Azerbaijan Natural Gas

60,000,000,000,000ft³
0.80%
of world reserves
at current production
1,337,547,935,000ft³+5.9% YoY
400,875,350,200ft³−20.1% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+2,566,226,260ft³

Consumption uses 30% of production.

Exports take 66.2% of production.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Natural Gas Reserves in Azerbaijan

  • Azerbaijan has proven dry natural gas 60,000,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#20 in the world), representing 0.8% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, Azerbaijan has roughly 45 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in Azerbaijan

  • Azerbaijan produced 1,337,547,935,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#20 in the world), an increase of 5.9% from 1,263,387,065,000 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in Azerbaijan

  • Azerbaijan consumed 400,875,350,200 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#48 in the world), a decrease of 20.1% from 2023. This represents 0.27% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in Azerbaijan averaged 38,782 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 106.3 cubic feet per day (#29 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Azerbaijan

  • Azerbaijan imported 19,139,712,180 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈4.8% of consumption).
  • Azerbaijan exported 885,742,293,200 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈66.2% of production).
  • This made Azerbaijan a net exporter of 866,602,581,020 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024.

natural gas Balance in Azerbaijan

  • In 2024, Azerbaijan produced approximately 3,664,514,890 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 1,098,288,631 cubic feet per day , a daily surplus of 2,566,226,260 cubic feet.

Azerbaijan Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
202560,000,000,000,000200.80%————————————
202460,000,000,000,000200.80%1,337,547,935,000+5.9%200.90%400,875,350,200−20.1%480.27%38,78219,139,712,180885,742,293,200−866,602,581,020
202360,000,000,000,000200.80%1,263,387,065,000+4.7%200.86%501,911,915,700+2.9%450.34%48,64376,992,433,670835,192,655,000−758,200,221,330
202260,000,000,000,000200.82%1,206,883,545,000+8.9%210.82%487,994,732,500+6.3%450.34%47,40035,847,999,230791,049,280,000−755,201,280,770
202160,000,000,000,000200.82%1,108,002,385,000+27.7%230.76%458,920,140,000+11.7%460.31%44,84118,365,585,410667,447,830,000−649,082,244,590
2020———867,862,424,600+6.5%270.62%410,699,170,600+1.4%470.29%40,3374,843,129,112476,748,450,000−471,905,320,888
201935,000,000,000,000260.49%814,890,374,600+28.4%300.57%405,114,786,900+8.7%470.29%40,06935,265,918,190409,169,110,000−373,903,191,810
201835,000,000,000,000260.50%634,442,852,000+6%320.46%372,683,744,000+2%500.27%37,12157,690,093,920320,726,436,700−263,036,342,780
201735,000,000,000,000260.51%598,554,250,300−3%350.45%365,475,094,300−3%510.28%36,66364,957,859,180283,649,866,400−218,692,007,220
201635,000,000,000,000250.51%617,376,985,400−2.9%350.48%376,881,742,400−1.9%480.29%38,19117,586,780,600255,115,588,800−237,528,808,200
201535,000,000,000,000250.50%635,670,000,000+2.9%330.50%384,227,200,000+8.5%470.31%39,3967,063,000,000258,505,800,000−251,442,800,000
201435,000,000,000,000260.50%618,012,500,000+4.8%330.50%354,209,450,000+5.9%480.29%36,77810,594,500,000274,397,550,000−263,803,050,000
201335,000,000,000,000260.51%589,760,500,000+3.8%330.48%334,433,050,000−10.2%490.27%35,18715,891,750,000271,219,200,000−255,327,450,000
201230,000,000,000,000250.44%568,218,350,000+4.8%330.47%372,573,250,000+13.3%450.31%39,73619,423,250,000215,068,350,000−195,645,100,000
201130,000,000,000,000260.45%542,085,250,000−1.9%330.46%328,782,650,000−10.8%470.28%35,5208,828,750,000222,131,350,000−213,302,600,000
201030,000,000,000,000260.45%552,326,600,000+2%320.49%368,688,600,000+7%450.32%40,3088,828,750,000192,466,750,000−183,638,000,000
200930,000,000,000,000270.48%541,732,100,000+0.13%330.51%344,674,400,000−1.8%450.33%38,1018,828,750,000205,180,150,000−196,351,400,000
200830,000,000,000,000260.48%541,025,800,000+50.8%330.50%351,031,100,000+11.9%450.32%39,2540189,994,700,000−189,994,700,000
200730,000,000,000,000260.48%358,800,400,000+49%390.34%313,597,200,000−21.4%460.30%35,522045,203,200,000−45,203,200,000
200630,000,000,000,000250.49%240,848,300,000+17.2%430.24%399,059,500,000+8.9%420.39%45,809158,211,200,0000158,211,200,000
200530,000,000,000,000250.50%205,533,300,000+16.2%450.21%366,569,700,000+4.4%440.37%42,638161,036,400,0000161,036,400,000
200430,000,000,000,000260.49%176,928,150,000−2.3%450.19%351,031,100,000+8%420.36%41,347174,102,950,0000174,102,950,000
200330,000,000,000,000250.54%181,165,950,000−0.39%450.19%324,898,000,000+1.5%420.35%38,676143,732,050,0000143,732,050,000
20024,400,000,000,000470.08%181,872,250,000−10%460.20%319,953,900,000+34.8%430.35%38,428138,081,650,0000138,081,650,000
20014,400,000,000,000480.08%202,001,800,000+1.1%430.23%237,316,800,000+18.7%470.27%28,75935,315,000,000035,315,000,000
20004,400,000,000,000470.09%199,882,900,000−5.7%430.23%199,882,900,000−5.7%520.23%24,451000
19994,400,000,000,000470.09%211,890,000,000+7.3%380.25%211,890,000,000+7.3%480.25%26,158000
19984,400,000,000,000490.09%197,410,850,000−6.2%410.24%197,410,850,000−39%500.24%24,597000
19974,400,000,000,000480.09%210,477,400,000−11%380.26%323,485,400,000−1.5%400.40%40,761113,008,000,0000113,008,000,000
1996———236,610,000,000+2%320.30%328,430,000,000+3.3%360.41%41,94091,820,000,000091,820,000,000
1995———231,990,000,000+3%320.30%317,840,000,000−4.3%350.40%41,17584,760,000,000084,760,000,000
1994———225,310,000,000−6.2%340.29%331,960,000,000−14.5%340.43%43,628105,950,000,0000105,950,000,000
1993———240,142,000,000−12.8%300.32%388,470,000,000−25.7%310.50%51,768144,790,000,0000144,790,000,000
1992———275,457,000,000—300.37%522,660,000,000—250.69%70,575247,210,000,0000247,210,000,000

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