Hydrogen Analysis Resource Center: Hydrogen Production in the U.S.

and Europe: 1994 to 2004

Hydrogen Production Notes 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
U.S., millions m3 [1] 9,373 9,968 10,930 14,895 15,631 12,856 13,139 13,451 13,564 14,385 17,698
Europe, millions m3 [2] 950 2,043 1,904 1,883 2,124 2,252 2,196 5,553 7,519 8,962 4,511

Notes:
[1] U.S. - high- and low-purity gas; excludes amounts vented and used as fuel and amounts produced in petroleum refineries for captive use; 2004 data
preliminary.
[2] Europe - data for 2002 restated to reflect expansion of the European Union to 25 countries; previous years' data are for EU15; 2004 data for
Germany, France and U.K. only.

Source:
Chemical and Engineering News, Vol 83, No 28, July 11, 2005