Worldwide, gas accounts for barely a quarter of total energy consumption – for example, 27% in the United States and just 9% in neighboring Brazil. Argentina has the world’s largest fleet of vehicles running on compressed natural gas; families use gas intensively; most electricity is generated with gas; and the petrochemical industry is based on it.
与此同时，天然气占据了能源消费的51%，石油占32%，煤、可再生及水电核电占17%。从全世界看，天然气只占能源总消费量的四分之一左右——比如在美国为27%，在邻国巴西为9%。阿根廷汽车使用压缩天然气为燃料的比例世界最高；家庭也大量使用天然气；大部分电力由天然气提供；石化行业也建立在天然气的基础上。