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Natural Gas Production, 2005

Figures for 2005, 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, 2005 covers 206 countries. Russia is highest, at 601.006; 116 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2004, 84 values changed (55 up, 29 down), the same countries are covered.

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Natural Gas Production · Data for 2005

HighestRussia

601.006

Lowest116 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, 2005, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 206 countries · select a heading to sort

Natural Gas Production, 2005: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
RussiaRUSEastern Europe601.006
United StatesUSANorthern America511.136
CanadaCANNorthern America185.783
IranIRNSouthern Asia103.501
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa89.236
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe88.291
NorwayNORNorthern Europe87.001
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe78.511
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia71.241
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia63.001
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia59.691
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia56.651
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia55.981
ChinaCHNEastern Asia49.920
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia46.990
QatarQATWestern Asia45.800
ArgentinaARGSouth America45.630
MexicoMEXCentral America42.831
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa42.500
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand35.840
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean30.980
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia30.800
IndiaINDSouthern Asia29.900
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia23.700
VenezuelaVENSouth America23.444

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Russia601.006
  2. United States511.136
  3. Canada185.783
  4. Iran103.501
  5. Algeria89.236

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0.000
  2. Zambiashared0.000
  3. Yemenshared0.000
  4. Samoashared0.000
  5. Vanuatushared0.000

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.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 84values changed, of 206 in both
  • 55 · 29rose · fell
  • 122unchanged

Rose most

  • Iran83.901 → 103.501+19.600
  • Egypt32.560 → 42.500+9.940
  • China40.760 → 49.920+9.160
  • Algeria80.151 → 89.236+9.085
  • Qatar39.170 → 45.800+6.630

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

  • 87 distinct values among 206

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 116 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 206 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) (2005). Natural Gas Production, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/natural-gas-production/2005

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