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Consumption: This entry is the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors.
Consumption > Per capita: This entry is the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Consumption per capita: This entry is the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Imports: This entry is the total natural gas imported in cubic meters (cu m).
Including LNG > Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Consumption by other transportation > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Production > Billion cubic feet per day: Natural Gas: Production, Billion cubic feet per day, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Production > Billion cubic metres: Natural Gas: Production, Billion cubic metres, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Production > Billion cubic metres > Share of total: Natural Gas: Production, Billion cubic metres, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
Production > Billion cubic metres per million: Natural Gas: Production, Billion cubic metres, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Proved reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m). Proved reserves are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
Including LNG > Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Conversion to other forms of energy > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Total resources > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Statistical differences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1e+15 population
Consumption > Billion cubic metres per million: Natural Gas: Consumption, Billion cubic metres, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Consumption > Billion cubic metres: Natural Gas: Consumption, Billion cubic metres, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Consumption > Billion cubic feet per day: Natural Gas: Consumption, Billion cubic feet per day, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Consumption > Billion cubic metres > Share of total: Natural Gas: Consumption, Billion cubic metres, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million: Natural Gas: Production, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Including LNG > Consumption by other consumers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Consumption by other transportation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Including LNG > Conversion in thermal power plants per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Proved reserves per capita: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m). Proved reserves are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Including LNG > Consumption by households > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Consumption by natural gas fields and plants per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Consumption by other industries and construction per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Exports per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Gross inland availability per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Net inland availability per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Proved > Reserves per capita: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m). Proved reserves are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Including LNG > Total resources per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Imports per capita: This entry is the total natural gas imported in cubic meters (cu m). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total: Natural Gas: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
Including LNG > Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Consumption by petroleum refineries per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Consumption by transportation industry per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Including LNG > Consumption for non-energy uses per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Including LNG > Energy balance requirement per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Gross > Production per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Net > Production per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million: Natural Gas: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Including LNG > Consumption by households and other consumers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent: Natural Gas: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total: Natural Gas: Production, Million tonnes oil equivalent, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent: Natural Gas: Production, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Including LNG > Consumption by energy sector > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Consumption for non-energy uses > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Including LNG > Conversion in thermal power plants > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Exports > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Including LNG > Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Proved > Reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m). Proved reserves are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
Including LNG > Conversion to other forms of energy per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Consumption by households per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Consumption by energy sector per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Including LNG > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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STAT	China	United States
Consumption	147.1 billion cu m Ranked 3rd.	689.9 billion cu m Ranked 1st. 5 times more than China
Consumption > Per capita	53,341.83 cu m per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.	2.17 million cu m per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 41 times more than China
Consumption per capita	65.41 cu m Ranked 48th.	2,107.76 cu m Ranked 7th. 32 times more than China
Imports	42.5 billion cu m Ranked 11th.	88.77 billion cu m Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by households	295,956 Terajoules Ranked 12th.	5.22 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 18 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by natural gas fields and plants	198,820 Terajoules Ranked 9th.	1.21 million Terajoules Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by other consumers	104,291 Terajoules Ranked 14th.	3.32 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 32 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	0.08 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 59th.	11.19 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 4th. 140 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by other transportation > Per capita	26.25 Terajoules per 1 million Ranked 34th.	2,223.49 Terajoules per 1 million Ranked 7th. 85 times more than China
Production	None	None
Production > Billion cubic feet per day	3.9 Ranked 16th.	51.4 Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than China
Production > Billion cubic metres	40.8 Ranked 16th.	542.9 Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than China
Production > Billion cubic metres > Share of total	1.51 Ranked 16th.	20.17 Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than China
Production > Billion cubic metres per million	0.0315 Ranked 46th.	1.85 Ranked 17th. 59 times more than China
Proved reserves	3.52 trillion cu m Ranked 10th.	9.46 trillion cu m Ranked 5th. 3 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by other transportation	34,242 Terajoules Ranked 9th.	659,066 Terajoules Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita	0.042 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 38th.	2.5 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 6th. 60 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by petroleum refineries	54,996 Terajoules Ranked 8th.	741,444 Terajoules Ranked 1st. 13 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by other industries and construction	814,504 Terajoules Ranked 2nd.	2.77 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption for non-energy uses	326,696 Terajoules Ranked 4th.	688,166 Terajoules Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than China
Including LNG > Exports	110,625 Terajoules Ranked 27th.	776,615 Terajoules Ranked 9th. 7 times more than China
Including LNG > Energy balance requirement > Per capita	1.37 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 92nd.	80.81 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 15th. 59 times more than China
Including LNG > Conversion to other forms of energy	202,583 Terajoules Ranked 32nd.	7.19 million Terajoules Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than China
Including LNG > Conversion to other forms of energy > Per capita	0.155 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 90th.	24.27 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 16th. 157 times more than China
Including LNG > Gross inland availability > Per capita	1.37 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 92nd.	80.81 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 15th. 59 times more than China
Including LNG > Gross inland availability	1.79 million Terajoules Ranked 13th.	23.95 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 13 times more than China
Including LNG > Gross > Production	1.9 million Terajoules Ranked 19th.	25.17 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 13 times more than China
Including LNG > Total resources > Per capita	70.3 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 70th.	772.23 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 33th. 11 times more than China
Including LNG > Total resources	91.7 million Terajoules Ranked 16th.	228.9 million Terajoules Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China
Including LNG > Statistical differences > Per capita	-222,532,771,176.695 Terajoules per 1e+15 peop Ranked 40th.	-640,962,665,277.601 Terajoules per 1e+15 peop Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than China
Consumption > Billion cubic metres per million	0.0301 Ranked 57th.	2.21 Ranked 9th. 73 times more than China
Consumption > Billion cubic metres	39 Ranked 16th.	646.7 Ranked 1st. 17 times more than China
Consumption > Billion cubic feet per day	3.8 Ranked 16th.	62.4 Ranked 1st. 16 times more than China
Consumption > Billion cubic metres > Share of total	1.45 Ranked 16th.	24.05 Ranked 1st. 17 times more than China
Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million	0.0283 Ranked 46th.	1.67 Ranked 17th. 59 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by other consumers per 1000	0.08 Terajoules Ranked 57th.	11.22 Terajoules Ranked 4th. 140 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by other transportation per million	26.26 Terajoules Ranked 34th.	2,230.22 Terajoules Ranked 7th. 85 times more than China
Including LNG > Conversion in thermal power plants per 1000	0.155 Terajoules Ranked 87th.	24.35 Terajoules Ranked 15th. 157 times more than China
Proved reserves per capita	2,605.98 cu m Ranked 60th.	30,132.45 cu m Ranked 28th. 12 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by households > Per capita	0.227 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 53th.	17.6 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 9th. 78 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by natural gas fields and plants per 1000	0.153 Terajoules Ranked 41st.	4.08 Terajoules Ranked 17th. 27 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by other industries and construction per 1000	0.625 Terajoules Ranked 69th.	9.39 Terajoules Ranked 13th. 15 times more than China
Including LNG > Exports per 1000	0.0849 Terajoules Ranked 38th.	2.63 Terajoules Ranked 30th. 31 times more than China
Including LNG > Gross inland availability per 1000	1.37 Terajoules Ranked 91st.	81.05 Terajoules Ranked 16th. 59 times more than China
Including LNG > Net inland availability per 1000	0.958 Terajoules Ranked 79th.	48.43 Terajoules Ranked 10th. 51 times more than China
Proved > Reserves per capita	2,265.07 cu m Ranked 63th.	22,397.07 cu m Ranked 30th. 10 times more than China
Including LNG > Total resources per capita	0.0703 Terajoules Ranked 70th.	0.775 Terajoules Ranked 32nd. 11 times more than China
Imports per capita	5.61 cu m Ranked 45th.	345.86 cu m Ranked 28th. 62 times more than China
Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total	1.45 Ranked 16th.	24.05 Ranked 1st. 17 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	0.624 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 70th.	9.36 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 13th. 15 times more than China
Including LNG > Conversion in thermal power plants	202,583 Terajoules Ranked 32nd.	7.19 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 36 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by petroleum refineries per 1000	0.0422 Terajoules Ranked 37th.	2.51 Terajoules Ranked 6th. 59 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by transportation industry per million	26.26 Terajoules Ranked 40th.	2,230.22 Terajoules Ranked 7th. 85 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption for non-energy uses per 1000	0.251 Terajoules Ranked 42nd.	2.33 Terajoules Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than China
Including LNG > Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per million	20.69 Terajoules Ranked 37th.	2,919.98 Terajoules Ranked 4th. 141 times more than China
Including LNG > Energy balance requirement per 1000	1.37 Terajoules Ranked 91st.	81.05 Terajoules Ranked 16th. 59 times more than China
Including LNG > Gross > Production per 1000	1.46 Terajoules Ranked 66th.	85.16 Terajoules Ranked 21st. 58 times more than China
Including LNG > Net > Production per 1000	1.46 Terajoules Ranked 66th.	67.58 Terajoules Ranked 20th. 46 times more than China
Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million	0.0271 Ranked 57th.	1.99 Ranked 9th. 73 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by households and other consumers per 1000	0.307 Terajoules Ranked 63th.	28.88 Terajoules Ranked 9th. 94 times more than China
Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent	35.1 Ranked 16th.	582 Ranked 1st. 17 times more than China
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003 est.	2003 est.
Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total	1.51 Ranked 16th.	20.17 Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than China
Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent	36.7 Ranked 16th.	488.6 Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	0.209 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 61st.	6.57 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 16th. 31 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by energy sector	272,594 Terajoules Ranked 11th.	1.95 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 7 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	0.624 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 72nd.	17.27 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 12th. 28 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by households and other consumers	400,247 Terajoules Ranked 13th.	8.53 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 21 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	0.307 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 65th.	28.79 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 9th. 94 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by industry and construction	814,504 Terajoules Ranked 5th.	5.12 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 6 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption for non-energy uses > Per capita	0.25 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 42nd.	2.32 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	26.25 Terajoules per 1 million Ranked 40th.	2,223.49 Terajoules per 1 million Ranked 7th. 85 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by transportation industry	34,242 Terajoules Ranked 11th.	659,066 Terajoules Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than China
Including LNG > Conversion in thermal power plants > Per capita	0.155 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 88th.	24.27 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 15th. 157 times more than China
Including LNG > Energy balance requirement	1.79 million Terajoules Ranked 13th.	23.95 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 13 times more than China
Including LNG > Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	26,976 Terajoules Ranked 11th.	786,624 Terajoules Ranked 1st. 29 times more than China
Including LNG > Exports > Per capita	0.085 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 38th.	2.62 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 30th. 31 times more than China
Including LNG > Net > Production	1.9 million Terajoules Ranked 14th.	19.97 million Terajoules Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than China
Including LNG > Net inland availability	1.25 million Terajoules Ranked 9th.	14.31 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 11 times more than China
Including LNG > Net inland availability > Per capita	0.957 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 81st.	48.28 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 10th. 50 times more than China
Proved > Reserves	3.03 trillion cu m Ranked 13th.	6.93 trillion cu m Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China
Including LNG > Conversion to other forms of energy per 1000	0.155 Terajoules Ranked 89th.	24.35 Terajoules Ranked 16th. 157 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by households per 1000	0.227 Terajoules Ranked 52nd.	17.66 Terajoules Ranked 9th. 78 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by energy sector per 1000	0.209 Terajoules Ranked 60th.	6.59 Terajoules Ranked 15th. 32 times more than China
Including LNG > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000	0.625 Terajoules Ranked 71st.	17.32 Terajoules Ranked 10th. 28 times more than China

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005; BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by natural gas consumption

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