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Natural Gas Production, 2002

Figures for 2002, 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, 2002 covers 205 countries. Russia is highest, at 557.4053; 119 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0000. The middle country reads 0.0000. Against 2001, 79 values changed (54 up, 25 down), the same countries are covered.

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Natural Gas Production · Data for 2002

HighestRussia

557.4053

Lowest119 countries share it

0.0000

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, 2002, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 205 countries · select a heading to sort

Natural Gas Production, 2002: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
RussiaRUSEastern Europe557.4053
United StatesUSANorthern America535.9753
CanadaCANNorthern America187.7818
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe103.5910
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa79.2507
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe75.6657
IranIRNSouthern Asia75.0007
NorwayNORNorthern Europe68.3106
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia58.4206
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia57.7005
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia56.7005
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia53.5005
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia45.3404
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia43.3904
MexicoMEXCentral America37.3434
ArgentinaARGSouth America36.1103
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand34.9703
ChinaCHNEastern Asia32.6403
QatarQATWestern Asia29.5003
VenezuelaVENSouth America28.4103
IndiaINDSouthern Asia26.0802
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa25.0002
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia22.9002
GermanyDEUWestern Europe22.3102
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia19.9802

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Russia557.4053
  2. United States535.9753
  3. Canada187.7818
  4. United Kingdom103.5910
  5. Algeria79.2507

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0.0000
  2. Zambiashared0.0000
  3. Yemenshared0.0000
  4. Samoashared0.0000
  5. Vanuatushared0.0000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.0000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 79values changed, of 205 in both
  • 54 · 25rose · fell
  • 126unchanged

Rose most

  • Norway55.1005 → 68.3106+13.2101
  • Russia544.3051 → 557.4053+13.1001
  • Iran66.0006 → 75.0007+9.0001
  • India20.0702 → 26.0802+6.0101
  • Turkmenistan48.2005 → 53.5005+5.3001

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

  • 84 distinct values among 205

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 119 countries share 0.0000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 205 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

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U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (2002). Natural Gas Production, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/natural-gas-production/2002

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