China Natural gas - consumption

Natural gas - consumption: 55.6 billion cu m (2006 est.)

Year	Natural gas - consumption	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2004	27,400,000,000	20		2001 est.
2005	29,180,000,000	21	6.50 %	2002 est.
2006	33,440,000,000	17	14.60 %	2003 est.
2007	47,910,000,000	14	43.27 %	2005 est.
2008	55,600,000,000	11	16.05 %	2006 est.

Definition: 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.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008

See Also

Natural gas - consumption rank chart
Natural gas - consumption - comparative map
Dry natural gas consumption graph since 1980 (US Energy Information Administration)