What does the US Natural Gas Production and Consumption table measure?

This table measures the supply, disposition, and sector-specific consumption of natural gas in the United States, including gross withdrawals, dry production, net underground storage, imports, and exports.

How often is the US natural gas balance published and how far back does it go?

The data is published monthly by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, with the earliest historical series extending back to 1973.

Which sector breakdowns are included in the natural gas consumption data?

Consumption is broken down by residential, commercial, industrial, electric power, and transportation sectors, alongside lease and plant fuel uses.

How can I track US natural gas trade through this table?

The table tracks international pipeline and liquefied natural gas movements, detailing specific import partner countries such as Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, and Qatar.

US Natural Gas Production and Consumption

Name: US Natural Gas Production and Consumption
Creator: EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) — Monthly Energy Review
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Monthly natural gas balance for the United States, published by the Energy Information Administration in the Monthly Energy Review (tables 4.1-4.3): gross withdrawals, marketed production, dry gas, supplemental gases, net withdrawals from underground storage, and balancing items; consumption broken down by electric power, industrial, residential, commercial, and transportation sectors; imports by country of origin (pipeline from Canada and liquefied natural gas); exports by destination, split between pipeline and liquefied natural gas; and underground storage data covering base gas, working gas, injections, withdrawals, and year-on-year changes.

Source: EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) — Monthly Energy ReviewLast updated: Sep 23, 2026, 18:29Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023	07-2023	06-2023	05-2023
Consumption5	2,351.25	2,389.32	2,779.39	3,112.96	3,789.28	3,498.33	2,782.53	2,443.23	2,426.54	2,642.57	2,723.37	2,416.04	2,308.14	2,377.13	2,750.86	3,232.48	3,921.48	3,361.87	2,709.51	2,431.06	2,416.42	2,724	2,746.36	2,430.87	2,338.62	2,399.65	2,800.75	2,966.97	3,729.81	3,182.37	2,825.89	2,442.79	2,386.28	2,683.07	2,672.06	2,366.08	2,310.54
Electric power	1,004.41	897.77	917.97	946.66	1,093.06	1,047.13	946.04	1,035.43	1,221.27	1,409.49	1,493.79	1,211.36	972.31	830.13	830.49	931.88	1,124.95	1,036.81	987.48	1,070.51	1,222.6	1,496.49	1,527.65	1,238.44	1,047.68	879.88	919.21	912.71	1,136.99	1,019.61	963.18	1,015.95	1,198.74	1,471.54	1,474.74	1,177.63	989.44
Industrial2	874.86	872.55	919.73	873.96	982.5	979.21	911.57	865.84	839.88	868.91	854.75	822.18	862.82	862.81	917.38	883.82	994.57	967.11	886.23	859.88	828.73	863.73	853.13	817.16	847.85	856.72	911.56	874.73	964.39	957.96	903.87	875.42	830.18	852.15	833.38	813.27	846.32
Non-electric power sector industry2	696.86	699.5	741.3	713.32	808.33	799.99	739.54	692.54	670.69	693.84	680.73	654.92	691.29	696.53	745.01	732.15	828.02	797.64	725.17	693.47	669.91	698.46	686.3	657.74	685.07	699.43	747.5	717.86	801.2	790.17	741.72	710.38	670.63	687.62	669.84	656.2	682.1
Of which: combined heat and power	109.21	108.62	112.62	108.03	125.57	124.12	116.62	112.62	112.51	117.72	116.39	110.06	110.64	109.73	118.02	111.41	129.62	124.48	113.95	109.16	113.94	123.08	120.53	111.68	112.26	109.97	115.09	113.14	129.3	125.13	117.34	113.85	117.26	121.57	121.58	116.75	112.56
Of which: non-combined heat and power	587.66	590.88	628.68	605.29	682.76	675.86	622.92	579.92	558.18	576.12	564.34	544.86	580.64	586.81	626.99	620.75	698.4	673.17	611.22	584.32	555.97	575.38	565.77	546.06	572.82	589.46	632.41	604.72	671.91	665.04	624.37	596.53	553.37	566.05	548.26	539.45	569.54
Lease and plant fuel	177.99	173.06	178.43	160.64	174.17	179.23	172.03	173.3	169.19	175.07	174.02	167.26	171.53	166.27	172.36	151.66	166.55	169.47	161.06	166.4	158.82	165.28	166.83	159.42	162.78	157.29	164.06	156.87	163.19	167.79	162.16	165.04	159.55	164.54	163.54	157.07	164.22
Residential	188.5	281.03	480.8	723.54	974.03	825.25	472.07	216.26	112.52	104.63	111	129.6	188.47	325.55	527.45	795.65	1,036.19	757.41	411.85	193.77	112.76	105.34	107.43	123.66	172.46	317.75	509.05	643.86	933.67	661.82	497.07	228.15	114.47	105.27	112.57	129.94	198.68
Commercial	188.08	241.24	348.95	444.4	588.71	507	340.93	226.75	154.71	152.87	154.05	155.15	190.81	262.39	364.71	492.11	609.69	463.82	314.25	208.65	154.24	147.84	146.84	152.8	176	247.94	347.43	415.26	542.81	415.12	348.36	225.41	147.28	146.45	144.11	150.35	183.59
Transportation2	95.4	96.72	111.95	124.4	150.98	139.74	111.92	98.95	98.16	106.66	109.78	97.76	93.73	96.25	110.84	129.02	156.09	136.72	109.7	98.26	98.09	110.6	111.32	98.81	94.63	97.36	113.5	120.41	151.95	127.86	113.41	97.86	95.62	107.66	107.26	94.9	92.51
Pipeline compressors	90.88	92.35	107.43	120.33	146.47	135.22	107.55	94.44	93.79	102.14	105.27	93.39	89.22	91.88	106.33	124.95	151.58	131.33	104.48	92.87	92.87	105.21	105.93	93.6	89.24	92.15	108.11	115.36	146.56	122.76	108.47	92.75	90.67	102.56	102.15	89.95	87.4
Vehicle fuel	4.51	4.37	4.51	4.08	4.51	4.51	4.37	4.51	4.37	4.51	4.51	4.37	4.51	4.37	4.51	4.08	4.51	5.39	5.22	5.39	5.22	5.39	5.39	5.22	5.39	5.22	5.39	5.04	5.39	5.11	4.94	5.11	4.94	5.11	5.11	4.94	5.11
Gross withdrawals	4,153.75	4,059.22	4,195.09	3,770.94	4,099.73	4,216.24	4,030.09	4,054.35	3,940.67	4,066.2	4,022.63	3,904.58	4,023.66	3,905.77	4,057.7	3,579.36	3,932.66	3,995.02	3,797.17	3,899.03	3,705.82	3,856.88	3,894.75	3,732.47	3,829.43	3,713.08	3,869.68	3,700.61	3,873.82	3,962.25	3,812.26	3,876.09	3,722.76	3,807.29	3,800.26	3,687.54	3,859.05
Marketed production	3,774.61	3,669.89	3,783.87	3,406.52	3,693.46	3,800.81	3,648.2	3,675.08	3,587.95	3,712.6	3,690.28	3,547.01	3,637.57	3,526.1	3,655.23	3,216.27	3,532.01	3,593.87	3,415.56	3,528.84	3,368.08	3,504.91	3,537.83	3,380.78	3,452	3,335.5	3,479.22	3,326.62	3,460.68	3,559.42	3,439.91	3,501.12	3,384.68	3,490.43	3,469.33	3,332	3,483.61
Extraction loss	356.13	341.9	351.03	307.83	321.93	340.33	339.9	347.79	340.14	344.5	342.31	322.46	335.86	320.2	328.72	279.94	299.28	317.75	301.99	312	297.79	309.89	312.8	298.91	305.21	294.91	307.62	294.12	305.98	293.63	283.77	288.82	279.21	287.93	286.19	274.86	287.37
Dry natural gas production	3,418.48	3,327.99	3,432.84	3,098.7	3,371.53	3,460.49	3,308.31	3,327.29	3,247.82	3,368.1	3,347.97	3,224.55	3,301.71	3,205.9	3,326.51	2,936.33	3,232.73	3,276.12	3,113.57	3,216.84	3,070.29	3,195.02	3,225.04	3,081.87	3,146.79	3,040.59	3,171.6	3,032.5	3,154.71	3,265.79	3,156.15	3,212.31	3,105.47	3,202.5	3,183.14	3,057.14	3,196.24
Supplemental gaseous fuels	6.28	8.25	8.38	8.75	9.71	9.65	7.92	6.56	7.33	7.48	7.55	5.97	6.71	7.53	8.47	9.02	10.82	8.35	7.93	8.19	7.82	8.14	8.22	7.85	8.02	7.75	8.08	7.73	8.04	7.48	7.23	7.36	7.12	7.34	7.29	7	7.32
Net imports2	-592.68	-590.78	-651.45	-507.41	-493.69	-552.73	-542.32	-550.92	-503.34	-523.83	-462.85	-445.35	-495.17	-488.92	-489.83	-387.91	-358.62	-385.98	-368.8	-395.34	-391.75	-389.39	-336.68	-380.03	-407.93	-345.31	-424.58	-385.24	-351	-432.01	-403.24	-420.88	-395.64	-388.08	-378.42	-375.86	-422.31
Imports12	223.92	216.77	238.83	276.3	339.81	327.98	264.3	232.57	225.59	237.78	257.86	246.44	240.51	236.26	263.12	295.54	335.69	309.41	270.44	253.97	246.56	260.89	271.44	246.75	238.47	221.91	243.41	258.29	323	276.86	251.04	230.97	230.01	246.44	256.09	231.48	216.11
Canada (pipeline)	223.9	216.75	238.8	274.11	329.3	321.44	264.28	232.55	222.7	237.76	257.84	246.42	240.49	236.24	263.1	295.52	334.28	307.34	270.42	253.95	244.44	260.81	271.42	246.73	238.45	221.89	238.77	255.65	318.75	274.18	251.02	230.95	229.99	246.41	254.81	231.46	214.72
Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	2.17	10.49	2.99	0	0	2.87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	1.91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.62	2.62	1.29	2.66	0	0	0	0	1.26	0	1.37
Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	3.53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mexico (pipeline)	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.17	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.08	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yemen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exports	816.6	807.55	890.28	783.7	833.49	880.71	806.62	783.49	728.93	761.61	720.71	691.79	735.68	725.18	752.96	683.45	694.3	695.39	639.24	649.31	638.31	650.28	608.13	626.77	646.4	567.22	667.99	643.53	674	708.87	654.28	651.85	625.65	634.51	634.52	607.34	638.42
Net underground storage withdrawals	-430.32	-307.16	-5.47	501.38	905.93	594.35	30.92	-307.91	-309.27	-185.88	-151.13	-355	-497.26	-304.27	-48.27	635.82	1,010.24	487.2	27.46	-334.24	-256.83	-83.92	-124.4	-259.84	-370.33	-262.76	51.63	270.69	860.94	292.41	70.25	-328.58	-330.63	-138.13	-138.86	-351.03	-461.14
Balancing item	-50.52	-48.99	-4.91	11.54	-4.2	-13.43	-22.31	-31.78	-16	-23.3	-18.17	-14.12	-7.86	-43.12	-46.01	39.21	26.31	-23.81	-70.66	-64.39	-13.12	-5.86	-25.81	-18.98	-37.93	-40.61	-5.99	41.3	57.13	48.69	-4.49	-27.42	-0.03	-0.56	-1.09	28.83	-9.58
EXPORTS BY DESTINATION (pipeline and LNG)1
Total natural gas exports13
Mexico (pipeline)	224.18	194.24	199.9	177.33	189.05	187.29	189.97	202.16	206.05	232.31	214.86	218.62	225.31	203.72	186.28	173.36	193.77	176.72	177.9	203.81	205.54	221.45	217.88	203.78	215.29	190.87	182.44	170.03	188.19	178.28	179.03	202.27	202.44	213.07	210.61	204.15	193.65
Canada (pipeline)	89.62	75.37	120.32	112.75	108.72	124.16	94.29	77.88	71.14	81.4	70.53	67.14	75.08	76.63	109.02	100.91	85.58	109.88	85.29	71.85	69.75	66.02	66.39	66.62	66.61	72.6	115.67	114.04	92.17	111.34	89.03	66.98	76.66	68.41	76.61	75.37	78.03
Japan (LNG)	42.53	25.38	24.68	6.91	3.27	13.66	28.25	34.18	21.62	14.15	17.26	17.43	25.17	21.11	20.02	6.42	3.68	22.93	27.73	30.03	32.18	30.29	30.45	27.86	41.16	22.23	28.92	22.83	19.34	27.46	24.9	24.36	33.38	31.3	44.02	28.03	31.21
South Korea (LNG)	49.53	24.46	37.81	7.42	6.87	21.61	17.64	26.65	14.15	30.01	19.48	21.57	21.21	39.84	17.26	10.03	11.02	10.88	16.21	21.28	25.7	42.73	24.15	44.58	28.4	17.46	21.02	16.19	20.64	35.19	26.14	28.22	24.11	34.93	16.46	17.04	10.96
China (LNG)	0	0	0	0.51	0	0	0	0	0.55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.24	10.11	11.45	31.62	28.15	29.7	17.04	25.86	10.03	17.38	16.31	7.94	13.95	25.6	18.01	10.22	14.25	35.34	20.26	6.59
India (LNG)	29.82	39.92	17.97	14.43	6.87	10.83	14.35	10.67	18.79	14.43	14.52	14.05	14.61	10.69	13.57	6.88	10.53	6.98	6.77	27.37	31.99	24.88	25.11	28.78	45.27	20.84	13.84	13.53	10.69	17.06	7.44	13.7	24.45	13.71	20.49	14.49	7.14
United Kingdom (LNG)	7.24	6.38	21.8	60.43	92.3	67.36	60.3	32.43	13.95	0	3.62	7.22	7.21	10.46	38.49	68.68	62.5	57	45.44	13.84	3.58	13.89	3.7	6.4	7.1	6.89	13.66	34.72	42.93	60.21	47.64	24.9	7.46	3.66	0	0	25.24
France (LNG)	18.14	46.54	61.54	32.7	45.26	38.36	37.98	51.9	47.4	30.29	10.99	27.28	52.02	52.5	70.29	64.43	49.61	42.62	23.6	39.63	24.39	8.29	14.21	6.63	19.8	37.67	60.57	49.36	28.05	40.69	58.91	54.07	32.02	34.33	20.59	45.57	51.36
Spain (LNG)	8.64	21.73	50.57	29.73	50.16	32.33	22	39.66	28.34	34.63	39.04	5.26	15.77	55.82	51.94	18.02	30.3	33.17	10.58	7.02	14.11	20.88	14.71	17.36	8.4	10.13	21.85	13.66	38.81	15.63	17.28	49.79	10.23	20.02	34.11	12.27	12.27
Turkey (LNG)	3.8	7.3	12.82	34.28	80.99	95.69	69.62	24.92	0	3.47	3.62	3.27	3.51	3.43	10.7	73.44	71.26	68.55	47.45	24.11	0	0	0	0	0	3.06	8.96	20.45	42.69	42.3	27.56	4.51	3.53	0	0	0	0
Brazil (LNG)	3.68	1.46	8.45	3.05	3.29	6.42	13.25	6.9	10.17	13.56	11.77	4.79	3.39	3.28	5.08	9.49	0	5.65	9.84	13.49	21.79	16.74	3.53	14	5.94	1.36	0	6.18	7.32	3.71	3.56	3.72	6.56	3.29	0	8.63	4.2
Chile (LNG)	3.68	6.4	0	3.33	0	3.45	3.33	0	3.26	0	6.79	10.32	4.09	3.42	3.37	0	3.34	6.1	2.43	0	0	3.7	10.64	7.1	7.33	5.44	6.44	3.52	3.7	0	0	0	0	3.07	7.14	4.01	6.42
All other countries	335.73	358.37	334.44	300.83	246.73	279.55	255.65	276.15	293.51	307.35	308.24	294.82	288.32	244.3	226.95	151.79	172.72	147.68	175.88	185.45	177.67	173.27	167.65	186.61	175.25	168.66	177.24	162.7	171.53	163.05	147.2	161.32	194.59	194.47	169.16	177.52	211.37
UNDERGROUND STORAGE: BASE GAS, WORKING GAS, INJECTIONS AND WITHDRAWALS4
Total gas in storage, end of month2	7,139.58	6,710.83	6,403.14	6,398.51	6,899.69	7,802.75	8,399.05	8,430.18	8,124.52	7,817.33	7,631.4	7,478.5	7,123.77	6,628.15	6,324.07	6,275.67	6,912.05	7,922.32	8,399.57	8,421.48	8,097.47	7,846.92	7,765.46	7,645.5	7,391.93	7,028.89	6,772.27	6,816.84	7,078.35	7,923.21	8,204.45	8,273.51	7,953.96	7,633.44	7,500.15	7,365.4	7,022.12
Base gas	4,503.6	4,501.06	4,497.14	4,495.65	4,497.66	4,499.29	4,500.08	4,501.57	4,500.56	4,501.37	4,489.86	4,490.68	4,489.49	4,489.5	4,490.51	4,488.35	4,489.75	4,484.8	4,484.7	4,483.08	4,482.13	4,476.66	4,471.85	4,470.53	4,468.75	4,466.44	4,466.22	4,467.16	4,466.99	4,467.54	4,463.64	4,465.65	4,463.46	4,464.55	4,464.92	4,463.73	4,465.64
Working gas	2,635.98	2,209.78	1,906	1,902.86	2,402.03	3,303.46	3,898.97	3,928.61	3,623.97	3,315.96	3,141.54	2,987.82	2,634.29	2,138.65	1,833.56	1,787.31	2,422.29	3,437.52	3,914.87	3,938.4	3,615.34	3,370.25	3,293.62	3,174.97	2,923.18	2,562.45	2,306.06	2,349.68	2,611.37	3,455.67	3,740.81	3,807.86	3,490.5	3,168.9	3,035.24	2,901.66	2,556.48
Change in working gas from a year earlier	1.7	71.12	72.44	115.54	-20.26	-134.06	-15.9	-9.79	8.63	-54.29	-152.07	-187.15	-288.89	-423.8	-472.49	-562.37	-189.07	-18.15	174.06	130.54	124.84	201.36	258.38	273.31	366.7	445.99	456.16	277.5	141.35	530.29	239.76	238.47	344.86	459.47	530.11	576.34	554.57
Change in working gas from a year earlier, percent	0.1	3.3	4	6.5	-0.8	-3.9	-0.4	-0.2	0.2	-1.6	-4.6	-5.9	-9.9	-16.5	-20.5	-23.9	-7.2	-0.5	4.7	3.4	3.6	6.4	8.5	9.4	14.3	21.1	24.7	13.4	5.7	18.1	6.8	6.7	11	17	21.2	24.8	27.7
Storage activity3
Injections	537	454.17	306.09	149.69	107.89	166.09	244.91	424.67	417.3	366.02	341.97	461.47	578.95	448.11	335.59	135.86	96.2	156.53	223.58	421.77	401.07	322.45	296.05	381.66	474.62	411.12	273.54	194.88	106.47	170.2	233.13	441.78	479.18	365.81	319.58	448.25	533.98
Withdrawals	106.69	147	300.62	651.07	1,013.82	760.44	275.82	116.76	108.03	180.14	190.84	106.47	81.69	143.85	287.32	771.69	1,106.44	632.71	246.74	94.46	150.83	243.83	176.51	128.09	112.09	155.11	319.61	457.6	950.84	454.45	298.02	120.57	156.55	233.79	186.06	104.71	81.76
Net withdrawals (withdrawals minus injections)	-430.32	-307.16	-5.47	501.38	905.93	594.35	30.92	-307.91	-309.27	-185.88	-151.13	-355	-497.26	-304.27	-48.27	635.82	1,010.24	476.17	23.17	-327.31	-250.24	-78.62	-119.54	-253.57	-362.53	-256.01	46.06	262.72	844.37	284.25	64.9	-321.21	-322.63	-132.02	-133.53	-343.54	-452.22

Latest reading

Dry natural gas production stood at 3,418.48 Billion cubic feet in May 2026. That is +2.7% from Apr 2026 and +3.5% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1973 to May 2026. Source: EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) — Monthly Energy Review.

Latest: 3,418.48 Billion cubic feet; May 2026
vs previous period: +2.7%; Apr 2026
vs a year earlier: +3.5%

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US natural gas production

In May 2026, dry natural gas production in the United States was 3,418 billion cubic feet.

Measure	May 2026 (billion cubic feet)
Gross withdrawals	4,154
Marketed production	3,775
Dry natural gas production	3,418

US natural gas consumption by sector

US natural gas consumption was 2,351 billion cubic feet in May 2026. Electric power was the largest user at 42.7% of the total, followed by industrial at 37.2%.

Sector	May 2026 (billion cubic feet)	Share of total
Electric power	1,004	42.7%
Industrial	875	37.2%
Residential	188	8.0%
Commercial	188	8.0%
Transportation	95	4.1%
Total consumption	2,351	100%

Frequently asked questions

What does the US Natural Gas Production and Consumption table measure?: This table measures the supply, disposition, and sector-specific consumption of natural gas in the United States, including gross withdrawals, dry production, net underground storage, imports, and exports.
How often is the US natural gas balance published and how far back does it go?: The data is published monthly by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, with the earliest historical series extending back to 1973.
Which sector breakdowns are included in the natural gas consumption data?: Consumption is broken down by residential, commercial, industrial, electric power, and transportation sectors, alongside lease and plant fuel uses.
How can I track US natural gas trade through this table?: The table tracks international pipeline and liquefied natural gas movements, detailing specific import partner countries such as Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, and Qatar.