

C an

US

To

From

Boli

Billion cubic metres

Source: Includes data from CISStat, FGE MENAgas service, IHS, PIRA Energy Group.

Trade movements 2014 as liquefied natural gas

Less than 0.05.

*Includes re-exports.

28

ia
lays

Pap
Guinua New
ea
S ou
t
Ko r h
ea*
Tot
impal
or t
s

ia
nes
Indo

0.1

0.2

1.4

0.2

2.5

0.3

1.7
0.6
9.3

2.2

4.3

0.3

0.3

1.4

0.2

2.5

0.3

11.6

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.3
0.4

0.1

0.1

0.1

3.4
1.9
3.7
2.6
11.5

0.1
0.1
2.0
0.1
0.4
0.5
3.1
1.2
0.2
0.1
0.2

0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
1.2
19.3

0.1

1.2

1.3

0.1

0.1
5.7

0.2
1.1

0.1
1.3

0.2

1.2
0.3

1.0
2.7

0.2
0.1
0.5
0.1

0.1

0.9
5.3

1.1
1.7

0.1
2.9

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2

0.2
0.8
0.4
0.3
0.3
1.3
0.2
0.2
1.5
0.1

3.8
8.2

0.2

11.5

2.6
0.1
0.1
14.5
14.5

0.9

0.6

0.1

0.1

1.7

2.9

1.0

4.3
0.2
3.0

1.1
10.4

0.9
0.2 23.6
0.1
2.3
0.2
9.2
0.1 16.2
4.7 21.9

0.1

5.1 17.7
0.2
8.0
0.1
1.3
10.4 74.4
10.6 103.4

0.1
7.7

0.1

8.0
8.0

0.4
1.4
0.6
1.3
0.4

4.2
0.3
0.1
8.3
8.9

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.4
0.5

0.2

0.1
0.1

0.1

0.4
0.4

0.5
0.1

0.5

0.1

0.1

1.0

1.2

1.9
0.1
0.2

4.4
5.0

0.9
1.9

0.2
3.0

1.2

2.7
1.5

0.1
5.2

25.0
0.1

1.2
0.1

31.6
31.6

0.2

5.9
0.4

1.0
0.8

8.3
8.3

3.5

7.8

0.1
7.1
2.8

21.4
21.7

0.3
4.1
0.1
20.3
0.2

5.1
3.9
0.1
33.7
33.9

0.4

3.0

1.3

4.7
4.7

0.1
0.1

0.2
0.2

6.5
7.9
3.8
3.0
21.4
2.9
7.1
4.5
15.5
7.3
11.3
3.5
52.1
5.4
27.1
18.9
120.6
2.4
2.6
51.1
18.1
1.9
242.7
333.3

4.4
0.1
4.9
4.1
0.5
0.6
14.6

0.3
0.2
1.0
0.5

0.5
0.1

2.6
17.3

0.4
5.8
0.7
0.6
1.2
6.5
0.4

4.4
0.2
0.2
13.3
25.3

Ma

Bru

nei

a
trali

0.2

0.2

Nig

Aus

eria

pt

Eq u
Guinatorial
ea

4.3

Q at

1.2
0.6
0.4

Om

N or

Per

Eg y

ola

en
Yem

Unit
Em e d A r a
irate b
s

ar

an

w ay

O th
Eu r e r
ope
*
Rus
Fed sian
er at
ion

Trin
& T idad
oba
go

zil*

A ng

Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Other S. & Cent. America
S. & Cent. America
Belgium
France
Italy
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
Other Europe & Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Middle East
China
India
Japan
Malaysia
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Asia Pacific
Total exports

A lg

North America

Bra

US
Canada
Mexico

U S*

To

eria

From

Billion cubic metres

Source: Includes data from GIIGNL, IHS Waterborne, PIRA Energy Group, Poten, Wood Mackenzie.

Major trade movements 2014

Trade flows worldwide (billion cubic metres)

120.8

39.8
26.9
74.6

21.8

10.5

3.1
5.8

23.7

24.2

11.5

35.7
27.2

25.5
14.2

4.1

6.5

28.3

20.5
20.1
17.0

13.2

8.5

US
Canada
Mexico
S. & Cent. America
Europe & Eurasia
Middle East
Africa
Asia Pacific

25.0

7.5

34.0

9.7

6.6

1.9

11.1

5.2

7.7

3.4

5.7

6.5

Pipeline gas
LNG

Source: Includes data from Cedigaz, CISStat, FGE MENAgas service, GIIGNL, IHS Waterborne, PIRA Energy Group, Wood Mackenzie.

Gas trade in 2013 and 2014

Billion cubic metres

US
Canada
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
Other S. & Cent. America
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
Other Europe
Russian Federation
Ukraine
Other Former Soviet Union
Qatar
Other Middle East
Algeria
Other Africa
China
Japan
Indonesia
South Korea
Other Asia Pacific
Total World
Less than 0.05.

Pipeline
imports

78.9
25.8
18.6

18.6
30.5
98.4
51.6
21.5

15.3
38.2
40.0
99.5
27.0
25.0
32.2

25.5

7.2
27.3

26.4
707.5

2013
LNG
imports

2.7
1.1
7.8

19.6
8.7

5.5
0.8

14.9
6.1
9.4
6.0

4.5

24.5
119.0

54.2
40.4
325.3

Pipeline
exports

LNG
exports

Pipeline
imports

44.4
78.9

18.6
1.1
15.1
0.2
51.3
102.4
0.9
0.6
9.0
11.8
212.0

67.1
19.9
9.4
28.8
9.3

10.0

16.7
707.5

0.1

19.8
5.7
0.6

0.2
3.8
2.6

1.6
14.2

105.6
28.5
14.9
31.6

22.4

73.5
325.3

74.6
21.8
20.5

17.8
27.4
85.0
46.9
23.2

15.4
41.1
32.9
90.0
24.2
17.5
32.1

27.2

8.5
31.3

26.5
663.9

2014
LNG
imports

1.7
0.6
9.3

21.4
7.1

4.5
1.1

15.5
7.3
11.3
5.3

5.4

27.1
120.6

51.1
43.9
333.3

Pipeline
exports

LNG
exports

42.3
74.6

17.8
1.1
10.1
0.2
44.1
101.1
0.6
0.6
10.6
10.8
187.4

69.3
20.1
9.6
23.5
10.8

9.5

20.0
663.9

0.4

19.3
5.8
0.6

0.6
5.3
5.1

2.0
14.5

103.4
27.5
17.3
31.2

21.7
0.2
78.6
333.3

Source: Includes data from CISStat, FGE MENAgas service, GIIGNL, IHS Waterborne, PIRA Energy Group, Poten, Wood Mackenzie.

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