Natural gas lease and plant fuel consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US natural gas consumption (EIA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, natural gas lease and plant fuel consumption was 182,982 million cubic feet in July 2026, compared to 174,930 in June 2026. This represents a rise of 4.60 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series plotted above, there are a total of 559 data points. The period covered by the series is from January 1980 to July 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics computed on the full sample: natural gas lease and plant fuel consumption reached a minimum of 69,964 million cubic feet in September 1986; it recorded a maximum of 182,982 million cubic feet in July 2026; it had a mean value of 110,155 million cubic feet.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million cubic feet |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 178,268 |
| 2026-06-30 | 174,930 |
| 2026-07-31 | 182,982 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Natural gas lease and plant fuel consumption |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Million cubic feet |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Total
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
Energy sector
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas lease and plant fuel consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 559 | 1980-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Natural gas pipeline and distribution use (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
Other sectors
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas delivered to consumers (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Residential natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 643 | 1973-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Commercial natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 643 | 1973-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Industrial natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Natural gas deliveries to electric power consumers (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Natural gas vehicle fuel consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 355 | 1997-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |