Natural gas demand worldwide 2023-2050

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 14, 2025

In 2023, the global demand of natural gas was just above four trillion cubic meters, but it was projected to surpass 5.3 trillion cubic meters in 2050. The Asia Pacific region is forecast to account for the largest gas consumption by that year, surpassing North America.

Demand of natural gas worldwide in 2023, with a forecast until 2050 (in billion cubic meters)

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March 2025

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2023

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