Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - Japan - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Natural gas prices (World Bank Pink Sheets)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to statistics compiled by the World Bank, the price of natural gas in Japan stood at 14.25 USD / MMBtu in September 2026, compared to 15.27 in August 2026. This represents a decrease of 6.68 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 597 observations in total. The time range covered by the series is from January 1977 to September 2026.
History. Here are a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: the price had an average value of 7.38 USD / MMBtu; it registered a minimum of 2.72 in December 1998; it recorded its highest level of 23.73 in September 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MMBtu |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 13.8500 |
| 2026-08-31 | 15.2700 |
| 2026-09-30 | 14.2500 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Commodity price |
| Country or region | Asia |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Price estimates |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | USD / MMBtu |
| Sources | World Bank |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Creative Commons Attribution Licence |
| Measure type | Level |
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Natural gas prices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - United States - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 801 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - Europe - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 801 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - Japan - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 597 | 1977-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Natural gas price (Index; 2010 = 100) - World - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 597 | 1977-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |