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Cameroon Natural Gas

Reserves (2025)#44 World
4,770,000,000,000ft³
0.06%
of world reserves
54 years
at current production
Production (2024)#56 World
89,125,944,840ft³+0.55% YoY
Consumption (2024)#97 World
21,877,568,390ft³+11.5% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+184,242,127ft³

Consumption uses 24.5% of production.

The rest is exported.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Natural Gas Reserves in Cameroon

  • Cameroon has proven dry natural gas 4,770,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#44 in the world), representing 0.06% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, Cameroon has roughly 54 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in Cameroon

  • Cameroon produced 89,125,944,840 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#56 in the world), an increase of 0.55% from 88,642,108,850 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in Cameroon

  • Cameroon consumed 21,877,568,390 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#97 in the world), an increase of 11.5% from 2023. This represents 0.01% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in Cameroon averaged 751.2 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 2.06 cubic feet per day (#112 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Cameroon

  • Cameroon exported 67,248,376,450 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈75.5% of production).

natural gas Balance in Cameroon

  • In 2024, Cameroon produced approximately 244,180,671 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 59,938,544 cubic feet per day , a daily surplus of 184,242,127 cubic feet.

Cameroon Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
20254,770,000,000,000440.06%————————————
20244,770,000,000,000440.06%89,125,944,840+0.55%560.06%21,877,568,390+11.5%970.01%751.2067,248,376,450−67,248,376,450
20234,770,000,000,000460.06%88,642,108,850+3.8%560.06%19,617,286,340−19.4%1000.01%691.4069,024,822,510−69,024,822,510
20224,770,000,000,000450.07%85,361,277,000+3%580.06%24,326,183,750−11.8%960.02%880.3071,550,078,550−71,550,078,550
20214,770,000,000,000470.07%82,889,248,000−2.1%580.06%27,586,189,650−18.2%960.02%1,024.9059,255,927,480−59,255,927,480
2020———84,654,983,000+1.3%570.06%33,743,978,570+27.9%930.02%1,287.4053,750,512,480−53,750,512,480
20194,770,000,000,000490.07%83,552,917,000+47%590.06%26,377,394,160−5.4%970.02%1,034.2057,385,371,240−57,385,371,240
20184,770,000,000,000480.07%56,841,197,000+162%610.04%27,895,779,710+28.9%960.02%1,124.5030,134,872,510−30,134,872,510
20174,770,000,000,000470.07%21,694,197,000+10.8%700.02%21,638,699,890+10.7%970.02%896.8000
20164,770,000,000,000470.07%19,585,377,000+6.7%700.02%19,550,230,000+6.7%970.02%833.6000
20154,770,000,000,000480.07%18,355,232,000+10.8%720.01%18,320,085,000+10.6%990.01%804.8000
20144,770,000,000,000480.07%16,562,735,000+932399089677979776%730.01%16,562,735,000+51.3%990.01%750.8000
20134,770,000,000,000470.07%0.0000018−100%94< 0.01%10,947,650,000+14%1020.01%511.5000
20124,770,000,000,000470.07%9,605,680,000+81.3%760.01%9,605,680,000+81.3%1020.01%461.6000
20114,770,000,000,000480.07%5,297,250,000−28.6%79< 0.01%5,297,250,000−28.6%104< 0.01%261.8000
20104,770,000,000,000470.07%7,416,150,000+950%770.01%7,416,150,000+950%1010.01%377.1000
20094,770,000,000,000470.08%706,300,000−0.00000000000014%86< 0.01%706,300,000+0%110< 0.01%36.95000
20084,770,000,000,000470.08%706,300,000+0%88< 0.01%706,300,000+0%109< 0.01%38.03000
20073,900,000,000,000490.06%706,300,000+0%86< 0.01%706,300,000+0%108< 0.01%39.13000
20063,900,000,000,000500.06%706,300,000+0%91< 0.01%706,300,000+0%109< 0.01%40.24413,700,6690413,700,669
20053,900,000,000,000490.06%706,300,000—87< 0.01%706,300,000—108< 0.01%41.37000
20043,900,000,000,000490.06%0———0———0000
20033,900,000,000,000490.07%0———0———0000
20023,900,000,000,000490.07%0———0———0000
20013,900,000,000,000490.07%0———0———0000
20003,900,000,000,000490.08%0———0———0000
19993,900,000,000,000510.08%0———0———0000
19983,900,000,000,000510.08%0———0———0000
19973,900,000,000,000490.08%0———0———0000
19963,900,000,000,000460.13%0———0———0000
19953,900,000,000,000460.13%0———0———0000
19943,900,000,000,000470.13%0———0———0000
19933,900,000,000,000470.13%0———0———0000
19923,880,000,000,000460.15%0———0———0000
19913,880,000,000,000480.09%0———0———0000
19903,880,000,000,000450.10%0———0———0000
19893,880,000,000,000440.10%0———0———0———
19883,880,000,000,000410.10%0———0———0———
19873,880,000,000,000420.11%0———0———0———
19863,880,000,000,000400.11%0———0———0———
19854,150,000,000,000360.12%0———0———0———
19844,200,000,000,000360.13%0———0———0———
19834,450,000,000,000340.15%0———0———0———
19824,600,000,000,000330.16%0———0———0———
19814,944,000,000,000330.19%0———0———0———
1980———0———0———0———

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