Dry natural gas production as a share of worldwide production fell 8.20% to 0.127% in Japan in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, dry natural gas production as a share of worldwide production in Japan reached an all time high of 0.294% in 1993 and an all time low of 0.098% in 1989. When compared to Japan's main peers, dry natural gas production as a share of worldwide production in China amounted to 3.62%, 17.0% in Russia, 0.005% in South Korea and 21.8% in USA in 2015.
Japan has been ranked 53rd within the group of 97 countries we follow in terms of dry natural gas production as a share of worldwide production, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Dry Natural Gas Production (As % of Worldwide Production) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Canada | % | 5.36% | 4.79% | 4.49% | 4.26% | 4.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 2.83% | 2.96% | 3.12% | 3.08% | 3.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | % | 0.590% | 0.467% | 0.450% | 0.389% | 0.357% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 1.37% | 1.64% | 1.45% | 1.22% | 1.03% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.167% | 0.152% | 0.149% | 0.142% | 0.143% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 1.64% | 1.60% | 1.50% | 1.41% | 1.32% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 18.4% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 18.3% | 18.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.025% | 0.030% | 0.031% | 0.031% | 0.015% | ||||||
| USA | % | 19.6% | 18.9% | 19.7% | 20.2% | 20.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.238% | 0.258% | 0.234% | 0.249% | 0.251% |
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