BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept.10
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
The total world gas production in 2020 stood at 4 014 bcm with almost 24 percent accounting for the US, Trend reports with reference to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The table below shows the ranking of largest gas producers:
|
Producers |
bcm |
% of world total |
|
United States |
949 |
23.6 |
|
Russian Federation |
722 |
18.0 |
|
Iran |
235 |
5.9 |
|
China |
191 |
4.8 |
|
Canada |
184 |
4.6 |
|
Qatar |
167 |
4.2 |
|
Australia |
148 |
3.7 |
|
Norway |
116 |
2.9 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
99 |
2.5 |
|
Algeria |
92 |
2.3 |
|
Rest of the world |
1 111 |
27.5 |
|
World |
4 014 |
100.0 |
Top-10 net exporters as of 2020 are: Russian Federation with 230 bcm, Qatar with 127 bcm, Norway with 111 bcm, Australia with 103 bcm, United States with 77 bcm, Turkmenistan with 56 bcm, Canada with 47 bcm, Algeria with 41 bcm, Nigeria with 27 bcm and Malaysia with 22 bcm.
Ten largest net importers are China with 125 bcm, Japan with 105 bcm, Germany with 83 bcm, Italy with 66 bcm, Mexico with 64 bcm, Korea with 54 bcm, Turkey with 47 bcm, France with 37 bcm, UK with 34 bcm and India with 34 bcm.
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