Electricity production from natural gas sources per capita fell 8.15% to 4,198 kWh in the USA in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from natural gas sources per capita in the USA reached an all time high of 4,570 kWh in 2016 and an all time low of 907 kWh in 1960. When compared to USA's main peers, electricity production from natural gas sources per capita in Canada amounted to 2,033 kWh, 141 kWh in China, 3,214 kWh in Japan and 1,438 kWh in Mexico in 2017.
USA has been ranked 3rd within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from natural gas sources per capita, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Electricity Production from Natural Gas Sources Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Australia | kWh | 2,147 | 2,166 | 2,268 | 2,285 | 2,181 | ||||||||||||||||
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Canada | kWh | 1,763 | 1,771 | 1,673 | 1,593 | 1,977 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kWh | 79.6 | 80.3 | 84.4 | 96.3 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||
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Honduras | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
India | kWh | 96.4 | 78.0 | 53.2 | 50.9 | 51.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | kWh | 2,949 | 3,394 | 3,314 | 3,545 | 3,289 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | kWh | 1,273 | 1,275 | 1,360 | 1,416 | 1,502 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | kWh | 3,638 | 3,685 | 3,728 | 3,781 | 3,764 | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | kWh | 2,231 | 2,485 | 2,758 | 2,458 | 2,089 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kWh | 3,465 | 4,161 | 3,795 | 3,778 | 4,446 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | kWh | 2,349 | 1,599 | 1,524 | 1,599 | 1,577 |