South Korea is the country with the highest share of public support for expanding use of natural gas as a source of energy. 88 percent of South Korean respondents to a 2019/2020 survey favored natural gas consumption. Of the displayed countries, Sweden and the Netherlands were the only two where support was less than 50 percent. Natural gas received greater backing by the public than any other fossil fuel. By comparison, public opinion on coal power was largely negative.
Share of public in favor of expanding natural gas a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country
* Survey was largely conducted by telephone, except for face-to-face interviews in Russia, Poland, Czechia, India, and Brazil using national samples. The average sample size was between 1,500 and 1,600 adults, except for India (n=3,175).
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