iii
BP Statistical Review
of World Energy
June 2009
Whatβs inside?
This data is an extract from the printed Review
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Natural gas
Proved reserves
At end 1988
At end 1998
At end 2007
At end 2008
Trillion Trillion Trillion Trillion Trillion
cubic cubic cubic cubic cubic Share R/P
metres metres metres
feet metres of
total
ratio
US
4.76 4.65 6.73
237.7 6.73
3.6% 11.6
Canada
2.67 1.75 1.63
57.7 1.63
0.9% 9.3
Mexico
2.08 0.85 0.51
17.6 0.50
0.3% 9.1
Total
North
America
9.51 7.24 8.88
313.1 8.87
4.8% 10.9
Argentina
0.77 0.69 0.44
15.6 0.44
0.2% 10.0
Bolivia
0.15 0.15 0.71
25.1 0.71
0.4% 51.0
Brazil
0.11 0.22 0.27
11.5 0.33
0.2% 23.6
Colombia
0.13 0.20 0.12
4.0 0.11
0.1% 12.4
Peru
0.34 0.25 0.33
11.8 0.33
0.2% 98.5
Trinidad
&
Tobago
0.29 0.56 0.48
17.0 0.48
0.3% 12.2
Venezuela
2.86 4.15 4.84
170.9 4.84
2.6%
*
Other S. & Cent. America
0.15
0.14
0.07
2.4 0.07
β
17.5
Total S. & Cent. America
4.79
6.35
7.27
258.2 7.31
4.0% 46.0
Azerbaijan
n/a 0.81 1.16
42.3 1.20
0.6% 81.3
Denmark
0.08 0.10 0.07
1.9 0.06
β
5.5
Germany
0.36 0.26 0.14
4.2 0.12
0.1% 9.2
Italy
0.33 0.27 0.13
4.2 0.12
0.1% 14.2
Kazakhstan
n/a 1.81 1.85
64.4 1.82
1.0% 60.3
Netherlands
1.73 1.77 1.39
49.1 1.39
0.8% 20.6
Norway
2.30 3.79 2.88
102.7 2.91
1.6% 29.3
Poland
0.17 0.14 0.11
3.9 0.11
0.1% 27.1
Romania
0.17 0.36 0.63
22.2 0.63
0.3% 54.6
Russian
Federation
n/a 43.51 43.32
1529.2 43.30
23.4% 72.0
Turkmenistan
n/a 2.51 2.43
280.6 7.94
4.3%
*
Ukraine
n/a 1.02 0.93
32.6 0.92
0.5% 49.2
United
Kingdom
0.59 0.76 0.34
12.1 0.34
0.2% 4.9
Uzbekistan
n/a 1.58 1.59
55.8 1.58
0.9% 25.4
Other Europe & Eurasia
38.81
0.40
0.43
15.6 0.44
0.2% 43.2
Total Europe & Eurasia
44.53
59.09
57.39
2220.8 62.89
34.0% 57.8
Bahrain
0.19 0.14 0.09
3.0 0.09
β
6.3
Iran
14.20 24.10 28.13
1045.7 29.61
16.0%
*
Iraq
2.69 3.19 3.17
111.9 3.17
1.7%
*
Kuwait
1.38 1.48 1.78
62.9 1.78
1.0%
*
Oman
0.28 0.57 0.98
34.6 0.98
0.5% 40.7
Qatar
4.62 10.90 25.46
899.3 25.46
13.8%
*
Saudi
Arabia
5.02 6.07 7.30
267.3 7.57
4.1% 96.9
Syria
0.11 0.24 0.28
10.0 0.28
0.2% 51.8
United
Arab
Emirates
5.66 6.00 6.44
227.1 6.43
3.5%
*
Yemen
0.16 0.48 0.49
17.3 0.49
0.3%
*
Other Middle East
β
β
0.05
1.7 0.05
β
18.4
Total
Middle
East
34.34 53.17 74.17
2680.9 75.91
41.0%
*
Algeria
3.23 4.08 4.50
159.1 4.50
2.4% 52.1
Egypt
0.33 1.02 2.07
76.6 2.17
1.2% 36.9
Libya
0.83 1.32 1.54
54.4 1.54
0.8% 96.9
Nigeria
2.48 3.51 5.22
184.2 5.22
2.8%
*
Other
Africa
0.82 0.84 1.21
43.3 1.23
0.7% 66.2
Total
Africa
7.68 10.77 14.54
517.5 14.65
7.9% 68.2
Australia
1.11 1.65 2.41
88.6 2.51
1.4% 65.6
Bangladesh
0.35 0.30 0.37
13.1 0.37
0.2% 21.4
Brunei
0.32 0.38 0.34
12.4 0.35
0.2% 28.8
China
0.92 1.37 2.26
86.7 2.46
1.3% 32.3
India
0.60 0.67 1.06
38.5 1.09
0.6% 35.6
Indonesia
2.56 2.18 3.00
112.5 3.18
1.7% 45.7
Malaysia
1.49 2.41 2.39
84.3 2.39
1.3% 38.2
Myanmar
0.27 0.29 0.49
17.5 0.49
0.3% 39.9
Pakistan
0.65 0.61 0.85
30.1 0.85
0.5% 22.7
Papua
New
Guinea
0.13 0.43 0.44
15.6 0.44
0.2%
*
Thailand
0.20 0.42 0.32
10.7 0.30
0.2% 10.5
Vietnam
n/a 0.17 0.48
19.7 0.56
0.3% 70.1
Other Asia Pacifi
c
0.27 0.51 0.40
13.9 0.39
0.2% 22.1
Total Asia Pacifi
c
8.86 11.39 14.80
543.5 15.39
8.3% 37.4
Total
World
109.72 148.01 177.05 6534.0 185.02 100.0% 60.4
of which: European Union
3.65
3.77
2.91
101.4 2.87
1.6% 15.1
OECD
16.57 16.17 16.56
587.3 16.63
9.0% 14.6
Former
Soviet
Union
38.46 51.48 51.50
2013.1 57.00
30.8% 71.8
*
M
ore than 100 years.
β Less than 0.05.
β
Less than 0.05%.
n/a not available.
Notes:
Proved reserves of natural gas
β Generally taken to be those quantities that geological and engineering information indicates with reasonable certainty can be recovered in the future
from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions.
Reserves-to-production (R/P) ratio
β If the reserves remaining at the end of any year are divided by the production in that year, the result is the length of time that those remaining reserves
would last if production were to continue at that rate.
Source of data
β The estimates in this table have been compiled using a combination of primary official sources and third-party data from Cedigaz and the OPEC Secretariat.
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Proved reserves at end 2008
Trillion cubic metres
7.31
S. & Cent. America
8.87
North America
15.39
Asia Pacific
14.65
Africa
62.89
Europe & Eurasia
75.91
Middle East
8.3
41.0
4.0
4.8
7.9
34.0
2008
Total 185.02
trillion
cubic
metres
1998
Total 148.01
trillion
cubic
metres
39.9
7.3
4.9
4.3
35.9
7.7
1988
Total 109.72
trillion
cubic
metres
8.1
31.3
4.4
8.7
7.0
40.6
Middle East
Europe & Eurasia
Asia Pacifi c
Africa
North America
S. & Cent. America
Distribution of proved reserves in 1988, 1998 and 2008
Percentage
24
Production
*
Change
2008
2008
over
share
Billion
cubic
metres
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008
2007
of
total
US
538.7 533.3 543.2 555.5 536.0 540.8 526.4 511.1 524.0 540.5
582.2
7.5%
19.3%
Canada
173.4 176.8 182.2 186.5 187.9 184.7 183.7 187.4 188.4 184.1
175.2
-5.1% 5.7%
Mexico
38.4 37.1 37.8 37.4 38.9 41.2 42.7 45.0 51.6 54.0
54.9
1.3% 1.8%
Total
North
America
750.5 747.2 763.2 779.4 762.8 766.6 752.8 743.6 764.0 778.7
812.3
4.1%
26.7%
Argentina
29.6 34.6 37.4 37.1 36.1 41.0 44.9 45.6 46.1 44.8
44.1
-1.9% 1.4%
Bolivia
2.8 2.3 3.2 4.7 4.9 6.4 9.8
11.9
12.9
13.8
13.9
0.5% 0.5%
Brazil
6.3 7.4 7.5 7.7 9.2 10.0 11.0 11.0 11.3 11.3
13.9
22.4% 0.5%
Colombia
6.3 5.2 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.7 7.0 7.5
9.1
19.8% 0.3%
Trinidad
&
Tobago
8.6 11.7 14.1 15.2 17.3 24.7 27.3 30.3 36.4 39.0
39.3
0.5% 1.3%
Venezuela
32.3 27.4 27.9 29.6 28.4 25.2 28.4 27.4 31.5 32.1
31.5
-2.2% 1.0%
Other
S.
&
Cent.
America
2.9 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.6 4.0 4.9 5.8 6.5
7.2
11.6% 0.2%
Total
S.
&
Cent.
America
88.8 92.0 99.7 104.3 106.0 117.1 131.7 137.9 151.1 155.0
158.9
2.2% 5.2%
Azerbaijan
5.1 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.5 5.2 6.1 9.8
14.7
50.0% 0.5%
Denmark
7.6 7.8 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.0 9.4
10.4
10.4 9.2
10.1
9.1% 0.3%
Germany
16.7 17.8 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.7 16.4 15.8 15.6 14.3
13.0
-9.2% 0.4%
Italy
17.4 16.0 15.2 14.0 13.4 12.7 11.9 11.1 10.1 8.9
8.4
-6.1% 0.3%
Kazakhstan
7.2 9.0 10.4 10.5 10.2 12.6 20.0 22.6 23.9 26.4
30.2
13.9% 1.0%
Netherlands
64.8 60.2 58.1 62.4 60.3 58.1 68.5 62.5 61.6 60.5
67.5
11.2% 2.2%
Norway
44.2 48.5 49.7 53.9 65.5 73.1 78.5 85.0 87.6 89.7
99.2
10.4% 3.2%
Poland
3.6 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3
4.1
-6.6% 0.1%
Romania
14.0 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.2 13.0 12.8 12.4 11.9 11.5
11.5
-0.3% 0.4%
Russian
Federation
534.8 534.6 528.7 526.2 538.8 561.4 573.3 580.1 593.8 592.0
601.7
1.4%
19.6%
Turkmenistan
12.0 20.6 42.5 46.4 48.4 53.5 52.8 57.0 60.4 65.4
66.1
0.7% 2.1%
Ukraine
16.3 16.4 16.2 16.6 16.9 17.5 18.5 18.8 19.1 19.1
18.7
-2.3% 0.6%
United
Kingdom
90.2 99.1
108.4
105.8
103.6
102.9 96.4 88.2 80.0 72.1
69.6
-3.7% 2.3%
Uzbekistan
49.6 50.3 51.1 52.0 51.9 52.0 54.2 54.0 54.5 59.1
62.2
4.9% 2.0%
Other
Europe
&
Eurasia
12.3 11.5 11.2 11.0 11.3 10.7 11.1 10.7 11.5 10.8
10.3
-5.4% 0.3%
Total
Europe
&
Eurasia
895.8 914.7 939.2 946.7 967.6 1001.7 1032.5 1038.2 1050.7 1053.3
1087.3
2.9%
35.4%
Bahrain
8.4 8.7 8.8 9.1 9.5 9.6 9.8
10.7
11.3
11.8
13.4
13.8% 0.4%
Iran
50.0 56.4 60.2 66.0 75.0 81.5 84.9
103.5
108.6
111.9
116.3
3.6% 3.8%
Kuwait
9.5 8.6 9.6 10.5 9.5 11.0 11.9 12.2 12.5 12.1
12.8
5.5% 0.4%
Oman
5.2 5.5 8.7 14.0 15.0 16.5 18.5 19.8 23.7 24.1
24.1
-0.3% 0.8%
Qatar
19.6 22.1 23.7 27.0 29.5 31.4 39.2 45.8 50.7 63.2
76.6
20.9% 2.5%
Saudi
Arabia
46.8 46.2 49.8 53.7 56.7 60.1 65.7 71.2 73.5 74.4
78.1
4.7% 2.5%
Syria
5.3 5.4 5.5 5.0 6.1 6.2 6.4 5.5 5.7 5.6
5.5
-2.8% 0.2%
United
Arab
Emirates
37.1 38.5 38.4 44.9 43.4 44.8 46.3 47.8 49.0 50.4
50.2
-0.7% 1.6%
Other
Middle
East
3.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.6 1.8 2.5 3.4 4.1 4.1
4.1
-1.7% 0.1%
Total
Middle
East
185.0 194.7 208.1 233.3 247.2 262.9 285.1 319.9 339.1 357.6
381.1
6.3%
12.4%
Algeria
76.6 86.0 84.4 78.2 80.4 82.8 82.0 88.2 84.5 84.8
86.5
1.7% 2.8%
Egypt
14.0 16.8 21.0 25.2 27.3 30.1 33.0 42.5 54.7 55.7
58.9
5.4% 1.9%
Libya
6.4 5.0 5.9 6.2 5.9 5.5 8.1
11.3
13.2
15.3
15.9
3.6% 0.5%
Nigeria
5.1 6.0 12.5 14.9 14.2 19.2 22.8 22.4 28.4 35.0
35.0
-0.2% 1.1%
Other
Africa
5.1 5.8 6.3 6.8 7.5 7.1 9.3
11.2
11.8
13.6
18.5
35.7% 0.6%
Total
Africa
107.2 119.7 130.1 131.3 135.3 144.8 155.2 175.6 192.6 204.4
214.8
4.8% 7.0%
Australia
30.4 30.8 31.2 32.5 32.6 33.2 35.3 37.1 38.9 40.0
38.3
-4.5% 1.2%
Bangladesh
7.8 8.3 10.0 10.7 11.4 12.3 13.2 14.5 15.3 16.3
17.3
6.0% 0.6%
Brunei
10.8 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 12.4 12.2 12.0 12.6 12.3
12.1
-1.2% 0.4%
China
23.3 25.2 27.2 30.3 32.7 35.0 41.5 49.3 58.6 69.2
76.1
9.6% 2.5%
India
24.5 25.1 26.4 26.4 27.6 29.5 29.2 29.6 29.3 30.1
30.6
1.4% 1.0%
Indonesia
64.6 70.0 65.2 63.3 69.7 73.2 70.3 71.2 70.3 67.6
69.7
2.7% 2.3%
Malaysia
38.5 40.8 45.3 46.9 48.3 51.8 53.9 59.9 59.7 60.8
62.5
2.5% 2.0%
Myanmar
1.8 1.7 3.4 7.0 8.4 9.6
10.2
12.2
12.6
13.5
12.4
-8.5% 0.4%
New
Zealand
4.6 5.3 5.6 5.9 5.6 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.1
3.8
-6.3% 0.1%
Pakistan
17.8 20.3 21.5 22.7 24.6 30.4 34.5 35.5 36.1 36.5
37.5
2.6% 1.2%
Thailand
17.5 19.2 20.2 19.6 20.5 21.8 22.4 23.7 24.3 26.0
28.9
10.7% 0.9%
Vietnam
0.9 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.4 4.2 6.9 6.8 7.1
7.9
11.9% 0.3%
Other Asia Pacifi
c
3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 5.3 6.4 6.2 7.0
10.5
13.0
14.1
8.5% 0.5%
Total A
sia Pacifi
c
245.7 262.6 272.1 282.4 300.6 322.3 336.8 362.6 378.5 396.3
411.2
3.5%
13.4%
Total
World
2273.0 2330.9 2412.4 2477.4 2519.4 2615.5 2694.1 2777.8 2876.1 2945.3 3065.6 3.8% 100.0%
of
which:
European
Union
223.4 226.6 232.0 232.9 227.7 223.6 227.4 211.9 201.3 187.5
190.3
1.2% 6.2%
OECD
1041.8 1047.2 1071.0 1093.8 1083.9 1091.2 1088.0 1072.1 1086.6 1092.1
1136.6
3.9%
37.3%
Former
Soviet
Union
625.3 636.6 654.4 657.1 671.2 701.9 723.5 738.0 758.0 772.2
793.7
2.5%
25.8%
Other
EMEs
605.9
647.0
687.0
726.5
764.3
822.4
882.6
967.7
1031.5
1081.1
1135.3
4.7%
36.9%
*
E
xcluding gas flared or recycled.
Source: Includes data from Cedigaz.
Notes:
As far as possible, the data above represents standard cubic metres (measured at 15ΒΊC and 1013 millibar (mbar); because it is derived directly from tonnes of oil equivalent using an average
conversion factor, it does not necessarily equate with gas volumes expressed in specific national terms.
Annual changes and shares of total are calculated using million tonnes of oil equivalent figures.
Growth rates are adjusted for leap years.
Natural gas production data expressed in billion cubic feet per day is available at
www.bp.com/statisticalreview
.
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Production
*
Change
2008
2008
over
share
Million
tonnes
oil
equivalent
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008
2007
of
total
US
494.2 487.4 495.5 508.2 489.9 496.2 481.1 468.1 479.3 494.5
533.0
7.5%
19.3%
Canada
156.1 159.1 164.0 167.8 169.1 166.2 165.3 168.7 169.6 165.7
157.7
-5.1% 5.7%
Mexico
34.5 33.4 34.0 33.7 35.0 37.0 38.4 40.5 46.4 48.6
49.4
1.3% 1.8%
Total
North
America
684.9 679.9 693.5 709.7 694.0 699.4 684.9 677.3 695.3 708.8
740.0
4.1%
26.7%
Argentina
26.6 31.1 33.7 33.4 32.5 36.9 40.4 41.1 41.5 40.3
39.7
-1.9% 1.4%
Bolivia
2.5 2.0 2.9 4.2 4.4 5.7 8.8
10.7
11.6
12.4
12.5
0.5% 0.5%
Brazil
5.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 8.3 9.0 9.9 9.9
10.2
10.2
12.5
22.4% 0.5%
Colombia
5.6 4.7 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.8
8.2
19.8% 0.3%
Trinidad
&
Tobago
7.8 10.6 12.6 13.7 15.6 22.3 24.6 27.3 32.8 35.1
35.4
0.5% 1.3%
Venezuela
29.1 24.7 25.1 26.6 25.6 22.7 25.6 24.7 28.3 28.9
28.3
-2.2% 1.0%
Other
S.
&
Cent.
America
2.6 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.6 4.5 5.2 5.8
6.5
11.6% 0.2%
Total
S.
&
Cent.
America
80.0 82.8 89.8 93.9 95.4 105.4 118.6 124.1 136.0 139.5
143.0
2.2% 5.2%
Azerbaijan
4.6 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.7 5.5 8.8
13.3
50.0% 0.5%
Denmark
6.8 7.0 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.2 8.5 9.4 9.4 8.3
9.1
9.1% 0.3%
Germany
15.0 16.1 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.9 14.7 14.2 14.1 12.9
11.7
-9.2% 0.4%
Italy
15.7 14.4 13.7 12.6 12.1 11.5 10.7 10.0 9.1 8.0
7.5
-6.1% 0.3%
Kazakhstan
6.5 8.1 9.4 9.5 9.2 11.3 18.0 20.3 21.5 23.8
27.2
13.9% 1.0%
Netherlands
58.3 54.2 52.3 56.2 54.3 52.2 61.6 56.3 55.4 54.5
60.8
11.2% 2.2%
Norway
39.8 43.6 44.8 48.5 59.0 65.8 70.6 76.5 78.9 80.7
89.3
10.4% 3.2%
Poland
3.2 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9
3.7
-6.6% 0.1%
Romania
12.6 12.6 12.4 12.2 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.2 10.7 10.4
10.4
-0.3% 0.4%
Russian
Federation
481.4 481.1 475.8 473.6 484.9 505.2 516.0 522.1 534.4 532.8
541.5
1.4%
19.6%
Turkmenistan
10.8 18.6 38.3 41.8 43.6 48.1 47.5 51.3 54.3 58.9
59.5
0.7% 2.1%
Ukraine
14.6 14.8 14.6 14.9 15.2 15.8 16.6 16.9 17.2 17.2
16.9
-2.3% 0.6%
United
Kingdom
81.1 89.2 97.5 95.2 93.2 92.6 86.7 79.4 72.0 64.9
62.6
-3.7% 2.3%
Uzbekistan
44.6 45.3 45.9 46.8 46.7 46.8 48.8 48.6 49.0 53.2
56.0
4.9% 2.0%
Other
Europe
&
Eurasia
11.1 10.3 10.1 9.9 10.1 9.6 10.0 9.7 10.4 9.7
9.2
-5.4% 0.3%
Total
Europe
&
Eurasia
806.2 823.2 845.3 852.1 870.8 901.5 929.2 934.4 945.7 947.9
978.6
2.9%
35.4%
Bahrain
7.5 7.8 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.7 8.8 9.6
10.2
10.6
12.1
13.8% 0.4%
Iran
45.0 50.7 54.2 59.4 67.5 73.4 76.4 93.2 97.7
100.7
104.7
3.6% 3.8%
Kuwait
8.5 7.8 8.6 9.5 8.5 9.9
10.7
11.0
11.3
10.9
11.5
5.5% 0.4%
Oman
4.7 4.9 7.8 12.6 13.5 14.9 16.7 17.8 21.3 21.6
21.6
-0.3% 0.8%
Qatar
17.6 19.8 21.3 24.3 26.6 28.3 35.3 41.2 45.6 56.9
69.0
20.9% 2.5%
Saudi
Arabia
42.1 41.6 44.8 48.3 51.0 54.1 59.1 64.1 66.2 67.0
70.3
4.7% 2.5%
Syria
4.8 4.9 4.9 4.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 4.9 5.1 5.1
4.9
-2.8% 0.2%
United
Arab
Emirates
33.4 34.6 34.5 40.4 39.1 40.3 41.7 43.0 44.1 45.4
45.2
-0.7% 1.6%
Other
Middle
East
2.9 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.4 1.6 2.3 3.1 3.7 3.7
3.7
-1.7% 0.1%
Total
Middle
East
166.5 175.3 187.3 209.9 222.5 236.6 256.6 287.9 305.2 321.9
343.0
6.3%
12.4%
Algeria
68.9 77.4 76.0 70.4 72.3 74.5 73.8 79.4 76.0 76.3
77.9
1.7% 2.8%
Egypt
12.6 15.1 18.9 22.7 24.6 27.1 29.7 38.3 49.2 50.1
53.0
5.4% 1.9%
Libya
5.7 4.5 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.0 7.3
10.2
11.9
13.8
14.3
3.6% 0.5%
Nigeria
4.6 5.4 11.3 13.4 12.8 17.3 20.5 20.2 25.6 31.5
31.5
-0.2% 1.1%
Other
Africa
4.6 5.2 5.6 6.1 6.8 6.4 8.4
10.1
10.6
12.2
16.7
35.7% 0.6%
Total
Africa
96.5 107.7 117.1 118.2 121.7 130.3 139.6 158.1 173.4 184.0
193.3
4.8% 7.0%
Australia
27.3 27.7 28.0 29.2 29.3 29.9 31.7 33.4 35.0 36.0
34.4
-4.5% 1.2%
Bangladesh
7.0 7.5 9.0 9.7 10.3 11.1 11.9 13.1 13.8 14.6
15.6
6.0% 0.6%
Brunei
9.7 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 11.1 11.0 10.8 11.3 11.0
10.9
-1.2% 0.4%
China
21.0 22.7 24.5 27.3 29.4 31.5 37.3 44.4 52.7 62.3
68.5
9.6% 2.5%
India
22.0 22.6 23.7 23.8 24.8 26.6 26.3 26.7 26.4 27.1
27.5
1.4% 1.0%
Indonesia
58.1 63.0 58.7 57.0 62.7 65.9 63.3 64.1 63.2 60.9
62.7
2.7% 2.3%
Malaysia
34.6 36.8 40.7 42.2 43.5 46.6 48.5 54.0 53.7 54.7
56.3
2.5% 2.0%
Myanmar
1.6 1.5 3.1 6.3 7.6 8.6 9.2
11.0
11.3
12.2
11.2
-8.5% 0.4%
New
Zealand
4.2 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.1 3.9 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.7
3.4
-6.3% 0.1%
Pakistan
16.0 18.3 19.4 20.4 22.1 27.4 31.0 32.0 32.5 32.8
33.8
2.6% 1.2%
Thailand
15.8 17.3 18.2 17.7 18.5 19.6 20.1 21.3 21.9 23.4
26.0
10.7% 0.9%
Vietnam
0.8 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.1 3.7 6.2 6.1 6.4
7.1
11.9% 0.3%
Other Asia Pacifi
c
3.0 2.9 3.0 3.2 4.7 5.8 5.6 6.3 9.4
11.7
12.7
8.5% 0.5%
Total Asia Pacifi
c
221.1 236.3 244.9 254.2 270.5 290.1 303.1 326.3 340.7 356.7
370.1
3.5%
13.4%
Total
World
2055.1 2105.2 2177.8 2237.9 2274.9 2363.4 2432.1 2508.1 2596.3 2658.8 2768.0 3.8% 100.0%
of
which:
European
Union
201.1 203.9 208.8 209.6 205.0 201.3 204.6 190.7 181.2 168.7
171.3
1.2% 6.2%
OECD
947.1 949.9 970.5 992.7 983.0 991.5 986.6 973.0 985.7 990.9
1031.9
3.9%
37.3%
Former
Soviet
Union
562.7 572.9 589.0 591.4 604.1 631.7 651.2 664.2 682.2 694.9
714.3
2.5%
25.8%
Other
EMEs
545.3
582.3
618.3
653.9
687.9
740.2
794.3
870.9
928.4
973.0
1021.8
4.7%
36.9%
*
E
xcluding gas flared or recycled.
Source: Includes data from Cedigaz.
Note: Growth rates are adjusted for leap years.
Rest of World
Asia Pacific
Europe & Eurasia
North America
Production by region
Billion cubic metres
0
83
08
07
06
05
04
03
02
01
00
99
98
97
96
95
94
93
92
91
90
89
88
87
86
85
84
3200
2800
2400
2000
1200
1600
800
400
World natural gas production grew by a robust 3.8% in 2008, the strongest volumetric growth since 1984. For the second consecutive year, the US recorded the
largest increase, with growth of 41.7bcm. Growth was below the 10-year average for all regions except North America and Europe and Eurasia. Canada recorded the
worldβs largest decline.
North America
S. & Cent. America
Europe & Eurasia
Middle East
Africa
Asia Pacific
Reserves-to-production (R/P) ratios
Years
2008 by region
World
Global proved reserves of natural gas increased by 7.97tcm in 2008, and the R/P ratio increased to 60.4 years. Increases in Turkmenistan and Iran accounted for most
of the growth.
0
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
00
04
06
08
02
80
60
70
40
50
30
20
10
0
250
150
200
100
50
26
27
Consumption
Change
2008
2008
over
share
Billion
cubic
metres
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008
2007
of
total
US
629.9 634.4 660.7 629.7 651.5 630.8 634.0 623.3 614.1 652.6
657.2
0.6%
22.0%
Canada
83.4 87.4 92.8 88.2 90.2 97.7 95.1 98.1 96.9 96.7
100.0
3.2% 3.3%
Mexico
39.5 37.4 40.2 40.7 45.8 50.6 53.4 53.3 60.9 63.1
67.2
6.2% 2.2%
Total
North
America
752.8 759.2 793.7 758.7 787.4 779.1 782.4 774.7 771.9 812.4
824.4
1.3%
27.6%
Argentina
30.5 32.4 33.2 31.1 30.3 34.6 37.9 40.4 41.8 43.9
44.5
1.0% 1.5%
Brazil
6.4 7.6 9.4 11.9 14.1 15.8 18.7 19.3 20.6 22.0
25.2
14.2% 0.8%
Chile
3.7 5.0 6.5 7.3 7.4 8.0 8.7 8.4 7.8 4.6
2.6
-43.2% 0.1%
Colombia
6.2 5.2 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.4
8.2
9.3% 0.3%
Ecuador
0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.5
0.6
7.4%
β
Peru
0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.5 1.8 2.7
3.4
26.6% 0.1%
Venezuela
32.3 27.4 27.9 29.6 28.4 25.2 28.4 27.4 31.5 32.2
32.4
0.3% 1.1%
Other
S.
&
Cent.
America
10.0 11.3 11.9 13.6 14.4 15.9 16.2 19.5 24.0 24.6
26.3
6.6% 0.9%
Total
S.
&
Cent.
America
89.8 89.5 95.5 100.3 101.4 106.3 117.4 123.7 135.2 137.9
143.0
3.5% 4.7%
Austria
8.3 8.5 8.1 8.6 8.5 9.4 9.5
10.0 9.4 8.9
9.5
6.3% 0.3%
Azerbaijan
5.1 5.4 5.2 7.5 7.5 7.7 8.3 8.6 9.1 8.0
9.3
16.0% 0.3%
Belarus
14.6 14.8 15.7 15.7 16.1 15.8 17.9 18.4 19.0 18.8
19.2
1.9% 0.6%
Belgium
&
Luxembourg
13.8 14.7 14.9 14.6 14.8 16.0 16.5 16.6 17.0 16.9
17.0
0.5% 0.6%
Bulgaria
3.5 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.3
3.3
-0.3% 0.1%
Czech
Republic
8.5 8.6 8.3 8.9 8.7 8.7 9.1 9.6 9.3 8.4
8.7
3.1% 0.3%
Denmark
4.7 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.1 4.6
4.6
0.5% 0.2%
Finland
3.7 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.2 3.9
4.0
0.8% 0.1%
France
37.0 37.7 39.7 41.7 41.7 43.3 44.5 45.8 44.1 42.5
44.2
3.7% 1.5%
Germany
79.7 80.2 79.5 82.9 82.6 85.5 85.9 86.2 87.2 82.9
82.0
-1.3% 2.7%
Greece
0.8 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.8 3.2 4.0
4.2
4.2% 0.1%
Hungary
10.9 11.0 10.7 11.9 11.8 13.2 13.0 13.4 12.7 12.0
12.0
-0.1% 0.4%
Iceland
β β β β β β β β β β
β
β β
Republic
of
Ireland
3.1 3.3 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.5 4.8
5.0
4.3% 0.2%
Italy
57.2 62.2 64.9 65.0 64.6 71.2 73.9 79.1 77.4 77.8
77.7
-0.4% 2.6%
Kazakhstan
7.1 7.7 9.4 9.8 10.8 12.9 14.9 18.8 20.3 19.5
20.6
5.1% 0.7%
Lithuania
2.3 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.6
3.2
-10.5% 0.1%
Netherlands
39.6 38.5 39.0 40.0 39.8 40.0 40.9 39.3 38.1 37.0
38.6
3.9% 1.3%
Norway
3.8 3.6 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3
4.4
2.9% 0.1%
Poland
10.6 10.3 11.1 11.5 11.2 11.2 13.1 13.6 13.7 13.7
13.9
1.4% 0.5%
Portugal
0.8 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.2
4.6
8.3% 0.2%
Romania
18.7 17.2 17.1 16.6 17.2 18.3 17.5 17.6 18.1 16.1
14.5
-9.8% 0.5%
Russian
Federation
353.8 352.8 366.0 361.5 377.3 381.2 389.9 393.0 419.2 425.7
420.2
-1.6% 13.9%
Slovakia
6.4 6.4 6.5 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.6 6.0 5.7
5.7
1.1% 0.2%
Spain
13.1 15.0 16.9 18.2 20.8 23.6 27.4 32.4 33.7 35.1
39.0
10.7% 1.3%
Sweden
0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0
1.0
-7.6%
β
Switzerland
2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9
3.1
5.4% 0.1%
Turkey
10.3 12.4 14.6 16.0 17.4 20.9 22.1 26.9 30.5 35.1
36.0
2.5% 1.2%
Turkmenistan
10.0 11.0 12.2 12.5 12.9 14.2 15.0 16.1 18.4 21.3
19.0
-10.9% 0.6%
Ukraine
66.7 70.9 71.0 68.8 67.7 65.8 71.0 70.9 65.1 62.7
59.7
-5.0% 2.0%
United
Kingdom
87.9 93.6 96.9 96.4 95.1 95.4 97.4 94.7 90.1 90.9
93.9
3.0% 3.1%
Uzbekistan
45.6 47.8 45.7 49.6 50.9 45.8 43.4 42.7 41.9 45.9
48.7
5.9% 1.6%
Other
Europe
&
Eurasia
14.4 12.7 13.2 14.5 13.6 14.1 15.6 15.8 16.3 16.8
17.1
1.2% 0.6%
Total
Europe
&
Eurasia
945.4 967.5 996.9 1010.0 1029.1 1053.9 1087.2 1110.6 1132.4 1138.3
1143.9
0.2%
37.8%
Iran
51.8 58.4 62.9 70.1 79.2 82.9 86.5
105.0
108.7
113.0
117.6
3.8% 3.9%
Kuwait
9.5 8.6 9.6 10.5 9.5 11.0 11.9 12.2 12.5 12.1
12.8
5.5% 0.4%
Qatar
14.8 14.0 9.7 11.0 11.1 12.2 15.0 18.7 19.6 19.7
19.8
0.4% 0.7%
Saudi
Arabia
46.8 46.2 49.8 53.7 56.7 60.1 65.7 71.2 73.5 74.4
78.1
4.7% 2.6%
United
Arab
Emirates
30.4 31.4 31.4 37.9 36.4 37.9 40.2 42.1 43.4 49.3
58.1
17.5% 1.9%
Other
Middle
East
21.6 22.5 23.4 23.7 24.7 25.0 27.8 30.1 33.8 34.8
40.7
16.7% 1.3%
Total
Middle
East
174.8 181.1 186.7 206.8 217.6 229.0 247.1 279.2 291.5 303.3
327.1
7.6%
10.8%
Algeria
20.9 21.3 19.8 20.5 20.2 21.4 22.0 23.2 23.7 24.3
25.4
4.1% 0.8%
Egypt
13.7 16.4 20.0 24.5 26.5 29.7 31.7 31.6 36.5 38.4
40.9
6.3% 1.3%
South
Africa
β β β β β β β β β β
β
β β
Other
Africa
15.0 15.6 17.4 17.6 18.0 20.4 23.6 24.5 23.7 26.5
28.6
7.6% 0.9%
Total
Africa
49.5 53.4 57.2 62.6 64.7 71.5 77.4 79.4 83.9 89.2
94.9
6.1% 3.1%
Australia
19.8 20.2 20.5 22.0 22.4 22.4 22.8 21.9 24.0 24.9
23.5
-5.7% 0.8%
Bangladesh
7.8 8.3 10.0 10.7 11.4 12.3 13.2 14.5 15.3 16.3
17.3
6.0% 0.6%
China
20.3 21.5 24.5 27.4 29.2 33.9 39.7 46.8 56.1 69.5
80.7
15.8% 2.7%
China
Hong
Kong
SAR
3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.9 1.8 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.2
2.6
15.4% 0.1%
India
24.5 25.1 26.4 26.4 27.6 29.5 31.9 35.7 37.3 40.1
41.4
3.0% 1.4%
Indonesia
29.5 32.0 29.7 31.0 32.9 35.2 33.2 35.2 35.9 34.0
38.0
11.5% 1.3%
Japan
66.1 69.4 72.3 74.3 72.7 79.8 77.0 78.6 83.7 90.2
93.7
3.6% 3.1%
Malaysia
17.4 16.1 24.3 25.8 26.7 27.1 24.5 29.3 29.0 28.5
30.7
7.2% 1.0%
New
Zealand
4.6 5.3 5.6 5.9 5.6 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.1
3.8
-6.3% 0.1%
Pakistan
17.8 20.3 21.5 22.7 24.6 30.4 34.5 35.5 36.1 36.5
37.5
2.6% 1.2%
Philippines
β β β 0.1 1.8 2.7 2.4 3.3 2.9 3.4
3.5
1.1% 0.1%
Singapore
1.5 1.5 1.7 4.6 5.0 5.4 6.5 6.5 8.6 8.6
9.2
6.6% 0.3%
South
Korea
15.4 18.7 21.0 23.1 25.7 26.9 31.5 33.7 35.6 38.5
39.7
2.8% 1.3%
Taiwan
6.2 6.3 6.8 7.3 8.2 8.4
10.2
10.3
11.1
11.8
12.8
8.4% 0.4%
Thailand
17.6 19.2 22.0 24.8 26.9 28.8 29.9 32.5 33.3 35.4
37.4
5.6% 1.2%
Other Asia Pacifi
c
4.5 4.9 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.5 8.7
12.1
12.3
13.0
13.6
4.3% 0.4%
Total Asia Pacifi
c
255.8 272.2 294.9 314.9 329.5 355.6 372.3 402.2 427.8 456.8
485.3
5.9%
16.0%
Total
World
2268.2 2322.8 2424.8 2453.3 2529.7 2595.5 2683.9 2769.8 2842.7 2938.0 3018.7 2.5% 100.0%
of
which:
European
Union
414.3 428.6 440.1 450.8 451.5 471.6 485.0 495.5 488.9 480.9
490.1
1.6%
16.2%
OECD
1262.4 1294.8 1348.4 1331.7 1363.5 1384.6 1405.3 1414.8 1417.4 1466.7
1494.3
1.7%
49.7%
Former
Soviet
Union
513.7 520.2 535.5 536.5 553.3 554.3 572.1 580.9 605.7 615.1
609.6
-1.2% 20.1%
Other
EMEs
492.1 507.8 541.0 585.1 612.9 656.6 706.5 774.1 819.6 856.1
914.9
6.6%
30.2%
β Less than 0.05.
Source: Includes data from Cedigaz.
β
Less than 0.05%.
Notes: Annual changes and shares of total are calculated using million tonnes of oil equivalent figures.
Growth rates are adjusted for leap years.
The difference between these world consumption figures and the world production statistics on page 24 is due to variations in stocks at storage facilities and liquefaction plants, together with unavoidable
disparities in the definition, measurement or conversion of gas supply and demand data.
As far as possible, the data above represents standard cubic metres (measured at 15ΒΊC and 1013mbar); because it is derived directly from tonnes of oil equivalent using an average conversion factor, it
does not necessarily equate with gas volumes expressed in specific national terms.
Natural gas consumption data expressed in billion cubic feet per day is available at
www.bp.com/statisticalreview
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Consumption
Change
2008
2008
over
share
Million
tonnes
oil
equivalent
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008
2007
of
total
US
575.3 577.3 600.4 573.9 593.7 577.0 577.9 569.1 560.0 595.4
600.7
0.6%
22.0%
Canada
75.1 78.6 83.5 79.4 81.2 87.9 85.6 88.3 87.3 87.0
90.0
3.2% 3.3%
Mexico
35.5 33.6 36.2 36.7 41.2 45.5 48.0 48.0 54.8 56.8
60.5
6.2% 2.2%
Total
North
America
685.9 689.6 720.0 689.9 716.0 710.4 711.4 705.4 702.1 739.3
751.2
1.3%
27.6%
Argentina
27.5 29.1 29.9 28.0 27.2 31.1 34.1 36.4 37.6 39.5
40.0
1.0% 1.5%
Brazil
5.7 6.8 8.5 10.7 12.7 14.2 16.8 17.4 18.5 19.8
22.7
14.2% 0.8%
Chile
3.3 4.5 5.8 6.6 6.6 7.2 7.8 7.5 7.0 4.1
2.3
-43.2% 0.1%
Colombia
5.6 4.7 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7
7.3
9.3% 0.3%
Ecuador
0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.5
0.5
7.4%
β
Peru
0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.4 1.6 2.4
3.1
26.6% 0.1%
Venezuela
29.1 24.7 25.1 26.6 25.6 22.7 25.6 24.7 28.3 29.0
29.1
0.3% 1.1%
Other
S.
&
Cent.
America
9.0 10.2 10.7 12.2 12.9 14.3 14.6 17.6 21.6 22.1
23.6
6.6% 0.9%
Total
S.
&
Cent.
America
80.8 80.6 85.9 90.2 91.2 95.7
105.7
111.3
121.7
124.1
128.7
3.5% 4.7%
Austria
7.5 7.6 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.5 8.5 9.0 8.5 8.0
8.5
6.3% 0.3%
Azerbaijan
4.6 4.9 4.7 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.5 7.7 8.2 7.2
8.4
16.0% 0.3%
Belarus
13.1 13.4 14.2 14.1 14.5 14.3 16.1 16.5 17.1 16.9
17.3
1.9% 0.6%
Belgium
&
Luxembourg
12.4 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.4 14.4 14.9 14.9 15.3 15.2
15.3
0.5% 0.6%
Bulgaria
3.1 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.9
2.9
-0.3% 0.1%
Czech
Republic
7.7 7.7 7.5 8.0 7.8 7.8 8.2 8.6 8.4 7.6
7.8
3.1% 0.3%
Denmark
4.3 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.1
4.1
0.5% 0.2%
Finland
3.3 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.5
3.6
0.8% 0.1%
France
33.3 33.9 35.7 37.5 37.5 39.0 40.1 41.3 39.7 38.3
39.8
3.7% 1.5%
Germany
71.7 72.1 71.5 74.6 74.3 77.0 77.3 77.6 78.5 74.6
73.8
-1.3% 2.7%
Greece
0.8 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.9 3.6
3.8
4.2% 0.1%
Hungary
9.8 9.9 9.7 10.7 10.6 11.9 11.7 12.1 11.5 10.8
10.8
-0.1% 0.4%
Iceland
β β β β β β β β β β
β
β β
Republic
of
Ireland
2.8 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.5 4.0 4.3
4.5
4.3% 0.2%
Italy
51.5 56.0 58.4 58.5 58.1 64.1 66.5 71.2 69.7 70.0
69.9
-0.4% 2.6%
Kazakhstan
6.4 6.9 8.5 8.8 9.7 11.6 13.4 16.9 18.2 17.6
18.5
5.1% 0.7%
Lithuania
2.1 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.3
2.9
-10.5% 0.1%
Netherlands
35.6 34.7 35.1 36.0 35.8 36.0 36.8 35.3 34.3 33.3
34.7
3.9% 1.3%
Norway
3.4 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.8
4.0
2.9% 0.1%
Poland
9.5 9.3 10.0 10.4 10.1 10.1 11.8 12.3 12.3 12.3
12.5
1.4% 0.5%
Portugal
0.7 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.8 2.7 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.8
4.1
8.3% 0.2%
Romania
16.8 15.5 15.4 14.9 15.5 16.5 15.7 15.8 16.3 14.5
13.1
-9.8% 0.5%
Russian
Federation
318.5 317.5 329.4 325.4 339.6 343.1 350.9 353.7 377.3 383.1
378.2
-1.6% 13.9%
Slovakia
5.7 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.4 5.1
5.2
1.1% 0.2%
Spain
11.8 13.5 15.2 16.4 18.8 21.3 24.7 29.1 30.3 31.6
35.1
10.7% 1.3%
Sweden
0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9
0.9
-7.6%
β
Switzerland
2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.6
2.8
5.4% 0.1%
Turkey
9.2 11.1 13.1 14.4 15.6 18.8 19.9 24.2 27.4 31.6
32.4
2.5% 1.2%
Turkmenistan
9.0 9.9 11.0 11.2 11.6 12.8 13.5 14.5 16.5 19.1
17.1
-10.9% 0.6%
Ukraine
60.0 63.8 63.9 61.9 60.9 59.2 63.9 63.8 58.6 56.4
53.8
-5.0% 2.0%
United
Kingdom
79.1 84.2 87.2 86.7 85.6 85.8 87.7 85.2 81.1 81.8
84.5
3.0% 3.1%
Uzbekistan
41.0 43.0 41.1 44.6 45.8 41.2 39.1 38.4 37.7 41.3
43.8
5.9% 1.6%
Other
Europe
&
Eurasia
12.9 11.4 11.9 13.0 12.2 12.7 14.0 14.2 14.7 15.1
15.4
1.2% 0.6%
Total
Europe
&
Eurasia
850.8 870.8 897.2 909.0 926.2 948.5 978.5 999.6
1019.2
1024.5
1029.6
0.2%
37.8%
Iran
46.6 52.5 56.6 63.1 71.3 74.6 77.9 94.5 97.8
101.7
105.8
3.8% 3.9%
Kuwait
8.5 7.8 8.6 9.5 8.5 9.9
10.7
11.0
11.3
10.9
11.5
5.5% 0.4%
Qatar
13.3 12.6 8.7 9.9 10.0 11.0 13.5 16.8 17.6 17.7
17.9
0.4% 0.7%
Saudi
Arabia
42.1 41.6 44.8 48.3 51.0 54.1 59.1 64.1 66.2 67.0
70.3
4.7% 2.6%
United
Arab
Emirates
27.4 28.3 28.3 34.1 32.8 34.1 36.2 37.8 39.0 44.4
52.3
17.5% 1.9%
Other
Middle
East
19.4 20.3 21.0 21.3 22.2 22.5 25.0 27.1 30.4 31.3
36.6
16.7% 1.3%
Total
Middle
East
157.3 163.0 168.1 186.1 195.8 206.1 222.4 251.3 262.3 273.0
294.4
7.6%
10.8%
Algeria
18.8 19.2 17.9 18.5 18.2 19.3 19.8 20.9 21.4 21.9
22.8
4.1% 0.8%
Egypt
12.3 14.8 18.0 22.1 23.9 26.7 28.5 28.4 32.9 34.5
36.8
6.3% 1.3%
South
Africa
β β β β β β β β β β
β
β β
Other
Africa
13.5 14.1 15.7 15.9 16.2 18.4 21.3 22.1 21.3 23.9
25.8
7.6% 0.9%
Total
Africa
44.6 48.0 51.5 56.4 58.2 64.4 69.6 71.4 75.5 80.3
85.4
6.1% 3.1%
Australia
17.8 18.2 18.5 19.8 20.2 20.2 20.5 19.7 21.6 22.4
21.2
-5.7% 0.8%
Bangladesh
7.0 7.5 9.0 9.7 10.3 11.1 11.9 13.1 13.8 14.6
15.6
6.0% 0.6%
China
18.2 19.3 22.1 24.7 26.3 30.5 35.7 42.1 50.5 62.6
72.6
15.8% 2.7%
China
Hong
Kong
SAR
2.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 1.7 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.0
2.3
15.4% 0.1%
India
22.0 22.6 23.7 23.8 24.8 26.6 28.7 32.1 33.5 36.0
37.2
3.0% 1.4%
Indonesia
26.5 28.8 26.8 27.9 29.6 31.7 29.8 31.7 32.3 30.6
34.2
11.5% 1.3%
Japan
59.5 62.5 65.1 66.8 65.4 71.8 69.3 70.7 75.4 81.2
84.4
3.6% 3.1%
Malaysia
15.7 14.5 21.9 23.2 24.0 24.4 22.0 26.4 26.1 25.7
27.6
7.2% 1.0%
New
Zealand
4.2 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.1 3.9 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.7
3.4
-6.3% 0.1%
Pakistan
16.0 18.3 19.4 20.4 22.1 27.4 31.0 32.0 32.5 32.8
33.8
2.6% 1.2%
Philippines
β β β 0.1 1.6 2.4 2.1 3.0 2.6 3.1
3.1
1.1% 0.1%
Singapore
1.4 1.4 1.6 4.1 4.5 4.8 5.9 5.9 7.7 7.7
8.3
6.6% 0.3%
South
Korea
13.8 16.8 18.9 20.8 23.1 24.2 28.4 30.4 32.0 34.7
35.7
2.8% 1.3%
Taiwan
5.6 5.7 6.1 6.6 7.4 7.6 9.2 9.3
10.0
10.6
11.5
8.4% 0.4%
Thailand
15.8 17.3 19.8 22.3 24.2 26.0 26.9 29.3 30.0 31.8
33.7
5.6% 1.2%
Other Asia Pacifi
c
4.1 4.4 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.9 7.8
10.9
11.0
11.7
12.2
4.3% 0.4%
Total Asia Pacifi
c
230.3 245.0 265.4 283.4 296.5 320.1 335.1 362.0 385.0 411.2
436.8
5.9%
16.0%
Total
World
2049.7 2096.9 2188.1 2215.1 2284.0 2345.2 2422.8 2501.0 2565.8 2652.2 2726.1 2.5% 100.0%
of
which:
European
Union
372.9 385.7 396.1 405.7 406.3 424.4 436.5 445.9 440.0 432.8
441.1
1.6%
16.2%
OECD
1144.6 1171.7 1219.3 1205.7 1234.4 1255.4 1272.1 1281.4 1283.1 1328.1
1354.1
1.7%
49.7%
Former
Soviet
Union
462.3 468.2 481.9 482.8 498.0 498.8 514.9 522.8 545.1 553.6
548.6
-1.2% 20.1%
Other
EMEs
442.8 457.0 486.9 526.6 551.6 591.0 635.8 696.7 737.6 770.5
823.4
6.6%
30.2%
β Less than 0.05.
Source: Includes data from Cedigaz.
β
Less than 0.05%.
Notes: Growth rates are adjusted for leap years.
The difference between these world consumption figures and the world production statistics on page 25 is due to variations in stocks at storage facilities and liquefaction plants, together with unavoidable
disparities in the definition, measurement or conversion of gas supply and demand data.
Consumption by region
Billion cubic metres
Rest of World
Asia Pacifi c
Europe & Eurasia
North America
0
83
08
07
06
05
04
03
02
01
00
99
98
97
96
95
94
93
92
91
90
89
88
87
86
85
84
3200
2800
2000
2000
1600
1200
800
400
World natural gas consumption grew by 2.5% in 2008, below the historical average. Growth was broadly distributed, although only North America and the Middle East
saw above average growth in aggregate. China accounted for the largest increment to gas consumption, while Russia recorded the largest decline.
Consumption per capita 2008
Tonnes oil equivalent
0-0.5
0.5-1.0
1.0-1.5
1.5-2.0
> 2.0
29
30
Trade movements 2008 by pipeline
Billion cubic metres
From
Cent
&
To
US
Canada
Mexico
Bolivia Other S
America
Belgium
Germany
Netherlands Norway United
Kingdom
Russian Fed Turkmenistan
Other Europe
& Eurasia
Iran
Qatar
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Mozambique Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Total
imports
North America
US
β
103.20
1.21 β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
104.41
Canada
15.90 β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
15.90
Mexico
10.28 β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
10.28
S. & Cent. America
Argentina
β β β
0.89 β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
0.89
Brazil
β β β
10.90
0.13 β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
11.03
Chile
β β β β
0.69 β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
0.69
Others
β β β β
0.97 β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
0.97
Europe
Austria
β β β β β β
1.20 β
1.10 β
5.80 β β β β β β β β β β β
8.10
Belgium
β β β β β β
0.70
7.90
7.95
1.70 β β β β β β β β β β β β
18.25
Bulgaria
β β β β β β β β β β
3.10 β β β β β β β β β β β
3.10
Croatia
β β β β β β β β β β
1.06 β
0.23 β β β β β β β β β
1.29
Czech
Republic β β β β β β β β
2.01 β
6.60 β β β β β β β β β β β
8.61
Finland
β β β β β β β β β β
4.50 β β β β β β β β β β β
4.50
France
β β β β β
0.80
2.40
8.00
15.90
0.60
8.80 β
0.16 β β β β β β β β β
36.66
Germany
β β β β β β β
20.50
26.40
1.60
36.20 β
2.40 β β β β β β β β β
87.10
Greece
β β β β β β β β β β
2.80 β
0.40 β β β β β β β β β
3.20
Hungary
β β β β β β
2.10 β β β
8.90 β
0.50 β β β β β β β β β
11.50
Ireland
β β β β β β β β β
5.00 β β β β β β β β β β β β
5.00
Italy
β β β β β β
1.10
8.70
6.00
0.70
24.50 β β β β
24.44 β
9.87 β β β β
75.31
Lithuania
β β β β β β β β β β
3.09 β β β β β β β β β β β
3.09
Luxembourg
β β β β β
0.60
0.60 β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
1.20
Netherlands
β β β β β β
4.40 β
6.23
0.90
4.33 β
2.14 β β β β β β β β β
18.00
Poland
β β β β β β
1.10 β β β
7.20 β
1.50 β β β β β β β β β
9.80
Portugal
β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
1.93 β β β β β β
1.93
Romania
β β β β β β β β β β
3.50 β
1.00 β β β β β β β β β
4.50
Serbia
β β β β β β β β β β
2.15 β β β β β β β β β β β
2.15
Slovakia
β β β β β β β β β β
5.60 β β β β β β β β β β β
5.60
Spain
β β β β β β β β
1.80 β β β
0.10 β β
8.97 β β β β β β
10.87
Switzerland
β β β β β β
1.45
0.90
0.09 β
0.35 β
0.40 β β β β β β β β β
3.19
Turkey
β β β β β β β β β β
23.55 β
2.95
5.80 β β β β β β β β
32.30
United
Kingdom β β β β β
1.12 β
9.00
25.30 β β β β β β β β β β β β β
35.42
Others
β β β β β β
0.09 β β β
2.38 β
0.91 β β
0.41 β β β β β β
3.79
Middle East
Iran
β β β β β β β β β β β
6.50
0.40 β β β β β β β β β
6.90
Jordan
β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
2.72 β β β β β
2.72
United
Arab
Emirates
β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
15.40 β β β β β β β
15.40
Others
β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
1.70 β
0.14 β β β β β
1.84
Africa
Tunisia
β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
1.25 β β β β β β
1.25
Other
Africa
β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
0.50 β β
3.20 β β β
3.70
Asia Pacifi c
Singapore
β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
6.65
1.62 β
8.27
Thailand
β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
8.55
8.55
Total
exports 26.18 103.20 1.21 11.79 1.79 2.52
15.14 55.00 92.78 10.50
154.41 6.50
13.09 5.80 17.10 37.50 2.86 9.87 3.20 6.65 1.62 8.55 587.26
Notes:
Flows are on a contractual basis and may not correspond to physical gas flows in all cases.
Source: Cedigaz (provisional).
Data excludes trade within the Former Soviet Union, except the three Baltic States.
Trade movements 2008 β liquefi ed natural gas
Billion cubic metres
From
To
US
Trinidad
& Tobago
Belgium
Norway
Oman
Qatar
UAE
Algeria
Egypt
Equatorial
Guinea
Libya
Nigeria
Australia
Brunei
Indonesia
Malaysia
Total
imports
North America
US
β
7.47 β
0.48 β
0.09 β β
1.56 β β
0.34 β β β β
9.94
Mexico
β
1.28 β
0.08 β
0.09 β β
1.12 β β
1.04 β β β β
3.61
S. & Cent. America
Argentina
β
0.33 β β β β β β
0.08 β β β β β β β
0.41
Dominican
Republic
β
0.47 β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
0.47
Puerto
Rico
β
0.81 β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
0.81
Europe
Belgium
β
0.08
β0.40
0.08 β
2.65 β
0.08 β β β β β β β
2.49
France
β
0.08 β
0.25 β β β
7.60
1.06 β β
3.60 β β β β
12.59
Greece
β
0.08 β β β β β
0.70
0.16 β β β β β β β
0.94
Italy
β β β β β β β
1.56 β β β β β β β β
1.56
Portugal
β β
0.05 β β β β β β β β
2.58 β β β β
2.63
Spain
β 4.32 0.18 1.05 0.17 5.12
β 4.90 4.91 0.08 0.53 7.47
β
β
β
β
28.73
Turkey
β β β β β β β
4.25
0.08 β β
0.98 β β β β
5.31
United
Kingdom β
0.47 β β β
0.12 β
0.37
0.08 β β β β β β β
1.04
Asia Pacifi c
China
β β β β β β β
0.17
0.25
0.16 β
0.24
3.61 β β
0.01
4.44
India
β 0.24 0.09 0.08 0.35 7.98 0.13 0.65 0.26 0.44
β 0.41 0.16
β
β
β
10.79
Japan
0.97 0.67
β 0.17 4.25
10.91 7.41 1.12 2.21 1.64
β 2.36
15.94 8.22
18.79
17.47
92.13
South
Korea
β 0.84 0.08
β 6.04
11.62
β 0.47 2.13 1.33
β 0.16 0.53 0.98 4.06 8.31
36.55
Taiwan
β 0.22
β
β 0.09 1.10
β 0.08 0.08 1.53
β 1.36
β
β 4.00 3.61
12.07
Total
exports
0.97 17.36 0.00 2.19 10.90 39.68 7.54 21.87 14.06 5.18 0.53 20.54 20.24 9.20 26.85 29.40 226.51
Note:
The negative entry for βfrom Belgium to Belgiumβ represents the re-export of LNG which was delivered to Zeebrugge terminal and then reloaded
Source: Cedigaz (provisional).
and shipped to other destinations.
31
Major trade movements
Trade fl ows worldwide (billion cubic metres)
5.0
103.2
15.9
10.3
10.9
46.0
6.5
5.8
23.6
5.5
25.3
130.9
45.6
8.6
6.7
7.5
4.6
21.5
4.3
13.7
7.9
22.6
17.7
8.5
3.3
4.0
15.4
15.9
44.5
3.6
13.4
7.6
Pipeline gas
LNG
3.2
67.5
9.0
US
Canada
Mexico
S. & Cent. America
Europe & Eurasia
Middle East
Africa
Asia Pacifi c
Prices
LNG
Natural gas
Crude oil
Japan
European
UK
US
Canada
OECD
US dollars per million Btu
cif
Union cif
Heren NBP Indexβ
Henry Hubβ‘
Albertaβ‘
countries cif
1985
5.23
3.83 β β β
4.75
1986
4.10
3.65 β β β
2.57
1987
3.35
2.59 β β β
3.09
1988
3.34
2.36 β β β
2.56
1989
3.28 2.09
β 1.70
β 3.01
1990
3.64 2.82
β 1.64 1.05 3.82
1991
3.99 3.18
β 1.49 0.89 3.33
1992
3.62 2.76
β 1.77 0.98 3.19
1993
3.52 2.53
β 2.12 1.69 2.82
1994
3.18 2.24
β 1.92 1.45 2.70
1995
3.46 2.37
β 1.69 0.89 2.96
1996
3.66 2.43 1.87 2.76 1.12 3.54
1997
3.91 2.65 1.96 2.53 1.36 3.29
1998
3.05 2.26 1.86 2.08 1.42 2.16
1999
3.14 1.80 1.58 2.27 2.00 2.98
2000
4.72 3.25 2.71 4.23 3.75 4.83
2001
4.64 4.15 3.17 4.07 3.61 4.08
2002
4.27 3.46 2.37 3.33 2.57 4.17
2003
4.77 4.40 3.33 5.63 4.83 4.89
2004
5.18 4.56 4.46 5.85 5.03 6.27
2005
6.05 5.95 7.38 8.79 7.25 8.74
2006
7.14 8.69 7.87 6.76 5.83
10.66
2007
7.73 8.93 6.01 6.95 6.17
11.95
2008
12.55 12.61 10.79 8.85 7.99 16.76
β P
rice is for NBP Day-Ahead Index. Source: ICIS Heren Energy Ltd.
β‘So
urce:
Natural Gas Week.
Note:
Btu = British thermal units; cif = cost+insurance+freight (average prices).