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Natural gas production by area
This stacked area chart shows world natural gas production according to geographic region for the years from 1978 to 2004. Natural gas production is measured in Bcm (billion cubic metres).

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	Units	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983
Total North America - Gas production	Bcm	639.4	666.8	660.8	654.0	620.5	567.1
Total S. & Cent. America - Gas production	Bcm	30.1	31.3	34.0	34.9	38.3	42.3
Total Europe & Eurasia - Gas production	Bcm	567.8	607.4	631.9	660.8	682.2	717.2
Total Middle East - Gas production	Bcm	38.8	46.9	37.7	38.9	42.6	45.7
Total Africa - Gas production	Bcm	19.0	27.3	23.1	25.7	30.6	41.4
Total Asia Pacific - Gas production	Bcm	56.5	64.1	69.2	70.1	72.7	78.6

	Units	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Total North America - Gas production	Bcm	611.8	586.7	568.3	592.3	618.3	631.4
Total S. & Cent. America - Gas production	Bcm	45.0	46.0	50.0	49.7	54.5	56.6
Total Europe & Eurasia - Gas production	Bcm	770.1	827.5	861.4	904.8	933.5	958.8
Total Middle East - Gas production	Bcm	58.8	63.6	76.1	82.0	93.3	102.3
Total Africa - Gas production	Bcm	42.6	46.5	50.2	54.8	58.5	64.3
Total Asia Pacific - Gas production	Bcm	96.6	106.3	116.7	124.7	133.4	139.7

	Units	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Total North America - Gas production	Bcm	648.8	651.8	668.5	684.8	716.7	719.6
Total S. & Cent. America - Gas production	Bcm	58.3	60.5	61.0	64.7	67.4	73.2
Total Europe & Eurasia - Gas production	Bcm	975.2	980.3	952.4	944.7	907.7	904.2
Total Middle East - Gas production	Bcm	101.2	104.5	114.0	122.9	134.8	148.9
Total Africa - Gas production	Bcm	66.9	71.9	75.3	79.4	75.3	83.3
Total Asia Pacific - Gas production	Bcm	149.7	163.2	174.4	184.0	199.4	212.4

	Units	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Total North America - Gas production	Bcm	733.3	740.6	754.8	756.2	769.6	787.9
Total S. & Cent. America - Gas production	Bcm	81.4	82.5	88.5	90.0	97.9	102.6
Total Europe & Eurasia - Gas production	Bcm	945.4	899.1	915.5	934.9	959.5	967.7
Total Middle East - Gas production	Bcm	158.0	175.4	184.0	193.8	206.8	224.8
Total Africa - Gas production	Bcm	88.9	99.4	104.8	116.9	126.6	126.8
Total Asia Pacific - Gas production	Bcm	228.4	241.8	241.6	260.0	272.9	281.1

	Units	2002	2003	2004
Total North America - Gas production	Bcm	767.4	768.7	762.8
Total S. & Cent. America - Gas production	Bcm	104.4	115.0	129.1
Total Europe & Eurasia - Gas production	Bcm	989.4	1,024.3	1,051.5
Total Middle East - Gas production	Bcm	244.7	259.9	279.9
Total Africa - Gas production	Bcm	130.9	141.5	145.1
Total Asia Pacific - Gas production	Bcm	294.2	307.7	323.2

(18) Excluding gas flared or recycled.
(19) As far as possible, the data represents standard volumes (measured at 15°C and 1013 mbar); as it is derived directly from tonnes of oil equivalent using an average conversion factor, it does not necessarily equate with gas volumes expressed in specific national terms.

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