Natural gas statistics
Data for the United States for 2022, except where noted. Physical amounts (volumes) for the United States are in million cubic feet (MMcf) measured at 14.73 pounds per square inch and at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Prices are nominal prices in dollars per thousand cubic feet (Mcf).
| U.S. production (dry gas) |
36,353,023 MMcf |
| U.S. consumption |
32,288,230 MMcf |
| U.S. imports |
3,024,160 MMcf |
| U.S. exports |
6,903,902 MMcf |
| Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports |
3,865,643 MMcf |
| Average citygate price |
$6.89 per Mcf |
| Average price delivered to consumers |
| Residential |
$14.75 per Mcf |
| Commercial |
$11.32 per Mcf |
| Industrial |
$7.66 per Mcf |
| Electric power |
$7.51 per Mcf |
| Ranking of state residential prices |
| Highest—Hawaii |
$57.46 per Mcf |
| Lowest—Idaho |
$7.97 per Mcf |
| Natural gas consumption by end use |
Amount |
Share of total |
| Electric power |
12,117,975 MMcf |
38% |
| Industrial |
8,536,882 MMcf |
26% |
| Residential |
4,964,165 MMcf |
15% |
| Commercial |
3,509,075 MMcf |
11% |
| Lease and processing plant fuel |
1,882,802 MMcf |
6% |
| Transportation (pipeline and vehicle fuel) |
1,277,332 MMcf |
4% |
| Number of producing natural gas wells (2020) |
483,326 |
| Natural gas percentage of utility-scale electricity generation |
40% |
| Natural gas percentage of utility-scale electricity generation capacity (2021) |
43% |
| Top dry natural gas-producing state |
Texas |
| World dry natural gas |
| Production (2021) |
144,193 Billion cubic feet |
| Consumption (2021) |
144,659 Billion cubic feet |
Last updated: October 13, 2023, with data available at the time of update.
