China Natural Gas
Production (2024)#4 World
9,126,850,389,000ft³+8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#3 World
15,004,764,790,000ft³+7.5% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−16,103,875,071ft³
Production covers 60.8% of consumption.
Imports cover 42% of consumption.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Natural Gas Reserves in China
- China has proven dry natural gas 270,823,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#8 in the world), representing 3.6% of the world's total.
- As of 2024 production rates, China has roughly 29 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).
Natural Gas Production in China
- China produced 9,126,850,389,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#4 in the world), an increase of 8% from 8,454,385,801,000 cubic feet in 2023.
Natural Gas Consumption in China
- China consumed 15,004,764,790,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#3 in the world), an increase of 7.5% from 2023. This represents 10% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
- Per capita, natural gas consumption in China averaged 10,572 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 28.96 cubic feet per day (#74 in the world).
Natural Gas Imports & Exports in China
- China imported 6,307,018,236,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈42% of consumption).
- China exported 194,791,167,900 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈2.1% of production).
- This made China a net importer of 6,112,227,068,100 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024.
natural gas Balance in China
- In 2024, China produced approximately 25,005,069,559 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 41,108,944,630 cubic feet per day , a daily deficit of 16,103,875,071 cubic feet.
China Natural Gas History (1980-2025)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 270,823,000,000,000 | 8 | 3.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 264,714,000,000,000 | 8 | 3.5% | 9,126,850,389,000 | +8% | 4 | 6.1% | 15,004,764,790,000 | +7.5% | 3 | 10.0% | 10,572 | 6,307,018,236,000 | 194,791,167,900 | 6,112,227,068,100 |
| 2023 | 255,991,000,000,000 | 8 | 3.4% | 8,454,385,801,000 | +5.7% | 4 | 5.8% | 13,961,520,490,000 | +7.4% | 3 | 9.5% | 9,814.2 | 5,622,664,784,000 | 216,242,269,500 | 5,406,422,514,500 |
| 2022 | 247,224,000,000,000 | 8 | 3.4% | 7,994,972,429,000 | +6.9% | 4 | 5.5% | 13,001,676,010,000 | −0.69% | 3 | 9.0% | 9,122.8 | 4,982,240,610,000 | 198,497,669,700 | 4,783,742,940,300 |
| 2021 | 234,993,000,000,000 | 7 | 3.2% | 7,479,346,847,000 | +8.1% | 4 | 5.1% | 13,091,893,140,000 | +13% | 3 | 9.0% | 9,178 | 5,835,983,888,000 | 192,309,924,600 | 5,643,673,963,400 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 6,922,082,591,000 | +9.3% | 4 | 4.9% | 11,589,083,990,000 | +9.2% | 3 | 8.3% | 8,126.4 | 4,960,605,412,000 | 176,029,531,500 | 4,784,575,880,500 |
| 2019 | 212,615,000,000,000 | 8 | 3.0% | 6,332,548,363,000 | +8.5% | 4 | 4.4% | 10,616,820,950,000 | +8.6% | 3 | 7.6% | 7,458.1 | 4,658,703,940,000 | 124,784,868,000 | 4,533,919,072,000 |
| 2018 | 208,225,000,000,000 | 8 | 3.0% | 5,839,130,074,000 | +9% | 6 | 4.2% | 9,775,025,750,000 | +17.7% | 3 | 7.1% | 6,888.6 | 4,327,861,059,000 | 117,042,138,900 | 4,210,818,920,100 |
| 2017 | 184,419,000,000,000 | 10 | 2.7% | 5,358,897,365,000 | +7% | 6 | 4.1% | 8,305,874,530,000 | +15.2% | 3 | 6.3% | 5,880.9 | 3,330,328,185,000 | 122,725,006,200 | 3,207,603,178,800 |
| 2016 | 174,634,000,000,000 | 10 | 2.5% | 5,007,397,558,000 | +7.2% | 6 | 3.9% | 7,210,777,399,000 | +7.6% | 3 | 5.6% | 5,135.7 | 2,608,827,474,000 | 117,597,537,700 | 2,491,229,936,300 |
| 2015 | 163,959,000,000,000 | 10 | 2.4% | 4,670,818,275,000 | +3.4% | 6 | 3.7% | 6,703,132,563,000 | +3.3% | 3 | 5.3% | 4,801.2 | 2,202,596,550,000 | 112,950,556,900 | 2,089,645,993,100 |
| 2014 | 155,382,000,000,000 | 11 | 2.2% | 4,516,408,191,000 | +7.7% | 6 | 3.7% | 6,490,775,325,000 | +12.7% | 3 | 5.2% | 4,676.5 | 2,129,494,500,000 | 90,799,824,660 | 2,038,694,675,340 |
| 2013 | 141,256,000,000,000 | 11 | 2.1% | 4,193,708,467,000 | +9.3% | 6 | 3.4% | 5,760,123,705,000 | +13.5% | 3 | 4.7% | 4,177 | 1,870,988,700,000 | 96,869,045,000 | 1,774,119,655,000 |
| 2012 | 107,000,000,000,000 | 13 | 1.6% | 3,838,044,791,000 | +5% | 7 | 3.2% | 5,073,917,940,000 | +9.7% | 4 | 4.2% | 3,704.9 | 1,510,422,550,000 | 102,060,350,000 | 1,408,362,200,000 |
| 2011 | 107,000,000,000,000 | 13 | 1.6% | 3,655,181,614,000 | +10% | 6 | 3.1% | 4,623,545,745,000 | +22.7% | 4 | 3.9% | 3,399 | 1,107,690,290,000 | 112,831,425,000 | 994,858,865,000 |
| 2010 | 107,000,000,000,000 | 13 | 1.6% | 3,323,807,165,000 | +11.7% | 7 | 2.9% | 3,768,463,650,000 | +20.6% | 4 | 3.3% | 2,788.2 | 576,693,950,000 | 141,966,300,000 | 434,727,650,000 |
| 2009 | 80,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 1.3% | 2,975,006,230,000 | +10.8% | 7 | 2.8% | 3,125,271,555,000 | +14.7% | 5 | 3.0% | 2,327.9 | 263,520,530,000 | 113,255,205,000 | 150,265,325,000 |
| 2008 | 80,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.3% | 2,685,352,600,000 | +9.8% | 10 | 2.5% | 2,725,576,385,000 | +9.5% | 11 | 2.5% | 2,043.4 | 158,917,500,000 | 118,658,400,000 | 40,259,100,000 |
| 2007 | 80,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.3% | 2,446,270,050,000 | +18.4% | 10 | 2.3% | 2,490,060,650,000 | +24.9% | 11 | 2.3% | 1,878.1 | 138,434,800,000 | 94,997,350,000 | 43,437,450,000 |
| 2006 | 53,325,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.87% | 2,066,563,170,000 | +17.2% | 14 | 2.0% | 1,993,461,120,000 | +20.5% | 12 | 1.9% | 1,512.4 | 32,772,320,000 | 105,895,559,000 | −73,123,239,000 |
| 2005 | 53,325,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.88% | 1,762,924,800,000 | +22.5% | 14 | 1.8% | 1,654,507,750,000 | +22.5% | 15 | 1.7% | 1,263 | 0 | 108,417,050,000 | −108,417,050,000 |
| 2004 | 53,325,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.88% | 1,439,439,400,000 | +18.8% | 17 | 1.5% | 1,350,304,340,000 | +18.1% | 16 | 1.4% | 1,037 | 0 | 89,135,060,000 | −89,135,060,000 |
| 2003 | 53,325,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.97% | 1,211,304,500,000 | +5.1% | 17 | 1.3% | 1,143,429,070,000 | +7.7% | 17 | 1.2% | 883.3 | 0 | 67,875,430,000 | −67,875,430,000 |
| 2002 | 48,300,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.89% | 1,152,681,600,000 | +7.7% | 18 | 1.3% | 1,061,286,380,000 | +8.9% | 17 | 1.2% | 824.7 | 0 | 91,395,220,000 | −91,395,220,000 |
| 2001 | 48,300,000,000,000 | 19 | 0.91% | 1,070,397,650,000 | +11.2% | 19 | 1.2% | 974,234,905,000 | +8% | 18 | 1.1% | 761.9 | 0 | 96,159,213,500 | −96,159,213,500 |
| 2000 | 48,300,000,000,000 | 19 | 0.94% | 962,333,750,000 | +8.2% | 19 | 1.1% | 902,368,880,000 | +15.3% | 19 | 1.0% | 710.8 | 0 | 95,279,870,000 | −95,279,870,000 |
| 1999 | 48,300,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.94% | 889,337,645,000 | +8.2% | 18 | 1.1% | 782,368,510,000 | +8% | 20 | 0.93% | 620.8 | 0 | 106,955,009,000 | −106,955,009,000 |
| 1998 | 41,000,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.81% | 821,603,475,000 | +2.5% | 18 | 1.0% | 724,716,772,500 | +3.9% | 22 | 0.89% | 579.4 | 0 | 96,886,702,500 | −96,886,702,500 |
| 1997 | 41,357,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.84% | 801,297,350,000 | +12.6% | 19 | 1.0% | 697,329,990,000 | +7.9% | 24 | 0.86% | 561.8 | 0 | 103,963,828,500 | −103,963,828,500 |
| 1996 | 59,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 2.0% | 711,844,455,000 | +18.4% | 20 | 0.89% | 646,017,295,000 | +11.1% | 24 | 0.80% | 524.8 | 0 | 65,827,160,000 | −65,827,160,000 |
| 1995 | 59,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 2.0% | 601,410,000,000 | +2.2% | 25 | 0.77% | 581,519,800,000 | +2% | 24 | 0.74% | 476.6 | 0 | 19,890,200,000 | −19,890,200,000 |
| 1994 | 59,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 2.0% | 588,700,000,000 | +5.4% | 25 | 0.77% | 569,936,800,000 | +5.4% | 24 | 0.74% | 471.4 | 0 | 18,763,200,000 | −18,763,200,000 |
| 1993 | 49,400,000,000,000 | 17 | 1.7% | 558,330,000,000 | +4.7% | 24 | 0.73% | 540,951,000,000 | +4.7% | 24 | 0.70% | 451.8 | 0 | 17,379,000,000 | −17,379,000,000 |
| 1992 | 35,400,000,000,000 | 18 | 1.3% | 533,256,500,000 | +1.4% | 24 | 0.71% | 516,774,600,000 | +1.1% | 26 | 0.69% | 436.3 | 0 | 16,481,900,000 | −16,481,900,000 |
| 1991 | 35,300,000,000,000 | 18 | 0.84% | 526,000,000,000 | +3.5% | 20 | 0.70% | 511,300,500,000 | +3.4% | 20 | 0.68% | 436.7 | 0 | 14,699,500,000 | −14,699,500,000 |
| 1990 | 35,300,000,000,000 | 17 | 0.89% | 508,000,000,000 | +0.59% | 17 | 0.69% | 494,370,500,000 | −2.1% | 18 | 0.67% | 428.6 | 0 | 13,629,500,000 | −13,629,500,000 |
| 1989 | 31,700,000,000,000 | 17 | 0.81% | 505,000,000,000 | +2.9% | 18 | 0.70% | 505,000,000,000 | +0.4% | 18 | 0.69% | 445.3 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 30,700,000,000,000 | 16 | 0.81% | 491,000,000,000 | −0.61% | 18 | 0.70% | 503,000,000,000 | +1.8% | 18 | 0.72% | 451 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 30,000,000,000,000 | 17 | 0.82% | 494,000,000,000 | +2.1% | 18 | 0.74% | 494,000,000,000 | +2.1% | 17 | 0.75% | 450.6 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 30,000,000,000,000 | 17 | 0.86% | 484,000,000,000 | +5.9% | 18 | 0.76% | 484,000,000,000 | +5.9% | 16 | 0.77% | 449.3 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 30,900,000,000,000 | 16 | 0.91% | 457,000,000,000 | +4.3% | 17 | 0.73% | 457,000,000,000 | +4.3% | 16 | 0.74% | 431.2 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 30,300,000,000,000 | 15 | 0.95% | 438,000,000,000 | +1.6% | 16 | 0.73% | 438,000,000,000 | +1.6% | 16 | 0.73% | 419.6 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 29,800,000,000,000 | 14 | 0.98% | 431,000,000,000 | +13.1% | 13 | 0.78% | 431,000,000,000 | +13.1% | 13 | 0.79% | 418.8 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 24,400,000,000,000 | 16 | 0.84% | 381,000,000,000 | −15.3% | 15 | 0.70% | 381,000,000,000 | −15.3% | 16 | 0.71% | 375.9 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 24,500,000,000,000 | 16 | 0.93% | 450,000,000,000 | −10.9% | 13 | 0.82% | 450,000,000,000 | −10.9% | 12 | 0.84% | 451 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 25,000,000,000,000 | 14 | 0.97% | 505,000,000,000 | — | 10 | 0.95% | 505,000,000,000 | — | 11 | 0.95% | 513.6 | — | — | — |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
- Oil & Gas Journal