If you had invested $1,000 in US natural gas
Latest monthly average price of US natural gas: $2.95 (September 2026). Prices back to January 1960.
What $1,000 would be worth today
| Invested | Price then | Worth today | Change | Per year | Largest fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago September 2025 | $2.97 | $993 | -0.7% | -0.7% | -63.5% |
| 3 years ago September 2023 | $2.64 | $1,117 | +11.7% | +3.8% | -63.5% |
| 5 years ago September 2021 | $5.11 | $577 | -42.3% | -10.4% | -82.9% |
| 10 years ago September 2016 | $2.97 | $993 | -0.7% | -0.1% | -82.9% |
| 20 years ago September 2006 | $4.86 | $607 | -39.3% | -2.5% | -88.2% |
| 30 years ago September 1996 | $1.84 | $1,603 | +60.3% | +1.6% | -88.9% |
| Since January 1960 January 1960 | $0.14 | $21,071 | +2,007.1% | +4.7% | -88.9% |
World Bank monthly averages: the price of a month is the average of its days, not the price of a single day.
Year by year
Best full year in the table: 2016 (+86.5%). Worst: 2023 (-54%).
| Year | Start of year | End of year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to September 2026) | $4.25 | $2.95 | -30.6% |
| 2025 | $3.02 | $4.25 | +40.7% |
| 2024 | $2.53 | $3.02 | +19.4% |
| 2023 | $5.50 | $2.53 | -54% |
| 2022 | $3.73 | $5.50 | +47.5% |
| 2021 | $2.54 | $3.73 | +46.9% |
| 2020 | $2.24 | $2.54 | +13.4% |
| 2019 | $3.98 | $2.24 | -43.7% |
| 2018 | $2.76 | $3.98 | +44.2% |
| 2017 | $3.58 | $2.76 | -22.9% |
| 2016 | $1.92 | $3.58 | +86.5% |
| 2015 | $3.43 | $1.92 | -44% |
| 2014 | $4.24 | $3.43 | -19.1% |
| 2013 | $3.34 | $4.24 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | $3.16 | $3.34 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | $4.24 | $3.16 | -25.5% |
| 2010 | $5.37 | $4.24 | -21% |
| 2009 | $5.79 | $5.37 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | $7.15 | $5.79 | -19% |
| 2007 | $6.58 | $7.15 | +8.7% |
Natural gas (US) and the others over 10 years
Each row: $1,000 invested ten years before its latest price.
| Investment | Worth today | Change | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | $3,330 | +233% | +12.8% |
| Gold | $3,255 | +225.5% | +12.5% |
| Copper | $3,065 | +206.5% | +11.9% |
| Brent crude oil | $2,528 | +152.8% | +9.7% |
| Wheat (US HRW) | $2,304 | +130.4% | +8.7% |
| WTI crude oil | $2,144 | +114.4% | +7.9% |
| Cocoa | $2,056 | +105.6% | +7.5% |
| Coffee (Arabica) | $1,866 | +86.6% | +6.4% |
| Platinum | $1,704 | +70.4% | +5.5% |
| GBP/USD | $1,094 | +9.4% | +0.9% |
| EUR/USD | $1,019 | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| Natural gas (US) | $993 | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| AUD/USD | $929 | -7.1% | -0.7% |
| Sugar (world) | $872 | -12.8% | -1.4% |
Commodity prices: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), monthly averages in US dollars, CC BY 4.0; returns calculated by Wealth.cat.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The calculation buys at the published reference or average price and ignores fees, spreads, taxes, storage and inflation — a real trade would have cost more.