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US Natural Gas Consumption vs US Population
US Natural Gas Consumption and US Population correlate at r = +0.85 over 61 years (1965–2025), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.14. Likely spurious (shared time trend).
Verdict: Likely spurious (shared time trend). Both series mostly just trend over time. After removing that trend the correlation collapses to 0.14 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.85
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 61 (1965–2025)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.75 to 0.90
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.14
Sources
- US Natural Gas Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Natural Gas Consumption (Our World in Data: Gas).
- US Population (people): World Bank. US Population (World Bank indicator SP.POP.TOTL).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.