Bulgaria Natural Gas
Production (2024)#92 World
326,541,502ft³−15.7% YoY
Consumption (2024)#76 World
96,838,840,270ft³+8% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−264,417,257ft³
Production covers 0.34% of consumption.
Imports cover 98.4% of consumption.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Natural Gas Reserves in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria has proven dry natural gas 200,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#86 in the world), representing 0.0027% of the world's total.
- As of 2024 production rates, Bulgaria has roughly > 500 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).
Natural Gas Production in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria produced 326,541,502 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#92 in the world), a decrease of 15.7% from 387,389,489 cubic feet in 2023.
Natural Gas Consumption in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria consumed 96,838,840,270 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#76 in the world), an increase of 8% from 2023. This represents 0.06% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
- Per capita, natural gas consumption in Bulgaria averaged 14,330 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 39.26 cubic feet per day (#67 in the world).
Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria imported 95,246,590,020 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈98.4% of consumption).
natural gas Balance in Bulgaria
- In 2024, Bulgaria produced approximately 894,634 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 265,311,891 cubic feet per day , a daily deficit of 264,417,257 cubic feet.
Bulgaria Natural Gas History (1980-2025)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 200,000,000,000 | 86 | < 0.01% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 200,000,000,000 | 86 | < 0.01% | 326,541,502 | −15.7% | 92 | < 0.01% | 96,838,840,270 | +8% | 76 | 0.06% | 14,330 | 95,246,590,020 | 0 | 95,246,590,020 |
| 2023 | 200,000,000,000 | 86 | < 0.01% | 387,389,489 | −43.5% | 92 | < 0.01% | 89,638,288,000 | −8.4% | 80 | 0.06% | 13,190 | 90,279,318,890 | 0 | 90,279,318,890 |
| 2022 | 200,000,000,000 | 86 | < 0.01% | 685,211,705 | −46.4% | 89 | < 0.01% | 97,853,546,660 | −17.9% | 77 | 0.07% | 14,336 | 103,301,993,500 | 0 | 103,301,993,500 |
| 2021 | 200,000,000,000 | 85 | < 0.01% | 1,277,446,723 | −44.6% | 87 | < 0.01% | 119,208,557,600 | +13.3% | 73 | 0.08% | 17,334 | 116,767,457,200 | 0 | 116,767,457,200 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 2,305,484,889 | +68.3% | 83 | < 0.01% | 105,260,275,300 | +1.8% | 73 | 0.08% | 15,181 | 103,828,599,500 | 136,437,550 | 103,692,161,950 |
| 2019 | 200,000,000,000 | 86 | < 0.01% | 1,370,211,629 | +17.9% | 89 | < 0.01% | 103,445,443,100 | −6.4% | 74 | 0.07% | 14,830 | 104,184,214,500 | 271,087,759 | 103,913,126,741 |
| 2018 | 200,000,000,000 | 86 | < 0.01% | 1,162,071,095 | −58.9% | 90 | < 0.01% | 110,509,990,100 | −5.5% | 74 | 0.08% | 15,732 | 110,015,132,800 | 443,343,206 | 109,571,789,594 |
| 2017 | 200,000,000,000 | 86 | < 0.01% | 2,825,176,000 | −14% | 83 | < 0.01% | 116,997,601,100 | +4.2% | 73 | 0.09% | 16,535 | 115,443,754,300 | 1,130,070,400 | 114,313,683,900 |
| 2016 | 200,000,000,000 | 86 | < 0.01% | 3,284,267,100 | −10.9% | 82 | < 0.01% | 112,300,746,000 | +0.91% | 74 | 0.09% | 15,756 | 109,263,681,800 | 105,944,100 | 109,157,737,700 |
| 2015 | 200,000,000,000 | 87 | < 0.01% | 3,685,263,897 | −42% | 81 | < 0.01% | 111,290,897,276 | +10.2% | 72 | 0.09% | 15,505 | 108,043,668,093 | 0 | 108,043,668,093 |
| 2014 | 200,000,000,000 | 87 | < 0.01% | 6,356,700,000 | −35.3% | 77 | 0.01% | 101,000,900,000 | −3.9% | 74 | 0.08% | 13,982 | 94,644,200,000 | 0 | 94,644,200,000 |
| 2013 | 200,000,000,000 | 86 | < 0.01% | 9,817,570,000 | −27% | 75 | 0.01% | 105,062,125,000 | −0.07% | 74 | 0.09% | 14,462 | 95,244,555,000 | 0 | 95,244,555,000 |
| 2012 | 200,000,000,000 | 88 | < 0.01% | 13,444,510,188 | +8.8% | 75 | 0.01% | 105,132,041,245 | −5.8% | 72 | 0.09% | 14,368 | 87,615,258,949 | 0 | 87,615,258,949 |
| 2011 | 200,000,000,000 | 88 | < 0.01% | 12,360,250,000 | +600% | 72 | 0.01% | 111,595,400,000 | +24.4% | 72 | 0.09% | 15,121 | 99,235,150,000 | 0 | 99,235,150,000 |
| 2010 | 200,000,000,000 | 87 | < 0.01% | 1,765,750,000 | +400% | 84 | < 0.01% | 89,700,100,000 | +22.7% | 77 | 0.08% | 12,060 | 87,934,350,000 | 0 | 87,934,350,000 |
| 2009 | 200,000,000,000 | 87 | < 0.01% | 353,150,000 | −90.9% | 91 | < 0.01% | 73,102,050,000 | −35.5% | 78 | 0.07% | 9,762.5 | 72,748,900,000 | 0 | 72,748,900,000 |
| 2008 | 200,000,000,000 | 86 | < 0.01% | 3,884,650,000 | −63.3% | 77 | < 0.01% | 113,361,150,000 | −4.2% | 71 | 0.10% | 15,043 | 109,476,500,000 | 0 | 109,476,500,000 |
| 2007 | 200,000,000,000 | 86 | < 0.01% | 10,594,500,000 | −37.6% | 71 | 0.01% | 118,305,250,000 | −5.9% | 68 | 0.11% | 15,593 | 107,710,750,000 | 0 | 107,710,750,000 |
| 2006 | 210,000,000,000 | 85 | < 0.01% | 16,975,478,682 | −85.5% | 68 | 0.02% | 125,754,514,061 | +3.1% | 65 | 0.12% | 16,459 | 113,097,609,636 | 0 | 113,097,609,636 |
| 2005 | 210,000,000,000 | 84 | < 0.01% | 116,872,861,088 | +833.4% | 49 | 0.12% | 121,929,702,959 | +10.4% | 65 | 0.12% | 15,845 | 106,875,199,211 | 0 | 106,875,199,211 |
| 2004 | 210,000,000,000 | 84 | < 0.01% | 12,521,838,045 | +1563.7% | 68 | 0.01% | 110,458,231,357 | +3.6% | 63 | 0.11% | 14,254 | 105,857,352,965 | 0 | 105,857,352,965 |
| 2003 | 210,000,000,000 | 84 | < 0.01% | 752,635,269 | +5.1% | 82 | < 0.01% | 106,643,709,859 | −2.8% | 64 | 0.11% | 13,665 | 110,820,132,394 | 0 | 110,820,132,394 |
| 2002 | 210,000,000,000 | 84 | < 0.01% | 716,327,236 | +1.4% | 81 | < 0.01% | 109,734,831,884 | +6.4% | 61 | 0.12% | 13,958 | 114,032,310,145 | 0 | 114,032,310,145 |
| 2001 | 210,000,000,000 | 85 | < 0.01% | 706,300,000 | +0% | 83 | < 0.01% | 103,119,800,000 | −9.3% | 61 | 0.12% | 13,006 | 102,413,500,000 | 0 | 102,413,500,000 |
| 2000 | 210,000,000,000 | 84 | < 0.01% | 706,300,000 | +0% | 82 | < 0.01% | 113,714,300,000 | −4.5% | 59 | 0.13% | 14,213 | 113,008,000,000 | 0 | 113,008,000,000 |
| 1999 | 210,000,000,000 | 85 | < 0.01% | 706,300,000 | −33.3% | 80 | < 0.01% | 119,011,550,000 | −11.8% | 59 | 0.14% | 14,752 | 118,305,250,000 | 0 | 118,305,250,000 |
| 1998 | 170,000,000,000 | 89 | < 0.01% | 1,059,450,000 | −25% | 81 | < 0.01% | 134,903,300,000 | −25.7% | 56 | 0.17% | 16,577 | 133,843,850,000 | 0 | 133,843,850,000 |
| 1997 | 140,000,000,000 | 88 | < 0.01% | 1,412,600,000 | +0.18% | 76 | < 0.01% | 181,519,100,000 | −17% | 51 | 0.22% | 22,090 | 180,106,500,000 | 0 | 180,106,500,000 |
| 1996 | 250,000,000,000 | 76 | 0.01% | 1,410,000,000 | −20.3% | 75 | < 0.01% | 218,600,000,000 | +4.9% | 44 | 0.27% | 26,365 | 217,190,000,000 | 0 | 217,190,000,000 |
| 1995 | 250,000,000,000 | 75 | 0.01% | 1,770,000,000 | −16.5% | 72 | < 0.01% | 208,360,000,000 | +24% | 45 | 0.26% | 24,931 | 206,590,000,000 | 0 | 206,590,000,000 |
| 1994 | 250,000,000,000 | 77 | 0.01% | 2,120,000,000 | −14.2% | 70 | < 0.01% | 168,100,000,000 | −2.3% | 47 | 0.22% | 19,972 | 165,980,000,000 | 0 | 165,980,000,000 |
| 1993 | 250,000,000,000 | 77 | 0.01% | 2,472,000,000 | +75% | 72 | < 0.01% | 171,984,050,000 | −12.1% | 47 | 0.22% | 20,313 | 169,512,000,000 | 0 | 169,512,000,000 |
| 1992 | 250,000,000,000 | 73 | 0.01% | 1,412,600,000 | +335.2% | 74 | < 0.01% | 195,645,100,000 | +5.7% | 38 | 0.26% | 22,858 | 194,232,500,000 | 0 | 194,232,500,000 |
| 1991 | 247,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 324,549,697 | −8.1% | 65 | < 0.01% | 185,066,087,677 | −23.4% | 33 | 0.25% | 21,282 | 180,278,261,616 | 0 | 180,278,261,616 |
| 1990 | 247,000,000,000 | 70 | 0.01% | 353,000,000 | −11.8% | 65 | < 0.01% | 241,495,000,000 | +8.3% | 25 | 0.33% | 27,373 | 240,142,000,000 | 0 | 240,142,000,000 |
| 1989 | 177,000,000,000 | 70 | < 0.01% | 400,000,000 | +0% | 65 | < 0.01% | 223,000,000,000 | +0.9% | 27 | 0.31% | 24,954 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 177,000,000,000 | 70 | < 0.01% | 400,000,000 | −90.9% | 64 | < 0.01% | 221,000,000,000 | −0.9% | 27 | 0.32% | 24,595 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 177,000,000,000 | 68 | < 0.01% | 4,400,000,000 | −12% | 55 | 0.01% | 223,000,000,000 | −0.89% | 26 | 0.34% | 24,843 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 177,000,000,000 | 65 | 0.01% | 5,000,000,000 | +25% | 55 | 0.01% | 225,000,000,000 | +2.7% | 24 | 0.36% | 25,102 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 177,000,000,000 | 66 | 0.01% | 4,000,000,000 | +33.3% | 54 | 0.01% | 219,000,000,000 | +21% | 24 | 0.35% | 24,445 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 177,000,000,000 | 66 | 0.01% | 3,000,000,000 | −14.3% | 56 | < 0.01% | 181,000,000,000 | −1.6% | 25 | 0.30% | 20,218 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 177,000,000,000 | 63 | 0.01% | 3,500,000,000 | +16.7% | 53 | 0.01% | 184,000,000,000 | +2.2% | 22 | 0.34% | 20,597 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 177,000,000,000 | 60 | 0.01% | 3,000,000,000 | −28.6% | 52 | 0.01% | 180,000,000,000 | +8.4% | 23 | 0.34% | 20,196 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 177,000,000,000 | 61 | 0.01% | 4,200,000,000 | −6.7% | 53 | 0.01% | 166,000,000,000 | −7.8% | 21 | 0.31% | 18,677 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 177,000,000,000 | 59 | 0.01% | 4,500,000,000 | — | 52 | 0.01% | 180,000,000,000 | — | 25 | 0.34% | 20,317 | — | — | — |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
- Oil & Gas Journal