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Natural Gas Production, 1997

Figures for 1997, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Natural Gas Production, 1997 covers 205 countries. United States is highest, at 535.256; 121 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 1996, 81 values changed (47 up, 34 down), 1 country joined.

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Natural Gas Production · Data for 1997

HighestUnited States

535.256

Lowest121 countries share it

0.000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Natural Gas Production, 1997, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 205 countries · select a heading to sort

Natural Gas Production, 1997: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
United StatesUSANorthern America535.256
RussiaRUSEastern Europe535.205
CanadaCANNorthern America163.172
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe85.841
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe85.135
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa68.901
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia67.151
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia49.200
IranIRNSouthern Asia47.000
NorwayNORNorthern Europe45.940
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia45.340
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia37.690
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia36.310
MexicoMEXCentral America32.878
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand29.908
VenezuelaVENSouth America28.140
ArgentinaARGSouth America27.380
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia25.500
ChinaCHNEastern Asia22.690
GermanyDEUWestern Europe22.436
IndiaINDSouthern Asia20.300
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia19.780
ItalyITASouthern Europe19.267
UkraineUKREastern Europe18.100
QatarQATWestern Asia17.400

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. United States535.256
  2. Russia535.205
  3. Canada163.172
  4. United Kingdom85.841
  5. Netherlands85.135

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0.000
  2. Zambiashared0.000
  3. Yemenshared0.000
  4. Samoashared0.000
  5. Vanuatushared0.000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 81values changed, of 204 in both
  • 47 · 34rose · fell
  • 123unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Palestine

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 79 distinct values among 205

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 121 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 205 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. government work). No conditions at all. Crediting the publisher is still the courteous thing to do.

Cite this edition

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (1997). Natural Gas Production, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/natural-gas-production/1997

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07Questions

Natural Gas Production, 1997: questions and answers

Which country has the highest natural gas production in Natural Gas Production, 1997?

United States, at 535.256, of the 205 countries in the file.

What year does Natural Gas Production, 1997 describe?

1997.

How many countries does Natural Gas Production, 1997 cover?

205.

Where can I download Natural Gas Production, 1997?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Natural Gas Production, 1997 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Natural Gas Production, 2024.

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