Total natural gas 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, the total natural gas consumption was 2,775,752 million cubic feet in July 2026, compared to 2,432,896 in June 2026. This marks a rise of 14.09 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 307 observations in total. The span of time covered by the series stretches from January 2001 to July 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the total natural gas consumption was equal on average to 2,231,974 million cubic feet; it recorded a minimum of 1,368,369 million cubic feet in June 2003; it recorded its maximum of 3,921,586 million cubic feet in January 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million cubic feet |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 2,355,193 |
| 2026-06-30 | 2,432,896 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2,775,752 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total natural gas 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 |