PUBLIC LANDS, ENERGY, AND YOU
DID YOU KNOW?
· Over 23% of energy consumed in
America comes from natural gas
· Over 50% of American homes
use natural gas for heat
· 16% of America's electricity was
generated from natural gas in
2001
ROLE OF PUBLIC LANDS
· 11% of natural gas is produced
from onshore public lands
· 2.1 trillion cubic feet of natural
gas came from onshore public
lands in Fiscal Year 2002
· Approximately 201 trillion
cubic feet of technically
recoverable natural gas are
estimated to be under public
lands
published by the
BUREA U OF LAND MAN A GEMENT
for more information, please visit the
Bureau of Land Management's National Energy Of fice website at
www.blm.gov/ener gy/
8/22/03