The electric power sector accounted with the largest share of natural gas consumption in the United States in 2022, with a consumption volume of 12.1 trillion cubic feet. Closely following, the industrial sector consumed over 10 trillion cubic feet of natural gas that year. By comparison, the transportation sector had the smallest share of natural gas consumption in the U.S.
Consumption of natural gas in the United States from 2005 to 2022, by sector* (in billion cubic feet)
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EIA. (October 25, 2023). Consumption of natural gas in the United States from 2005 to 2022, by sector* (in billion cubic feet) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186656/us-natural-gas-consumption-by-sector-since-2005/
EIA. "Consumption of natural gas in the United States from 2005 to 2022, by sector* (in billion cubic feet)." Chart. October 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186656/us-natural-gas-consumption-by-sector-since-2005/
EIA. (2023). Consumption of natural gas in the United States from 2005 to 2022, by sector* (in billion cubic feet). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186656/us-natural-gas-consumption-by-sector-since-2005/
EIA. "Consumption of Natural Gas in The United States from 2005 to 2022, by Sector* (in Billion Cubic Feet)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186656/us-natural-gas-consumption-by-sector-since-2005/
EIA, Consumption of natural gas in the United States from 2005 to 2022, by sector* (in billion cubic feet) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186656/us-natural-gas-consumption-by-sector-since-2005/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Consumption of natural gas in the United States from 2005 to 2022, by sector* (in billion cubic feet) [Graph], EIA, October 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186656/us-natural-gas-consumption-by-sector-since-2005/