Butane is mainly used in France, England and Ireland. In the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, most gas cylinders are filled with propane. You will not notice the difference when using the fire table. Propane and butane are both LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). The difference between butane and propane is that propane can be used at low temperatures and butane cannot. Butane remains liquid at temperatures around freezing point and propane can be used up to a temperature of -42 degrees Celsius.