Natural gas statistics
Data for the United States for 2021, except where noted. Physical amounts (volumes) 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) |
34,517,798 MMcf |
| U.S. consumption |
30,664,951 MMcf |
| U.S. imports |
2,807,961 MMcf |
| U.S. exports |
6,652,609 MMcf |
| Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports |
3,560,818 MMcf |
| Average citygate price |
$6.02 per Mcf |
| Average price delivered to consumers |
| Residential |
$12.18 per Mcf |
| Commercial |
$8.79 per Mcf |
| Industrial |
$5.50 per Mcf |
| Electric power |
$5.17 per Mcf |
| Ranking of state residential prices |
| Highest—Hawaii |
$46.99 per Mcf |
| Lowest—Idaho |
$7.00 per Mcf |
| Natural gas consumption by end use |
Amount |
Share of total |
| Electric power |
11,270,552 MMcf |
37% |
| Industrial |
8,294,683 MMcf |
27% |
| Residential |
4,716,208 MMcf |
15% |
| Commercial |
3,298,222 MMcf |
11% |
| Lease and processing plant fuel |
1,901,245 MMcf |
6% |
| Transportation (pipeline and vehicle fuel) |
1,056,237 MMcf |
4% |
| Number of producing natural gas wells (2020) |
483,326 |
| Natural gas percentage of utility-scale electricity generation |
38% |
| Natural gas percentage of utility-scale electricity generation capacity (2020) |
44% |
| Top dry natural gas-producing state |
Texas |
| World dry natural gas |
| Production (2020) |
138,076,753 MMcf |
| Consumption (2020) |
137,821,031 MMcf |
Last updated: October 27, 2022 with most recent data available at the time of update.
