Natural gas production by region in United States of America
United States of America: Natural gas production by region was 10,737 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10,737 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
1st
of 50 countries
All-time high
10,737 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
4,363 terawatt-hours
in 1986
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Natural gas production by region in United States of America, 1970–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, natural gas production by region in United States of America stood at 10,737 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas production by region in United States of America peaked at 10,737 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,363 terawatt-hours, in 1986.
United States of America ranks 1st of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Natural gas production by region in United States of America, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,715 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 5,877 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 5,858 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 5,852 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 5,594 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 5,180 terawatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 5,138 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 5,161 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 5,140 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 5,295 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 5,251 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 5,196 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 4,832 terawatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 4,377 terawatt-hours | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 4,750 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 4,479 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 4,363 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 4,520 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 4,642 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 4,707 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 4,834 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 4,808 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 4,847 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 4,902 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 5,103 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 5,033 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 5,102 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 5,115 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,173 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 5,101 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 5,186 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 5,319 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 5,112 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 5,179 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5,031 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 4,894 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 5,017 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5,219 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 5,461 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 5,576 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5,752 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 6,174 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 6,491 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 6,557 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 7,047 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 7,403 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 7,274 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 7,471 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 8,409 terawatt-hours | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 9,281 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 9,248 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 9,445 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9,907 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 10,289 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 10,319 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 10,737 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,481 terawatt-hours | 5,138 terawatt-hours | 5,877 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,712 terawatt-hours | 4,363 terawatt-hours | 5,251 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,002 terawatt-hours | 4,808 terawatt-hours | 5,173 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,199 terawatt-hours | 4,894 terawatt-hours | 5,576 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,186 terawatt-hours | 5,752 terawatt-hours | 9,281 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,991 terawatt-hours | 9,248 terawatt-hours | 10,737 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 2 Russian Federation 6,094 terawatt-hours compare
- 3 USSR 5,564 terawatt-hours compare
- 4 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,648 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for United States of America
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas production by region in United States of America?
- Natural gas production by region in United States of America was 10,737 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural gas production by region recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 10,737 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest natural gas production by region recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,363 terawatt-hours in 1986.
- How does United States of America rank for natural gas production by region?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is natural gas production by region rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural gas production by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.