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Per capita daily gas consumption in United States of America

United States of America: Per capita daily gas consumption was 0.2596 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2596 thousand cubic feet per capita per day
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
12th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.2596 thousand cubic feet per capita per day
in 2019
All-time low
0.1851 thousand cubic feet per capita per day
in 1986
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily gas consumption in United States of America, 1980–2019

00.10.20.31980199920191980: 0.24 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1981: 0.232 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1982: 0.213 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1983: 0.197 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1984: 0.209 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1985: 0.199 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1986: 0.185 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1987: 0.195 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1988: 0.202 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1989: 0.212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1990: 0.21 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1991: 0.212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1992: 0.216 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1993: 0.219 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1994: 0.221 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1995: 0.228 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1996: 0.23 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1997: 0.228 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1998: 0.221 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1999: 0.22 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2000: 0.227 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2001: 0.214 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2002: 0.219 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2003: 0.21 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2004: 0.21 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2005: 0.204 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2006: 0.199 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2007: 0.21 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2008: 0.21 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2009: 0.205 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2010: 0.213 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2011: 0.215 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2012: 0.223 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2013: 0.227 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2014: 0.229 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2015: 0.233 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2016: 0.233 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2017: 0.229 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2018: 0.253 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2019: 0.26 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

In 2019, per capita daily gas consumption in United States of America stood at 0.2596 thousand cubic feet per capita per day. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily gas consumption in United States of America peaked at 0.2596 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1851 thousand cubic feet per capita per day, in 1986.

That places United States of America 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Per capita daily gas consumption in United States of America, year by year

Year thousand cubic feet per capita per day Change
1980 0.2397 thousand cubic feet per capita per day —
1981 0.2317 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -3.3%
1982 0.2129 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -8.1%
1983 0.1973 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -7.3%
1984 0.2085 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +5.7%
1985 0.199 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -4.6%
1986 0.1851 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -7.0%
1987 0.1946 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +5.2%
1988 0.202 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +3.8%
1989 0.2122 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +5.0%
1990 0.2104 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -0.8%
1991 0.2119 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +0.7%
1992 0.216 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.0%
1993 0.2191 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +1.4%
1994 0.2212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +1.0%
1995 0.2285 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +3.3%
1996 0.2299 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +0.6%
1997 0.2285 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -0.6%
1998 0.2209 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -3.3%
1999 0.22 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -0.4%
2000 0.2266 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +3.0%
2001 0.2138 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -5.6%
2002 0.2193 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.6%
2003 0.2104 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -4.1%
2004 0.2096 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -0.4%
2005 0.2041 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -2.6%
2006 0.1992 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -2.4%
2007 0.2101 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +5.5%
2008 0.2097 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -0.2%
2009 0.2046 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -2.4%
2010 0.2133 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +4.3%
2011 0.2152 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +0.9%
2012 0.2229 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +3.6%
2013 0.2268 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +1.7%
2014 0.2289 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +0.9%
2015 0.2328 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +1.7%
2016 0.2328 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +0.0%
2017 0.2288 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -1.7%
2018 0.2528 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +10.5%
2019 0.2596 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2083 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.1851 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.2397 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 10
1990s 0.2207 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.2104 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.2299 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 10
2000s 0.2107 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.1992 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.2266 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 10
2010s 0.2314 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.2133 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.2596 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 9 Russian Federation 0.3213 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  2. 10 Canada 0.3204 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  3. 11 Saudi Arabia 0.3184 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  4. 13 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2466 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  5. 14 Netherlands 0.2382 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  6. 15 Singapore 0.2242 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily gas consumption in United States of America?
Per capita daily gas consumption in United States of America was 0.2596 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2019, 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.2596 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2019.
What is the lowest per capita daily gas consumption recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1851 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 1986.
How does United States of America rank for per capita daily gas consumption?
United States of America ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily gas consumption rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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
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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.