What is the difference in natural gas production by region between United States of America and USSR?

5,173 terawatt-hours, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and USSR?

15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1984.

Where does this data come from?

Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – 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.

United States of America vs USSR: Natural gas production by region

United States of America

10,737 terawatt-hours

in 2025

USSR

5,564 terawatt-hours

in 1984

United States of America rank

1st

USSR rank

3rd

Natural gas production by region over time

United States of America
USSR

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 10,737 terawatt-hours against 5,564 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 5,173 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.9 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 1st and USSR ranks 3rd of 50 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States of America	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5,481 terawatt-hours	2,713 terawatt-hours	2,768 terawatt-hours	United States of America
1980s	4,881 terawatt-hours	4,782 terawatt-hours	98.83 terawatt-hours	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas production by region, United States of America or USSR?: United States of America, at 10,737 terawatt-hours against 5,564 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in natural gas production by region between United States of America and USSR?: 5,173 terawatt-hours, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and USSR?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1984.
How do United States of America and USSR rank globally for natural gas production by region?: United States of America ranks 1st and USSR ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – 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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Indicator: Natural gas production by region
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 52 places, 2,726 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.