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Natural Gas Production, 1985

Figures for 1985, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

This is how much natural gas a country produces in a year, in billions of cubic metres. It is the companion to crude oil production, and it shows who supplies the gas that heats homes and fuels power stations worldwide.

Natural Gas Production, 1985 covers 179 countries. United States is highest, at 465.921; 113 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 1984, 62 values changed (44 up, 18 down), the same countries are covered.

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Natural Gas Production · Data for 1985

HighestUnited States

465.921

Lowest113 countries share it

0.000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Natural Gas Production, 1985, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 179 countries · select a heading to sort

Natural Gas Production, 1985: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
United StatesUSANorthern America465.921
CanadaCANNorthern America86.112
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe85.205
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe43.098
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa38.511
RomaniaROUEastern Europe35.991
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia32.310
MexicoMEXCentral America28.289
NorwayNORNorthern Europe26.703
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia20.275
VenezuelaVENSouth America17.500
IranIRNSouthern Asia16.990
ItalyITASouthern Europe14.243
ArgentinaARGSouth America14.158
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia13.705
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand13.111
ChinaCHNEastern Asia12.941
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia12.374
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia10.336
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia8.353
HungaryHUNEastern Europe7.476
PolandPOLEastern Europe6.739
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean6.116
FranceFRAWestern Europe5.720
QatarQATWestern Asia5.409

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. United States465.921
  2. Canada86.112
  3. Netherlands85.205
  4. United Kingdom43.098
  5. Algeria38.511

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0.000
  2. Zambiashared0.000
  3. South Africashared0.000
  4. Yemenshared0.000
  5. Samoashared0.000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 62values changed, of 179 in both
  • 44 · 18rose · fell
  • 117unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do.

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • 62 distinct values among 179

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 16 decimals. 113 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 179 countries has every column.

05The files

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What this site changed: Reshaped to one row per country, with its ISO code; no value recalculated, rescaled or rounded. In full

Licence: Public domain (U.S. government work) · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (1985). Natural Gas Production, 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/natural-gas-production/1985

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