Natural gas demand growth rate

STO-REC-STAT01M2KJT1 Official
2%
forecast

Global · 2026

IEA projects natural gas demand growth rate worldwide at 2% in 2026.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

The report sees global demand growth picking up again in 2026 and accelerating to around 2% as a considerable increase in LNG supply eases market fundamentals and fosters stronger demand growth in Asia.

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APA
International Energy Agency. (2026). Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/global-natural-gas-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-in-2026-as-more-lng-supply-comes-to-market. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9SXK
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market." 2026, https://www.iea.org/news/global-natural-gas-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-in-2026-as-more-lng-supply-comes-to-market. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9SXK.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market." 2026. https://www.iea.org/news/global-natural-gas-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-in-2026-as-more-lng-supply-comes-to-market. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9SXK.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2026naturaldt9sxk, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9SXK}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/global-natural-gas-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-in-2026-as-more-lng-supply-comes-to-market. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market
Retrieved
15 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Review protocol
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Checked on
15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
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