Natural Gas: Consumer-wise Consumption of Natural Gas
(Million cu.metres)
Year
Captive
Power Utilities
Tea Plantations
Fertilisers
Petro-chemicals
Other industries
Domestic
All Other Consumers
All Consumers
% change
1970–71
68
261
15
187
 
116
 
 
647
0
1971–72
61
313
19
196
 
129
 
 
718
11
1972–73
63
339
20
201
 
148
 
 
771
7.4
1973–74
81
323
22
179
 
157
 
 
762
-1.2
1974–75
80
354
29
318
 
164
6
 
951
24.8
1975–76
104
366
33
463
 
143
13
2
1124
18.2
1976–77
142
344
38
663
 
155
15
24
1381
22.9
1977–78
171
372
39
673
 
165
13
22
1464
6
1978–79
176
560
43
721
5
175
13
18;
1711
16.9
1979–80
174
514
39
755
7
156
13
18
1676
-2
1980–81
176
492
45
611
5
163
14
16;
1522
-9.2
1981–82
364
612
47
991
8
166
15
19
2222;
46
1982–83
499
1025
51
1155
7
185
14
21
2957
33.1
1983–84
572
1209
56
1283
10
230
16
23
3399
14.9
1984–85
721
1454
62
1603
10
250
18
23
4141
21.8
1985–86
795
1299
78
2500
10
223
21
24
4950
19.5
1986–87
1295
2041
93
3335
257
25
26
7072
42.9
 
1987–88
1313
2721
99
3490
281
34
30
7968
12.7
 
1988–89
1329
1823
87
5334
21
526
42
88
9250
16.1
1989–90
1526
2140
78
6578
29
695
41
85
11172
20.8
1990-91
1775
3634
89
5612
409
827
50
370
12766
14.3
1991-92
2165
4774
108
5509
531
766
72
516
14441
13.1
1992-93
1916
4967
105
6672
578
1450
187
241
16116
11.6
1993-94
2277
4785
121
6499
494
1794
189
181
16340
1.4
1994-95
2230
5229
134
6936
520
1927
190
173
17339
6.1
1995-96
589
6836
111
7602
474
2301
178
 
18091
4.3
1996-97
618
6935
130
7625
509
2631
184
 
18632
3
1997-98
569
8114
117
8752
649
3106
206
 
21513
15.5
1998-99
911
8714
147
8869
650
3005
193
 
22489
4.5
1999-00
4876
8829
140
8592
666
2329
250
1203
26885
19.5
Source : CMIE, April 2001