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Per capita daily gas consumption in Japan

Japan: Per capita daily gas consumption was 0.0824 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0824 thousand cubic feet per capita per day
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
36th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0941 thousand cubic feet per capita per day
in 2012
All-time low
0.0211 thousand cubic feet per capita per day
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily gas consumption in Japan, 1980–2018

0.020.040.060.080.11980199920181980: 0.021 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1981: 0.021 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1982: 0.022 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1983: 0.023 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1984: 0.031 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1985: 0.033 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1986: 0.034 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1987: 0.034 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1988: 0.036 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1989: 0.038 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1990: 0.043 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1991: 0.046 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1992: 0.047 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1993: 0.048 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1994: 0.05 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1995: 0.052 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1996: 0.054 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1997: 0.055 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1998: 0.056 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1999: 0.06 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2000: 0.061 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2001: 0.061 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2002: 0.062 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2003: 0.064 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2004: 0.064 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2005: 0.063 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2006: 0.07 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2007: 0.076 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2008: 0.074 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2009: 0.073 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2010: 0.077 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2011: 0.09 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2012: 0.094 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2013: 0.094 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2014: 0.09 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2015: 0.086 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2016: 0.088 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2017: 0.086 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2018: 0.082 thousand cubic feet per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in thousand cubic feet per capita per day.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.0824 thousand cubic feet per capita per day for per capita daily gas consumption in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily gas consumption in Japan peaked at 0.0941 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0211 thousand cubic feet per capita per day, in 1980.

Japan ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Per capita daily gas consumption in Japan, year by year

Year thousand cubic feet per capita per day Change
1980 0.0211 thousand cubic feet per capita per day —
1981 0.0214 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +1.7%
1982 0.022 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.7%
1983 0.0233 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +6.0%
1984 0.0312 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +33.6%
1985 0.0331 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +6.3%
1986 0.0335 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +1.2%
1987 0.0345 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.7%
1988 0.036 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +4.5%
1989 0.0383 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +6.5%
1990 0.0434 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +13.2%
1991 0.0464 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +6.8%
1992 0.0468 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +0.9%
1993 0.0477 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.1%
1994 0.0499 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +4.6%
1995 0.0515 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +3.2%
1996 0.0536 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +4.0%
1997 0.0552 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +3.0%
1998 0.0564 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.2%
1999 0.0597 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +5.9%
2000 0.0614 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.9%
2001 0.061 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -0.6%
2002 0.0624 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.3%
2003 0.0644 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +3.1%
2004 0.064 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -0.6%
2005 0.0635 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -0.8%
2006 0.0697 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +9.8%
2007 0.0757 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +8.6%
2008 0.0742 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -2.0%
2009 0.0734 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -1.1%
2010 0.0773 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +5.4%
2011 0.0905 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +17.0%
2012 0.0941 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +4.1%
2013 0.0939 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -0.2%
2014 0.0902 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -3.9%
2015 0.086 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -4.7%
2016 0.0878 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.1%
2017 0.086 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -2.0%
2018 0.0824 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0294 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0211 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0383 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 10
1990s 0.051 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0434 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0597 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 10
2000s 0.067 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.061 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0757 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0876 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0773 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0941 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 33 Moldova 0.0979 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  2. 34 New Zealand 0.0961 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  3. 35 Venezuela 0.0845 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  4. 37 Slovakia 0.0821 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  5. 38 Equatorial Guinea 0.082 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  6. 39 Lithuania 0.0799 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily gas consumption in Japan?
Per capita daily gas consumption in Japan was 0.0824 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2018, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily gas consumption recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0941 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2012.
What is the lowest per capita daily gas consumption recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0211 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 1980.
How does Japan rank for per capita daily gas consumption?
Japan ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily gas consumption rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily gas consumption (thousand cubic feet per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita daily gas consumption (thousand cubic feet per capita per day)
Unit
thousand cubic feet per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,265 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.