Which country produced the most natural gas last year? : According to the Energy Institute’s (EI) first, and the overall 72nd, annual statistical review of world energy, the answer to that question is the United States. The U.S. produced 978.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas last year, which marked a 3.6 percent year on year increase and 24.2 percent of global natural gas production in 2022, the EI review outlined. From 2012 to 2022, natural gas production in the U.S. has grown 4.2 percent year on year, the review revealed.