The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.


Extracted volume of natural gas

EnergyFossil Fuels

This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2019) is reported.

Value:

This is equivalent to...

≈ 4.0 × 1015 L / yr

≈ 4.0 × 103 km3 / yr

≈ 1.4 × 1014 ft3 / yr

HuID: 20532
Relevant Year(s): 2019
Summary: This value represents the total volume of natural gas extracted in 2019. This quantity includes only dry natural gas (i.e. natural gas composed predominantly of methane) and excludes non-hydrocarbon gases. Vented, flared and reinjected natural gas is also not included in the total.
Method: The EIA collects data from individual countries and does not provide a statement of uncertainty.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Natural gas. (2020)
Dataset: Production volume of natural gas (EIA_NatGasProduction_2022_totals.csv)
global resolution
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Original Data License: CC0
Added By: rbanks