Table 1.

External dependency in 2018 of the largest natural gas thermoelectric energy producers and projection of investments in development [3].

Country	In Development	Operating	Total	Natural Gas consumption	Natural Gas production	Ratio consumption production	Country Group
United States	37,436	532,529	569,965	846,600	831,800	1.02	2
China	92,910	105,208	198,118	307,300	161,500	1.90	3
Russia	12,396	106,672	119,068	444,300	669,500	0.66	1
Iran	25,658	67,564	93,222	223,600	60,180	3.72	3
Japan	11,237	77,505	88,742	108,100	4453	24.28	4
Brazil	48,126	14,231	62,357	38,300	40,857	0.94	2
Mexico	13,310	48,782	62,092	90,700	40,370	2.25	3
South Korea	19,918	41,817	61,735	49,400	188	262.77	4
Italy	13,791	43,298	57,089	72,100	5785	12.46	4
Saudi Arabia	550	55,868	56,418	113,600	112,100	1.01	2
Thailand	16,082	35,757	51,839	50,100	37,700	1.33	3
Egypt	No data	51,608	51,608	58,900	3610	16.32	4
United Kingdom	16,775	33,258	50,033	78,800	40,600	1.94	3
United Arab Emirates	6760	42,828	49,588	72,200	175,500	0.41	1
Iraq	10,963	29,214	40,177	19,900	1002	19.86	4
Kuwait	20,400	19,543	39,943	23,500	16,910	1.39	3
Taiwan	15,700	18,472	34,172	23,300	340	68.53	4
India	6245	26,485	32,730	54,200	26,210	2.07	3
Indonesia	12,740	18,407	31,147	39,200	73,200	0.54	1
Germany	6936	23,419	30,355	88,700	8730	10.16	4
Canada	5131	22,695	27,826	120,300	184,700	0.65	1
Algeria	5272	22,247	27,519	38,900	92,300	0.42	1
Spain	No data	26,939	26,939	32,000	62	516.13	4
Turkey	No data	24,608	24,608	51,700	381	135.70	4
Argentina	405	22,391	22,796	48,500	39,400	1.23	3
Malaysia	2600	17,517	20,117	42,800	72,500	0.59	1
Australia	4008	14,785	18,793	41,900	130,100	0.32	1
Pakistan	2442	15,819	18,261	40,700	39,300	1.04	2
Netherlands	No data	14,614	14,614	36,100	47,460	0.76	1
World Total	691,752	1,831,260	2,523,012	–	–	–

Source: Global Gas Plant [1], Global Energy Monitor and CIA world [2]. Consumption and production in million m³;/year, 2018. Power capacity installed in MW.