Natural gas pipeline and distribution use (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US natural gas consumption (EIA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, natural gas pipeline and distribution use was 107,291 million cubic feet in July 2026, versus 94,039 in June 2026. This represents an increase of 14.09 percent.
Sample. There are 307 data points overall in the monthly time series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 2001 to July 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few statistics calculated on the whole sample: natural gas pipeline and distribution use averaged 68,883 million cubic feet; it hit a trough of 35,652 million cubic feet in June 2003; it peaked at 151,581 million cubic feet in January 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million cubic feet |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 91,035.0 |
| 2026-06-30 | 94,039.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 107,291 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Natural gas pipeline and distribution use |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Million cubic feet |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Total
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
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| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas lease and plant fuel consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 559 | 1980-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Natural gas pipeline and distribution use (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
Other sectors
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas delivered to consumers (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Residential natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 643 | 1973-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Commercial natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 643 | 1973-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Industrial natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Natural gas deliveries to electric power consumers (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Natural gas vehicle fuel consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 355 | 1997-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |