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Natural Gas Information
Time series of annual gas supply balances, imports and exports for OECD and non-OECD countries. The service is updated twice a year: in April with complete data up to year-2 and in July with additional provisional supply data for the year-1.
The Natural Gas Information data service contains time series of annual gas supply balances for both OECD and non-OECD countries from 1960 up to 2021. The 2021 data for the OECD files are complete and finalized while the 2021 data for the World files are preliminary. Country aggregates for OECD Total, OECD Americas, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Europe, IEA and regional totals are included.
Statistics for the World include data on production, total imports and exports, and gross inland consumption. For the OECD countries, more detailed information on supply and consumption by sector, and trade by origin and destination is available. It includes data up to 2021.
OECD and selected countries natural gas supply and consumption
These files contain time series of gas data for 38 OECD countries and 14 European non-OECD countries from 1960 to 2021. Country aggregates for OECD Total, OECD Americas, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Europe, IEA Total, EU27_2020, and EU28 are also included. Detailed supply data, end-use consumption by sector and stock levels are available for natural gas. Data are in million cubic metres (MCM) and terajoules (TJ).
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OECD and selected countries natural gas supply and consumption18/04/2023
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OECD and selected countries imports and exports
These files contain time series of gas data for 38 OECD countries and 14 European non-OECD countries from 1960 to 2021. Country aggregates for OECD Total, OECD Americas, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Europe, IEA Total, EU27_2020, and EU28 are also included. Detailed data on trade by origin and destination are available for natural gas. Data are in million cubic metres (MCM) and terajoules (TJ).
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OECD and selected countries imports by origin18/04/2023
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TXT
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IVT
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OECD and selected countries exports by destination18/04/2023
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TXT
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IVT
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World natural gas statistics
This file contains time series for 1960 to 2021 for the world, 152 countries and 24 regional aggregates on production, imports, exports as well as gross inland consumption of natural gas. 2021 data are estimated for non-OECD countries. This file was published in July 2022 and includes data up to 2020, with provisional information for 2021. It will be updated in July 2023 with the final release which will include World data up to 2021 and provisional information for 2022. Data are in million cubic metres (MCM) and terajoules (TJ).
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World natural gas statistics26/07/2022
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World imports by origin
This file contains time series for 1993 to 2021 for the World, 152 countries and 24 regional aggregates on imports of natural gas by country of origin. 2021 data are estimated for non-OECD countries. This file was published in July 2022 and includes data up to 2020, with provisional information for 2021. It will be updated in July 2023 with the final release which will include World data up to 2021 and provisional information for 2022. Data are in million cubic metres (MCM) and terajoules (TJ).
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WIMPDAT.TXT26/07/2022
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TXT
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IVT
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Schedule
The service is updated twice a year: in April with complete data up to year-2 and in July with additional provisional supply data for the year-1.
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18/04/2023
Latest
April 2023 edition
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26/07/2022
Past
July 2022 edition
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20/05/2022
Past
May 2022 edition
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27/07/2021
Past
July 2021 edition
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29/04/2021
Past
April 2021 update
Documentation
Expanded product description and database documentation.
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Natural gas now accounts for about a quarter of global electricity generation. While in the medium term it is seen playing a major role supporting a transition to net zero energy systems, its longer-term use is uncertain in a world dominated by non-emitting renewable energies.