As the WA projects come on line in the next few years, Australia's total LNG production capacity will reach over 80 million tonnes per year. This compares with a production capacity of around 10 million tonnes a decade ago.
Supply and demand The pandemic has also greatly complicated supply and demand. To see how, let’s first consider the economy’s capacity to produce goods and services. At the onset of the pandemic, Canadians were subject to necessary and strict containment measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Physical distancing practices and stay-at-home orders quickly made some types of work impossible.