In Qatar the domestic gas consumption has grown by 80% - the highest in the region - in the last five years. 

This is due to the increasing demand for electricity and water, with electricity and water desalinisation sectors accounting for most of the natural gas consumption in Qatar.The BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2015 report, gas consumption in Qatar stood at 24.9 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2009 which jumped to 44.8bcm in 2014.

In Kuwait there was growth of 69% in domestic gas consumption while gas consumption in Saudi Arabia grew by 38%.  Gas consumption in the United Arab Emirates grew by 17%,The Peninsula reports.

Qatar is the world?s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas , and ranks third in the world in terms of natural gas reserves, while holding about 13.1% of the world?s total proven gas reserves.

According to the Energy Information Administration, almost two-third of its exports go to Asia, with Japan and South Korea particularly important markets, and 30% to Europe.

The population has surged from 593,693 in 2000 to 2.29 million in August 2015, pushing up demand for gas consumption. With economic activity and the population growing at rapid rates, demand for power and water has also grown exponentially.

Figures from Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) show that between 2008 and 2012 alone, electricity generated grew by over a third, from 21,616 GWh to 34,788 GWh.

Maximum demand also nearly doubled over the same period, from 3,990 MW to 6,255MW.

Per capita levels of electricity and water consumption is also high. In water, the rate of expansion was similar, with production up from 312m cu metres (mcm) to 437 mcm, while the number of customers went from 167,540 to 241,204, translating to 9.3 percent average annual growth. The consumption of gas in Qatar is likely to continue increasing as various power and water projects are planned.

This is a great concern since all this is leading to massive depletion of resources and causing pollution .

There is need to control this increase in near future or the result could be real bad .