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World Natural Gas Statistics

Reserves (2025)
7,537,695,000,000,000ft³
51 years
at current production
Production (2024)
148,969,595,737,064ft³+1.5% YoY
Consumption (2024)
149,469,262,726,913ft³+2.2% YoY

World Natural Gas Reserves

  • The world has proven dry natural gas reserves of 7,537,695,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2025.
  • At 2024 production rates, the world has about 51 years of natural gas left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

World Natural Gas Production

  • The world produced 148,969,595,737,064 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024, an increase of 1.5% from 2023.

World Natural Gas Consumption

  • The world consumed 149,469,262,726,913 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024, an increase of 2.2% from 2023.
  • In 2024, the world consumed about 18,313 cubic feet of natural gas per capita (50.17 cubic feet per day).

Natural Gas by Country

See full table: reserves, production, consumption
ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade (2024)
United States
633,556,000,000,00017 years37,766,605,374,000−0.1%33,082,731,939,000+1.4%95,7743,144,844,499,0007,707,044,811,000−4,562,200,312,000
Russia
1,688,228,000,000,00074 years22,673,463,030,000+7.4%17,650,881,250,000+5.3%121,881117,916,313,0005,241,102,517,000−5,123,186,204,000
Iran
1,200,252,000,000,000122 years9,852,843,534,000+1.8%9,315,552,448,000+1.7%101,734—567,081,334,900—
China
270,823,000,000,00029 years9,126,850,389,000+8%15,004,764,790,000+7.5%10,5726,307,018,236,000194,791,167,9006,112,227,068,100
Canada
87,000,000,000,00012 years7,025,930,409,000+2.5%4,881,107,993,000+3%122,8191,012,121,456,0003,128,163,970,000−2,116,042,514,000
Qatar
842,627,000,000,000140 years6,001,884,083,000−0.5%1,652,668,093,000−3.4%542,139—4,438,798,832,000—
Australia
96,480,000,000,00018 years5,374,054,641,000+0.57%1,739,051,431,000−1.5%65,101—3,739,954,626,000—
Norway
48,239,000,000,00011 years4,623,324,901,000+6.4%166,855,446,600−13.6%29,9202,699,279,2454,451,211,448,000−4,448,512,168,755
Saudi Arabia
340,815,000,000,00077 years4,357,305,617,000+1.8%4,357,305,617,000+1.8%128,297———
Algeria
159,054,000,000,00046 years3,489,268,460,000−6.2%1,876,948,161,000+1.6%40,093—1,725,328,050,000—
Malaysia
32,100,000,000,00011 years2,845,572,693,000+3.5%1,673,884,089,000+5.8%47,075190,760,687,5001,379,356,262,000−1,188,595,574,500
Turkmenistan
400,000,000,000,000146 years2,740,420,720,000−7.9%1,527,063,603,000+2%203,758—1,206,159,541,000—
Indonesia
35,300,000,000,00015 years2,464,853,806,000+1%1,764,727,219,000+0.68%6,225.131,298,816,980731,425,403,900−700,126,586,920
United Arab Emirates
289,928,000,000,000138 years2,098,088,499,000+2%2,535,365,675,000+0.57%229,921770,874,855,300286,083,104,900484,791,750,400
Egypt
63,000,000,000,00038 years1,676,468,590,000−17.3%2,101,805,698,000+0.22%18,035504,417,623,40031,337,948,120473,079,675,280
Argentina
17,148,000,000,00010 years1,652,024,280,000+7.8%1,647,083,796,000+3.3%36,044103,852,879,60087,696,910,07016,155,969,530
Uzbekistan
65,000,000,000,00040 years1,631,483,240,000−4.9%1,824,162,195,000−2.9%50,167271,772,822,90079,093,867,090192,678,955,810
Oman
23,000,000,000,00015 years1,566,181,981,000+5.5%1,050,178,518,000+3%198,84043,303,436,640565,652,038,300−522,348,601,660
Nigeria
209,871,000,000,000151 years1,380,418,849,000+5.4%708,904,527,700+5.5%3,046.7—652,311,015,100—
Azerbaijan
60,000,000,000,00045 years1,337,547,935,000+5.9%400,875,350,200−20.1%38,78219,139,712,180885,742,293,200−866,602,581,020
India
40,319,000,000,00032 years1,269,073,189,000+2.2%2,512,908,316,000−0.04%1,731.91,289,294,384,000——
Mexico
8,254,000,000,0006 years1,104,771,000,000−9.3%3,453,647,179,000−0.96%26,3922,365,279,052,0007,515,324,0612,357,763,727,939
United Kingdom
4,060,000,000,0004 years1,088,324,989,000−9.5%2,207,489,087,000−2.3%31,9291,470,199,939,000374,975,061,5001,095,224,877,500
Kazakhstan
85,000,000,000,00082 years1,033,451,606,000+1.7%884,409,022,000+12.7%42,948156,603,955,300227,806,866,100−71,202,910,800
Thailand
4,586,000,000,0004 years952,931,250,700+7.8%1,602,104,877,000+1.2%22,355666,037,348,900——
Israel
6,216,000,000,0007 years940,423,742,200+9.7%477,801,172,200+9.5%50,900—462,622,570,000—
Venezuela
193,379,000,000,000217 years898,048,607,300+6%898,048,607,300+6%31,615———
Trinidad and Tobago
11,500,000,000,00012 years892,993,067,300−2.8%549,036,412,500+0.63%364,135—365,291,995,500—
Pakistan
18,500,000,000,00022 years851,988,399,400−7.7%1,216,819,545,000−2.8%4,842.7364,831,145,800——
Brazil
18,260,000,000,00018 years781,711,560,600−2.5%1,073,514,314,000+5%5,063.8291,890,542,100——
Bangladesh
1,486,000,000,0003 years711,400,000,000−13.5%955,240,852,000−10.1%5,503.7243,840,852,000——
Kuwait
63,000,000,000,00090 years703,198,203,100+5.1%998,495,945,300+4.7%202,350331,757,593,100——
Bahrain
2,410,000,000,0004 years676,570,910,500+1%661,435,016,200+1%411,584———
Ukraine
39,000,000,000,00061 years641,511,987,200+2.3%735,249,793,900+3%19,42062,763,720,710——
Peru
9,300,000,000,00019 years478,938,597,100−1.4%323,605,018,400−3.4%9,457.2—152,841,259,700—
Myanmar
22,500,000,000,00050 years454,537,561,100−5.5%142,159,441,200+6.9%2,608.4—323,282,055,600—
Mozambique
100,000,000,000,000233 years429,747,777,800+13.9%67,673,845,520+19.4%1,954.1—307,148,344,200—
Libya
53,148,000,000,000124 years427,371,542,400+6.4%377,701,489,200+20.8%51,172—49,670,053,200—
Papua New Guinea
5,986,000,000,00015 years402,838,086,700−1.4%15,783,192,480+80.7%1,492.3—387,054,894,200—
Bolivia
10,700,000,000,00027 years394,382,174,500−9.3%168,337,166,400+14.4%13,561—220,186,181,500—
Brunei
9,200,000,000,00025 years371,341,463,400+6.5%137,732,976,200+5.1%297,659—227,077,459,100—
Iraq
131,165,000,000,000360 years364,525,396,300+1%646,863,419,900−3.6%14,049282,338,023,600——
Colombia
2,373,000,000,0008 years356,312,180,700−8.2%437,540,410,500+3.6%8,273.281,228,229,810——
Netherlands
2,617,000,000,0007 years341,966,369,200−18.2%1,123,084,465,000+1.4%61,6112,173,716,361,0001,467,569,596,000706,146,765,000
Romania
3,725,000,000,00012 years323,440,611,400+2.2%325,696,030,800−1.2%17,12885,403,321,45082,120,061,5503,283,259,900
Equatorial Guinea
1,377,000,000,0006 years234,873,110,200−2.7%87,664,159,150−16%46,321—141,403,477,300—
Vietnam
24,700,000,000,000110 years225,009,094,300−14.8%239,132,046,500−10.5%2,367.914,122,952,190——
Angola
4,556,000,000,00022 years204,825,260,000−1%42,858,732,160+2%1,131.3—163,820,055,200—
Poland
3,329,000,000,00018 years183,801,364,500−2.6%784,520,595,000+9.4%20,356564,515,697,6003,741,317,210560,774,380,390
Germany
632,000,000,0005 years145,776,085,600−4.8%2,745,184,461,000−1.6%32,4672,622,367,559,000——
Syria
8,500,000,000,00064 years132,353,996,000+0%132,353,996,000+0%5,364.4———
Ghana
800,000,000,0007 years120,634,960,800+9.6%149,865,928,600+11.7%4,353.127,869,089,910——
New Zealand
1,037,000,000,0008 years118,100,474,100−16.8%116,470,611,000−19.6%22,338———
Côte d'Ivoire
1,000,000,000,00010 years95,652,554,280−5.1%95,652,554,280−5.1%2,995.3———
Italy
1,476,000,000,00014 years92,513,201,530−4.1%2,209,742,097,000+0.79%37,2372,110,692,158,00021,926,906,6702,088,765,251,330
Cameroon
4,770,000,000,00054 years89,125,944,840+0.55%21,877,568,390+11.5%751.2—67,248,376,450—
Turkey (Türkiye)
109,000,000,0001 year79,782,546,460+179.9%1,879,644,317,000+6%21,4881,843,890,669,00062,789,218,7701,781,101,450,230
Denmark
1,130,000,000,00012 years79,455,029,860+11.3%80,797,794,480+1.9%13,517296,520,318,400303,597,109,900−7,076,791,500
Tanzania
230,000,000,0003 years70,346,008,890+0%70,346,008,890−3.8%1,026———
Japan
738,000,000,00011 years67,189,818,850−5.8%3,150,565,062,000−0.87%25,4583,106,772,853,000——
Republic of the Congo
10,029,000,000,000160 years62,596,447,930+37.1%48,637,192,650+6.5%7,680—13,959,255,290—
Hungary
160,000,000,0003 years60,876,011,460+6.3%300,984,578,000+0.94%31,106193,958,926,800——
Philippines
3,480,000,000,00059 years58,583,776,760−22.3%116,082,296,600+12.1%1,002.157,498,519,850——
Tunisia
2,300,000,000,00056 years41,303,800,860−20.9%190,085,059,600−1%15,483145,720,149,300——
Ireland
350,000,000,0009 years38,795,635,130−6.1%179,637,230,600+4.3%34,184141,509,416,400——
Chile
3,460,000,000,00090 years38,594,276,180−19.8%222,307,265,800−11.4%11,248196,415,056,2004,686,888,480191,728,167,720
Cuba
2,500,000,000,00073 years34,255,259,000+0.45%34,255,259,000+0.45%3,119.8———
Croatia
880,000,000,00038 years22,993,401,170−5.8%82,442,508,060−8.7%21,27489,851,523,35031,785,806,02058,065,717,330
Austria
144,000,000,0008 years18,951,280,610−4.8%244,952,929,800−1.2%26,856189,241,377,300——
Gabon
917,000,000,00054 years16,857,577,990+3.1%16,857,577,990+3.1%6,639.6———
Serbia
1,700,000,000,000149 years11,378,277,330−5.3%100,848,427,300+1.1%14,97184,074,827,260——
Ecuador
385,000,000,00041 years9,400,416,039+8%9,405,588,174+8.1%518.65,172,135——
Jordan
213,000,000,00026 years8,080,646,190+0%172,397,380,100−2%14,922162,692,162,200——
Czech Republic (Czechia)
140,000,000,00022 years6,411,970,189+11.2%236,296,022,800−1.8%22,010202,087,713,600——
Rwanda
2,000,000,000,000> 500 years3,191,707,271+0%3,191,707,271+0%223.9———
Guatemala
112,000,000,00070 years2,549,406,661+6%2,549,406,661+6%138.5———
Belarus
100,000,000,00041 years2,445,598,223+0%545,195,080,500−5.6%60,198526,516,583,100——
Taiwan
220,000,000,000104 years2,124,091,312+0%1,021,070,185,000+6.7%43,9851,022,179,534,000——
South Africa
—n/a2,047,809,624−0.32%137,796,619,400+1.3%2,152.8135,741,915,300——
Albania
201,000,000,000104 years1,924,522,662+8.5%1,924,522,662+8.5%689.4———
Morocco
51,000,000,00034 years1,518,284,989−22.9%32,982,795,960+1.9%866.131,455,482,400——
Slovakia
500,000,000,000377 years1,324,614,613−19.4%156,592,366,300+3.7%28,436145,334,234,900——
Senegal
—n/a1,224,714,627+0%1,224,608,683+0%66.19———
Kyrgyzstan
200,000,000,000182 years1,100,702,771+8.7%20,258,451,490+24.4%2,819.219,157,748,720——
Spain
90,000,000,00087 years1,040,092,023−13.6%985,304,268,700−4%20,5661,065,466,343,000103,326,474,100962,139,868,900
Niger
—n/a951,130,815+0%951,130,815−9.2%35.18———
Tajikistan
200,000,000,000314 years637,131,884−2.4%4,094,300,144+183.5%386.63,425,385,030——
Belgium
—n/a529,720,500+15.4%496,798,602,400−3%42,321679,960,186,200187,546,222,800492,413,963,400
France
579,000,000,000> 500 years446,017,719−29.9%1,089,683,444,000−6.5%16,3741,489,019,764,000489,896,261,800999,123,502,200
Yemen
16,900,000,000,000> 500 years366,610,600+0%366,610,600+0%9.03———
Georgia
300,000,000,000> 500 years365,783,752−11%114,825,961,500+1.3%30,156114,460,177,800——
Bulgaria
200,000,000,000> 500 years326,541,502−15.7%96,838,840,270+8%14,33095,246,590,020——
Suriname
—n/a251,617,238+0%251,617,238+0%396.6———
Barbados
3,000,000,00030 years131,667,000−16.2%746,792,652+16.8%2,643.8615,125,652——
Slovenia
—n/a118,128,762−16.6%31,644,516,620+8.2%14,93631,022,347,970——
Greece
35,000,000,000498 years70,311,568+1.7%214,185,555,300+30.4%21,317596,858,948,400375,872,433,200220,986,515,200
Afghanistanceased 2020
1,750,000,000,000n/a————————
Armenia
—n/a——94,008,018,840+0.25%31,61294,008,018,840——
Benin
40,000,000,000n/a——5,403,149,100+0%373.65,403,149,100——
Bahamas
—n/a——496,000,000−0.6%1,236496,000,000——
Bosnia and Herzegovinaceased 1995
—n/a——7,368,153,537+0.41%2,328.67,368,153,537——
Switzerlandceased 1994
—n/a——105,075,570,300+1.5%11,777103,963,250,900——
Democratic Republic of the Congoceased 2015
35,000,000,000n/a————————
Dominican Republic
—n/a——92,663,514,390+14.9%8,108.892,707,249,16043,734,77792,663,514,383
Estonia
—n/a——12,252,420,670+10.6%9,005.523,329,183,28011,076,762,61012,252,420,670
Finland
—n/a——59,107,780,460+5.4%10,52277,361,995,09024,225,884,20053,136,110,890
Gibraltar
—n/a——2,165,124,463−20.9%55,0522,165,124,463——
Guyana
16,000,000,000,000n/a——67,486,392−1.6%81.267,486,392——
Hong Kong
—n/a——195,932,378,600+7.2%26,424195,932,378,600——
Haiti
—n/a——77,000,000−31.9%6.5477,000,000——
Jamaica
—n/a——26,376,461,840−9.2%9,290.226,376,461,840——
South Koreaceased 2021
250,000,000,000n/a——2,186,635,609,000+5%42,2802,227,574,387,0006,322,118,1122,221,252,268,888
Lebanon
—n/a————————
Lithuania
—n/a——64,674,704,370+22.3%22,62199,576,859,59036,190,504,56063,386,355,030
Luxembourg
—n/a——20,860,726,910+5.6%30,99520,735,063,580——
Latvia
—n/a——29,746,225,040+6.5%15,89129,797,961,07051,736,03629,746,225,034
Macao
—n/a——5,587,320,192+32.3%7,757.35,561,643,010——
Moldovaceased 2020
—n/a——77,053,919,200+28%25,38977,053,919,200——
North Macedonia
—n/a——11,864,679,760−5.7%6,508.311,864,573,810——
Malta
—n/a——15,451,487,760−2.6%28,63515,451,487,760——
Panama
—n/a——19,610,000,000−1.7%4,342.719,610,000,000——
Puerto Rico
—n/a——88,845,500,000+8.7%27,40389,178,850,000333,350,00088,845,500,000
Portugal
—n/a——126,896,024,600−18%12,172125,096,494,000——
Singapore
—n/a——488,772,462,800+8.6%83,803497,557,666,2005,754,309,200491,803,357,000
El Salvador
—n/a——16,291,774,220−30.2%2,570.416,291,774,220——
Sweden
—n/a——32,979,668,880+2.8%3,109.233,639,711,0601,022,178,65932,617,532,401
Togo
—n/a——5,047,212,239+0%530.45,047,212,239——
Timor-Lesteceased 2023
—n/a————————
Uruguay
—n/a——3,314,286,760+14%978.73,344,551,458——

World Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
20257,537,695,000,000,000————————
20247,544,602,000,000,000148,969,595,737,064+1.5%149,469,262,726,913+2.2%18,31344,298,109,199,90143,810,117,244,035487,991,955,866
20237,456,402,000,000,000146,748,903,038,632+0.21%146,245,637,835,164+1.2%18,07343,583,324,859,21843,476,963,417,905106,361,441,313
20227,296,978,000,000,000146,438,343,259,750+0.57%144,442,548,080,963−1%18,00744,987,566,063,69545,044,206,708,307−56,640,644,612
20217,291,250,000,000,000145,615,128,820,096+4.1%145,964,708,620,582+4.8%18,35045,539,649,038,12845,478,409,111,30761,239,926,821
2020—139,906,836,656,227−2.1%139,265,997,431,252−0.88%17,65842,248,190,272,56142,658,609,547,958−410,419,275,397
20197,125,098,000,000,000142,861,566,791,929+3%140,503,033,950,632+1.5%17,98743,831,466,705,13043,785,667,439,87645,799,265,254
20187,008,139,000,000,000138,725,013,295,767+4.9%138,384,317,392,490+5.2%17,90242,271,693,285,36341,885,990,643,534385,702,641,829
20176,922,922,000,000,000132,288,298,467,373+3.8%131,585,144,502,492+2.8%17,21142,246,765,735,67341,881,882,558,034364,883,177,639
20166,878,651,000,000,000127,447,750,528,607+1.2%128,011,381,605,992+2%16,93638,647,413,469,08439,038,560,932,831−391,147,463,747
20156,950,512,000,000,000125,939,084,212,470+1.8%125,517,681,065,103+1.3%16,80237,072,847,692,93637,055,532,639,52917,315,053,407
20146,972,233,000,000,000123,709,353,012,655+1.5%123,891,219,671,807+0.34%16,78436,371,902,149,50336,013,461,088,411358,441,061,091
20136,844,887,000,000,000121,866,677,393,834+1.2%123,472,572,403,853+1.5%16,93337,486,301,435,75436,612,262,581,858874,038,853,896
20126,808,904,000,000,000120,430,077,642,604+2.1%121,627,579,302,581+2.1%16,89037,127,168,742,94935,775,292,864,8101,351,875,878,139
20116,707,799,000,000,000117,950,853,385,966+3.6%119,073,481,840,933+3%16,74537,854,821,500,29735,812,696,037,6252,042,125,462,672
20106,637,756,000,000,000113,822,961,725,146+7.3%115,638,855,273,760+9.4%16,46935,794,223,614,55634,590,544,633,5001,203,678,981,056
20096,261,921,000,000,000106,089,956,325,982−1.9%105,696,949,186,482−3.3%15,24632,348,094,130,00032,121,867,081,000226,227,049,000
20086,213,318,000,000,000108,191,732,587,208+3.2%109,279,599,150,208+3%15,96635,242,136,025,00034,724,120,034,000518,015,991,000
20076,190,512,000,000,000104,846,154,216,728+2.4%106,083,350,159,486+3.5%15,69934,040,424,231,24333,269,409,419,000771,014,812,243
20066,124,216,000,000,000102,382,725,543,879+3.8%102,523,373,060,107+3.4%15,36733,016,507,429,15332,486,749,383,000529,758,046,153
20056,044,609,000,000,00098,597,539,851,919+3.3%99,106,781,258,237+2.8%15,04630,905,245,732,65830,899,900,157,0005,345,575,658
20046,078,726,000,000,00095,444,403,833,687+2.5%96,391,849,394,999+2.8%14,82229,141,278,434,96528,861,651,864,000279,626,570,965
20035,505,061,000,000,00093,140,600,045,269+3.1%93,733,653,038,859+2.8%14,59926,965,034,124,39426,612,609,698,000352,424,426,394
20025,457,322,000,000,00090,343,791,502,236+2.2%91,206,790,491,884+4.6%14,39125,061,684,228,14524,755,530,772,000306,153,456,145
20015,288,641,000,000,00088,406,830,661,152+1.9%87,174,626,828,500+0.22%13,93723,387,613,612,50023,948,050,018,500−560,436,406,000
20005,149,653,000,000,00086,770,331,162,341+3.7%86,985,899,333,341+3.8%14,09422,752,997,562,00022,977,040,810,000−224,043,248,000
19995,141,670,000,000,00083,641,931,903,000+2.3%83,767,690,984,000+2.6%13,75721,263,367,653,00021,398,133,807,000−134,766,154,000
19985,087,344,000,000,00081,734,669,949,000+1.8%81,681,804,859,000+0.63%13,59819,376,174,754,50019,736,989,725,500−360,814,971,000
19974,946,755,000,000,00080,299,423,140,000+0.15%81,170,260,465,500+0.48%13,70019,272,971,700,50019,205,771,912,50067,199,788,000
19962,957,960,000,000,00080,175,844,304,418+2.8%80,785,915,608,418+2.3%13,82820,485,468,628,00019,210,143,822,0001,275,324,806,000
19953,004,179,000,000,00077,966,431,926,967+1.5%78,968,553,868,199+2.6%13,71218,017,703,265,20317,852,687,477,000165,015,788,203
19943,016,230,000,000,00076,842,047,060,000+0.83%76,953,295,895,089−0.32%13,55917,290,129,624,08917,101,903,837,000188,225,787,089
19932,941,464,000,000,00076,205,921,611,000+1.8%77,202,449,603,480+2.6%13,80717,912,449,545,48017,790,512,518,000121,937,027,480
19922,626,483,000,000,00074,880,586,535,417+0.33%75,231,442,729,145+0.23%13,66417,794,068,355,43917,854,852,342,913−60,783,987,473
19914,215,361,000,000,00074,634,626,947,363+1.7%75,056,233,510,448+2.4%13,85111,429,379,688,12111,354,869,274,52474,510,413,596
19903,980,699,000,000,00073,379,447,020,000+1.7%73,270,457,077,735+0.82%13,75210,926,425,998,73510,898,187,515,22828,238,483,507
19893,921,621,000,000,00072,169,652,922,500+3.3%72,674,810,862,500+4.5%13,884———
19883,788,956,000,000,00069,840,421,000,000+4.9%69,563,731,422,000+5%13,529———
19873,641,131,000,000,00066,582,381,000,000+4.7%66,249,865,107,000+4.9%13,119———
19863,483,591,000,000,00063,588,362,300,000+2.1%63,145,579,046,000+1.6%12,736———
19853,401,157,000,000,00062,304,443,162,610+3.8%62,165,772,188,610+4.2%12,768———
19843,201,571,000,000,00060,028,777,000,000+8.9%59,687,504,273,000+9.2%12,481———
19833,031,866,000,000,00055,146,063,000,000+1.1%54,635,214,271,000+1.8%11,631———
19822,920,516,000,000,00054,563,957,000,000−0.32%53,643,143,702,000+0.22%11,630———
19812,647,834,000,000,00054,740,061,000,000+2.6%53,524,676,754,000+1.1%11,819———
19802,585,679,000,000,00053,360,742,307,000—52,922,238,480,000—11,899———

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