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 prepared by the World Bank, the price of natural gas in the US stood at 2.93 USD / MMBtu in May 2026, compared to 2.77 in April. This constitutes a gain of 5.78 percent.
Sample. The monthly series displayed in the chart has 797 observations. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 1960 to May 2026.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: the price had an average value of 2.43 USD / MMBtu; it hit a peak of 13.52 in October 2005; it recorded a minimum of 0.14 in January 1960.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MMBtu |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 3.06 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2.77 |
| 2026-05-31 | 2.93 |
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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 | 797 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - Europe - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 797 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - Japan - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 593 | 1977-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Natural gas price (Index; 2010 = 100) - World - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 593 | 1977-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |