Gas consumption by region by country
Measured in terawatt-hours.
Countries reporting
74
Highest
9,134 terawatt-hours
United States
Lowest
3 terawatt-hours
North Macedonia
Median
223.28 terawatt-hours
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
4,176
What the numbers show
Gas consumption by region is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 9,134 terawatt-hours in United States; the lowest is 3 terawatt-hours in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 223.28 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 548.72 terawatt-hours.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,049.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 152.3%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 51.9%).
Gas consumption by region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 9,134 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 4,800 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 3 | China | 4,419 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Iran | 2,563 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 1,338 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 1,323 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 996.68 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Japan | 904 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 785.19 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 705.92 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 11 | India | 665.69 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 12 | South Korea | 629.58 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Egypt | 614.55 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 611.62 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 601.38 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 564.48 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Algeria | 540.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 483.08 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 473.03 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 461.53 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 444.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 22 | Qatar | 438.17 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 436.29 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia | 387.19 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | 346.62 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Pakistan | 340.57 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 331.99 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Oman | 328.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 313.08 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Taiwan | 312.98 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Venezuela | 310.44 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 32 | France | 305.98 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 273.76 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands | 260.69 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 35 | Kuwait | 258.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 238.89 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 37 | Ukraine | 225.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 221.25 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 39 | Iraq | 184.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Belarus | 159.41 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 135.72 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Belgium | 134.74 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 43 | Singapore | 133.23 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 130.84 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 123.03 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 46 | Colombia | 117.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 102.36 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 95.68 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 49 | Hungary | 86.01 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 78.26 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Austria | 73.89 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 71.42 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Greece | 71.13 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Vietnam | 57.84 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Hong Kong | 52.53 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 57 | South Africa | 46.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 44.95 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 59 | Portugal | 40.88 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 60 | Philippines | 40.02 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Norway | 34.01 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 62 | Switzerland | 30.72 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 63 | New Zealand | 27.45 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 26.89 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Croatia | 26.32 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 66 | Lithuania | 16.68 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 67 | Denmark | 15.91 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 68 | Finland | 11.19 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Morocco | 9.5 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Slovenia | 9.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 71 | Sweden | 8.5 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 72 | Latvia | 8.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 4.66 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Estonia | 3.09 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 3 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 130.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.