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Natural Gas Production, 1998

Figures for 1998, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Natural Gas Production, 1998 covers 205 countries. Russia is highest, at 553.705; 119 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 1997, 75 values changed (43 up, 32 down), the same countries are covered.

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Natural Gas Production · Data for 1998

HighestRussia

553.705

Lowest119 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, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
RussiaRUSEastern Europe553.705
United StatesUSANorthern America538.687
CanadaCANNorthern America169.222
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe89.021
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe81.207
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa73.751
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia64.251
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia54.801
IranIRNSouthern Asia50.000
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia46.820
NorwayNORNorthern Europe46.200
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia37.800
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia37.070
MexicoMEXCentral America35.296
VenezuelaVENSouth America31.440
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand31.054
ArgentinaARGSouth America29.590
ChinaCHNEastern Asia23.265
GermanyDEUWestern Europe21.867
IndiaINDSouthern Asia21.540
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia20.100
QatarQATWestern Asia19.580
ItalyITASouthern Europe19.009
UkraineUKREastern Europe18.100
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia16.100

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Russia553.705
  2. United States538.687
  3. Canada169.222
  4. United Kingdom89.021
  5. Netherlands81.207

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.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 75values changed, of 205 in both
  • 43 · 32rose · fell
  • 130unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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

  • 82 distinct values among 205

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 119 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) (1998). Natural Gas Production, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/natural-gas-production/1998

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07Questions

Natural Gas Production, 1998: questions and answers

Which country has the highest natural gas production in Natural Gas Production, 1998?

Russia, at 553.705, of the 205 countries in the file.

What year does Natural Gas Production, 1998 describe?

1998.

How many countries does Natural Gas Production, 1998 cover?

205.

Where can I download Natural Gas Production, 1998?

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, 1998 the newest?

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

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