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Chile Natural Gas

Reserves (2025)#50 World
3,460,000,000,000ft³
0.05%
of world reserves
90 years
at current production
Production (2024)#66 World
38,594,276,180ft³−19.8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#56 World
222,307,265,800ft³−11.4% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−503,323,259ft³

Production covers 17.4% of consumption.

Imports cover 88.4% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Natural Gas Reserves in Chile

  • Chile has proven dry natural gas 3,460,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#50 in the world), representing 0.05% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, Chile has roughly 90 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in Chile

  • Chile produced 38,594,276,180 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#66 in the world), a decrease of 19.8% from 48,109,892,720 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in Chile

  • Chile consumed 222,307,265,800 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#56 in the world), a decrease of 11.4% from 2023. This represents 0.15% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in Chile averaged 11,248 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 30.82 cubic feet per day (#73 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Chile

  • Chile imported 196,415,056,200 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈88.4% of consumption).
  • Chile exported 4,686,888,480 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈12.1% of production).
  • This made Chile a net importer of 191,728,167,720 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024.

natural gas Balance in Chile

  • In 2024, Chile produced approximately 105,737,743 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 609,061,002 cubic feet per day , a daily deficit of 503,323,259 cubic feet.

Chile Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
20253,460,000,000,000500.05%————————————
20243,460,000,000,000490.05%38,594,276,180−19.8%660.03%222,307,265,800−11.4%560.15%11,248196,415,056,2004,686,888,480191,728,167,720
20233,460,000,000,000490.05%48,109,892,720−0.37%630.03%250,888,300,100+6.2%540.17%12,762201,523,895,9001,377,587,124200,146,308,776
20223,460,000,000,000510.05%48,286,466,220+8.7%660.03%236,198,444,400+2.7%560.16%12,080203,862,366,8002,500,353,841201,362,012,959
20213,460,000,000,000520.05%44,417,917,410−8%660.03%230,043,056,800+8.7%560.16%11,824182,311,387,3000182,311,387,300
2020———48,302,534,410−2.8%630.03%211,590,419,800−4.4%570.15%10,923163,351,348,6000163,351,348,600
20193,460,000,000,000530.05%49,715,122,410+12.8%630.03%221,390,702,700+16.2%570.16%11,532165,593,277,1000165,593,277,100
20183,460,000,000,000520.05%44,064,770,410+1.9%630.03%190,453,622,600+5.4%590.14%10,081154,908,589,1005,634,731,893149,273,857,207
20173,460,000,000,000510.05%43,225,495,200+1.4%630.03%180,777,266,900+6.8%610.14%9,740.7157,010,274,3009,782,171,900147,228,102,400
20163,460,000,000,000510.05%42,625,145,300+19.7%630.03%169,194,045,300+9.1%630.13%9,262.2153,584,748,40012,713,292,000140,871,456,400
20153,460,000,000,000510.05%35,597,520,000+26.2%650.03%155,103,480,000+7.7%620.12%8,594.1131,619,005,0000131,619,005,000
20143,460,000,000,000520.05%28,216,685,000−18.2%660.02%143,979,255,000−16.6%640.12%8,059.7122,437,105,0000122,437,105,000
20133,460,000,000,000520.05%34,502,755,000−22.1%650.03%172,690,350,000+0.18%600.14%9,763.7136,951,570,0000136,951,570,000
20123,460,000,000,000510.05%44,285,010,000−21.1%620.04%172,372,515,000−14.4%570.14%9,839.1138,328,855,0000138,328,855,000
20113,460,000,000,000520.05%56,150,850,000−14.7%620.05%201,401,445,000+7.7%550.17%11,607139,741,455,0000139,741,455,000
20103,460,000,000,000510.05%65,827,160,000−3.6%590.06%187,028,240,000+62.9%580.16%10,885126,321,755,0000126,321,755,000
20093,460,000,000,000510.06%68,299,210,000+11.6%570.06%114,844,380,000+18.2%660.11%6,751.751,595,215,000051,595,215,000
20083,460,000,000,000510.06%61,200,895,000−2.5%580.06%97,186,880,000−38.1%760.09%5,771.527,545,700,000027,545,700,000
20073,460,000,000,000510.06%62,790,070,000−3.7%580.06%157,045,805,000−40.3%580.15%9,42098,281,645,000098,281,645,000
20063,460,000,000,000520.06%65,191,490,000−4%560.06%263,132,065,000−10.7%490.26%15,939202,778,730,0000202,778,730,000
20053,460,000,000,000540.06%67,875,430,000+17.6%540.07%294,562,415,000+0%490.30%18,017221,742,885,0000221,742,885,000
20043,460,000,000,000530.06%57,740,025,000−0.91%550.06%294,562,415,000+8.9%480.31%18,197240,353,890,0000240,353,890,000
20033,460,000,000,000530.06%58,269,750,000−16.5%550.06%270,477,585,000+9.1%480.29%16,879215,209,610,0000215,209,610,000
20023,460,000,000,000540.06%69,747,125,000+64.6%530.08%247,911,300,000+10.7%480.27%15,633184,944,655,0000184,944,655,000
20013,460,000,000,000530.07%42,378,000,000+5.3%570.05%223,897,100,000+21.7%490.26%14,276181,519,100,0000181,519,100,000
20003,460,000,000,000530.07%40,259,100,000−5%580.05%183,991,150,000+13.5%530.21%11,868143,732,050,0000143,732,050,000
19993,460,000,000,000540.07%42,378,000,000−39.7%570.05%162,095,850,000+42.1%540.19%10,581119,717,850,0000119,717,850,000
19983,460,000,000,000540.07%70,276,850,000−6.6%500.09%114,067,450,000+15.4%590.14%7,540.343,790,600,000043,790,600,000
19973,600,000,000,000530.07%75,220,950,000+17.7%510.09%98,882,000,000+54.7%630.12%6,62223,661,050,000023,661,050,000
19963,900,000,000,000450.13%63,920,150,000−4.7%520.08%63,920,150,000−4.7%680.08%4,338.3000
19953,900,000,000,000450.13%67,100,000,000−2.1%530.09%67,100,000,000−2.1%660.08%4,618.9000
19943,900,000,000,000460.13%68,510,000,000+10.9%520.09%68,510,000,000+10.9%650.09%4,785.5000
19933,900,000,000,000460.13%61,800,000,000+11.5%530.08%61,800,000,000+13.5%670.08%4,382.3000
19924,100,000,000,000400.16%55,444,550,000+6.6%520.07%54,444,550,000+4.7%670.07%3,921.2000
19914,100,000,000,000440.10%52,000,000,000−21.2%440.07%52,000,000,000−21.2%510.07%3,806000
19904,200,000,000,000400.11%66,000,000,000+15.8%460.09%66,000,000,000+15.8%520.09%4,911.7000
19894,200,000,000,000380.11%57,000,000,000+62.9%440.08%57,000,000,000+62.9%510.08%4,313.3———
19884,200,000,000,000370.11%35,000,000,000+34.6%470.05%35,000,000,000+34.6%540.05%2,692.4———
19874,200,000,000,000380.12%26,000,000,000+0%480.04%26,000,000,000+0%530.04%2,032.8———
19862,300,000,000,000460.07%26,000,000,000−40.9%480.04%26,000,000,000−40.9%520.04%2,065.3———
19852,360,000,000,000440.07%44,000,000,000−8.3%440.07%44,000,000,000−8.3%470.07%3,549.7———
19842,400,000,000,000460.07%48,000,000,000+4.3%420.08%48,000,000,000+4.3%430.08%3,931.9———
19832,515,000,000,000450.08%46,000,000,000−6.1%430.08%46,000,000,000−6.1%450.08%3,825———
19822,620,000,000,000440.09%49,000,000,000−42.4%390.09%49,000,000,000−42.4%400.09%4,134.9———
19812,500,000,000,000430.09%85,000,000,000+0%280.16%85,000,000,000+0%300.16%7,278.2———
19802,500,000,000,000420.10%85,000,000,000—280.16%85,000,000,000—300.16%7,385.8———

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