United States vs USSR: Gas consumption
United States
9,134 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
5,043 terawatt-hours
in 1984
United States rank
1st
USSR rank
2nd
Gas consumption over time
- United States
- USSR
How they compare
United States currently reports 9,134 terawatt-hours against 5,043 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 4,091 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.8 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 1st and USSR ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,779 terawatt-hours | 1,481 terawatt-hours | 3,298 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 5,594 terawatt-hours | 2,712 terawatt-hours | 2,882 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 4,956 terawatt-hours | 4,348 terawatt-hours | 608.44 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas consumption, United States or USSR?
- United States, at 9,134 terawatt-hours against 5,043 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gas consumption between United States and USSR?
- 4,091 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do United States and USSR rank globally for gas consumption?
- United States ranks 1st and USSR ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.