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 published by the World Bank, the price of natural gas in the US was 2.95 USD / MMBtu in September 2026, compared to 2.77 in August. This marks a gain of 6.50 percent.
Sample. In the monthly time series shown in the figure, there are 801 observations. The period covered by the series stretches from January 1960 to September 2026.
History. Check out a few statistics we computed on the full sample: the price averaged 2.43 USD / MMBtu; it reached its highest level of 13.52 in October 2005; it reached a minimum of 0.14 in January 1960.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MMBtu |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 2.89000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 2.77000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 2.95000 |
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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 | 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 |