Natural gas price history

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3.03 USD6 Oct 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: 7 Jan 1997
History ends: 6 Oct 2026
Frequency: Daily observations
Unit: USD per MMBtu

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252 observations · 3 Jan 2012 to 31 Dec 2012

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Date or period	Value · USD per MMBtu	Source
3 Jan 2012	2.97 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
4 Jan 2012	2.96 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
5 Jan 2012	2.91 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
6 Jan 2012	2.85 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
9 Jan 2012	2.89 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
10 Jan 2012	2.97 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
11 Jan 2012	2.81 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
12 Jan 2012	2.70 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
13 Jan 2012	2.67 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
17 Jan 2012	2.51 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
18 Jan 2012	2.49 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
19 Jan 2012	2.36 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
20 Jan 2012	2.23 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
23 Jan 2012	2.39 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
24 Jan 2012	2.60 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
25 Jan 2012	2.61 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
26 Jan 2012	2.68 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
27 Jan 2012	2.59 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
30 Jan 2012	2.71 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
31 Jan 2012	2.51 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
1 Feb 2012	2.32 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
2 Feb 2012	2.30 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
3 Feb 2012	2.40 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
6 Feb 2012	2.46 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
7 Feb 2012	2.60 USD	Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Natural gas price history by year

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Natural gas price history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	3.48 USD	30.72 USD23 Jan 2026	2.54 USD24 Apr 2026	▲ +7.45%
2025	3.5161 USD	9.86 USD17 Jan 2025	2.65 USD13 Jun 2025	▲ +9.59%
2024	2.1905 USD	13.20 USD12 Jan 2024	1.21 USD8 Nov 2024	▲ +32.81%
2023	2.5336 USD	3.78 USD5 Jan 2023	1.74 USD2 Jun 2023	▼ −29.12%
2022	6.4468 USD	9.85 USD22 Aug 2022	3.46 USD9 Nov 2022	▼ −5.88%
2021	3.8943 USD	23.86 USD17 Feb 2021	2.43 USD5 Apr 2021	▲ +46.92%
2020	2.0309 USD	3.14 USD26 Oct 2020	1.33 USD21 Sep 2020	▲ +16.59%
2019	2.5609 USD	4.25 USD4 Mar 2019	1.75 USD27 Dec 2019	▼ −35.69%
2018	3.1527 USD	6.24 USD2 Jan 2018	2.49 USD15 Feb 2018	▼ −47.92%
2017	2.988 USD	3.71 USD2 Jan 2017	2.44 USD27 Feb 2017	▼ −0.54%
2016	2.516 USD	3.80 USD7 Dec 2016	1.49 USD4 Mar 2016	▲ +62.72%
2015	2.624 USD	3.32 USD15 Jan 2015	1.63 USD23 Dec 2015	▼ −24.25%
2014	4.3727 USD	8.15 USD10 Feb 2014	2.74 USD26 Dec 2014	▼ −27.31%
2013	3.7313 USD	4.52 USD23 Dec 2013	3.08 USD10 Jan 2013	▲ +30.61%
2012	2.7545 USD	3.77 USD27 Nov 2012	1.82 USD20 Apr 2012	▲ +15.49%
2011	3.9793 USD	4.92 USD9 Jun 2011	2.84 USD23 Nov 2011	▼ −34.36%
2010	4.3697 USD	7.51 USD7 Jan 2010	3.18 USD25 Oct 2010	▼ −30.71%
2009	3.9441 USD	6.10 USD6 Jan 2009	1.83 USD4 Sep 2009	▲ +7.58%
2008	8.8625 USD	13.31 USD2 Jul 2008	5.37 USD23 Dec 2008	▼ −28.10%
2007	6.904 USD	8.16 USD9 Feb 2007	5.30 USD4 Sep 2007	▼ −5.58%

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Natural gas price history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	6.6734 USD	9.90 USD3 Jan 2006	4.30 USD13 Oct 2006	▼ −44.44%
2005	8.9468 USD	14.84 USD22 Sep 2005	5.53 USD3 Jan 2005	▲ +79.02%
2004	5.981 USD	8.12 USD27 Oct 2004	4.32 USD3 Sep 2004	▼ −0.61%
2003	5.6038 USD	18.48 USD25 Feb 2003	4.01 USD4 Nov 2003	▲ +29.11%
2002	3.2841 USD	5.31 USD16 Dec 2002	2.03 USD28 Jan 2002	▲ +86.43%
2001	4.256 USD	10.31 USD8 Jan 2001	1.79 USD26 Nov 2001	▼ −75.93%
2000	4.6015 USD	10.48 USD22 Dec 2000	2.20 USD10 Jan 2000	▲ +319.09%
1999	2.3058 USD	3.10 USD25 Aug 1999	1.64 USD25 Feb 1999	▲ +9.52%
1998	2.0937 USD	2.61 USD9 Apr 1998	1.40 USD2 Dec 1998	▼ −9.72%
1997	2.4057 USD	4.71 USD16 Jan 1997	1.77 USD25 Feb 1997	▼ −40.58%

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Source: Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration; API reference →
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