Australia vs China: Natural gas production by region
Australia
1,486 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
2,641 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
China rank
5th
Natural gas production by region over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 2,641 terawatt-hours against 1,486 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 1,155 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 1.8 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and China ranks 5th of 50 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.46 terawatt-hours | 84.93 terawatt-hours | 28.47 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1980s | 135.97 terawatt-hours | 134.52 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 267.75 terawatt-hours | 191.64 terawatt-hours | 76.11 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 376.56 terawatt-hours | 513.35 terawatt-hours | 136.79 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 843.39 terawatt-hours | 1,328 terawatt-hours | 484.76 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 1,499 terawatt-hours | 2,286 terawatt-hours | 787.3 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural gas production by region, Australia or China?
- China, at 2,641 terawatt-hours against 1,486 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in natural gas production by region between Australia and China?
- 1,155 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for natural gas production by region?
- Australia ranks 8th and China ranks 5th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Natural gas production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.