Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - United States - 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 provided by the World Bank, the price of natural gas in the US stood at 7.58 USD / MMBtu in January 2026, compared to 4.25 in December 2025. This constitutes a gain of 78.35 percent.
Sample. The monthly series displayed in the plot has 793 observations overall. The series covers the time period extending from January 1960 to January 2026.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the price reached its lowest level of 0.14 USD / MMBtu in January 1960; it recorded its highest level of 13.52 in October 2005; it was equal on average to 2.42.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MMBtu |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | 3.7912 |
| 2025-12-31 | 4.2514 |
| 2026-01-31 | 7.5832 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Commodity price |
| Country or region | North America |
| 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 | 793 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - Europe - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 793 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - Japan - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 589 | 1977-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
| Natural gas price (Index; 2010 = 100) - World - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 589 | 1977-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |