"Figure 2. Residential Winter Natural Gas Use Per Capita and Winter Heating Degree Days in the United States, 1974-2024",,
Source: EPA's Climate Change Indicators in the United States: www.epa.gov/climate-indicators,,
"Data source: EIA, 2024; BEA, 2024; NOAA, 2024",,
Web update: December 2024,,
Units: cubic feet per person; degree days (°F),,
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Year,Winter natural gas use per capita (50 states + DC),Winter heating degree days (contiguous 48 states + DC)
1974,9840.097687,2387
1975,9748.448695,2363
1976,10086.84195,2381
1977,11376.10876,2847
1978,10406.99854,2830
1979,10675.03427,2857
1980,9223.892794,2448
1981,9680.822557,2476
1982,9742.85054,2649
1983,8904.133436,2267
1984,9051.812162,2605
1985,9035.598534,2544
1986,8852.159519,2494
1987,8389.606277,2400
1988,9007.142763,2518
1989,8628.684022,2411
1990,8934.087304,2409
1991,8485.017779,2314
1992,8382.085942,2205
1993,8950.605626,2468
1994,9538.478029,2597
1995,8327.638905,2272
1996,9402.543424,2496
1997,8831.691097,2315
1998,8135.370428,2162
1999,7977.131042,2170
2000,8174.462172,2229
2001,9408.421423,2588
2002,7453.000495,2126
2003,8989.893101,2522
2004,8761.861344,2483
2005,8064.317119,2292
2006,7351.566246,2246
2007,7742.926659,2346
2008,7975.21987,2387
2009,8090.496406,2445
2010,8071.379602,2590
2011,8305.98017,2578
2012,6854.089795,2103
2013,7254.493813,2250
2014,8598.596862,2590
2015,7966.31274,2461
2016,6676.45598,2082
2017,6764.82073,2100
2018,7601.67094,2328
2019,7667.594622,2321
2020,6983.669192,2116
2021,7742.83636,2359
2022,7263.872272,2255
2023,6970.338698,2133
2024,6622.854566,2054