World Natural gas - consumption

Natural gas - consumption: 3.025 trillion cu m (2005 est.)

Year	Natural gas - consumption	Percent Change	Date of Information
2004	2,555,000,000,000		2001 est.
2005	2,599,000,000,000	1.72 %	2001 est.
2006	2,675,000,000,000	2.92 %	2003 est.
2007	2,819,000,000,000	5.38 %	2004 est.
2008	3,025,000,000,000	7.31 %	2005 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