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Ecuador Natural Gas

Reserves (2025)#78 World
385,000,000,000ft³
0.01%
of world reserves
41 years
at current production
Production (2024)#72 World
9,400,416,039ft³+8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#107 World
9,405,588,174ft³+8.1% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−14,170ft³

Production covers 99.9% of consumption.

The rest is imported.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Natural Gas Reserves in Ecuador

  • Ecuador has proven dry natural gas 385,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#78 in the world), representing 0.0051% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, Ecuador has roughly 41 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in Ecuador

  • Ecuador produced 9,400,416,039 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#72 in the world), an increase of 8% from 8,704,093,771 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in Ecuador

  • Ecuador consumed 9,405,588,174 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#107 in the world), an increase of 8.1% from 2023. This represents 0.0063% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in Ecuador averaged 518.6 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 1.42 cubic feet per day (#115 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Ecuador

  • Ecuador imported 5,172,135 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈0.05% of consumption).

natural gas Balance in Ecuador

  • In 2024, Ecuador produced approximately 25,754,564 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 25,768,735 cubic feet per day , a daily deficit of 14,170 cubic feet.

Ecuador Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2025385,000,000,000780.01%————————————
2024385,000,000,000780.01%9,400,416,039+8%720.01%9,405,588,174+8.1%1070.01%518.65,172,13505,172,135
2023385,000,000,000780.01%8,704,093,771−9.4%730.01%8,704,093,771−9.4%1070.01%484.1000
2022385,000,000,000780.01%9,612,008,329−10.2%730.01%9,612,008,329−10.2%1050.01%539.3000
2021385,000,000,000760.01%10,702,356,350+4.6%730.01%10,702,356,350+4.6%1040.01%605.3000
2020———10,229,599,600−15.4%740.01%10,229,599,600−15.4%1050.01%583000
2019385,000,000,000760.01%12,091,850,630−9.7%740.01%12,091,850,630−9.7%1020.01%697.3000
2018385,000,000,000760.01%13,392,289,640−20.6%740.01%13,392,289,630−20.6%1000.01%785.5000
2017385,000,000,000760.01%16,872,369,837−12.7%730.01%16,872,369,840−12.7%1000.01%1,006.7000
2016388,000,000,000760.01%19,317,290,000+10.1%730.02%19,317,290,000+10.1%990.02%1,170.4000
2015212,000,000,00086< 0.01%17,551,555,000−14%730.01%17,551,555,000−14%1000.01%1,079000
2014212,000,000,00085< 0.01%20,412,070,000+12.2%690.02%20,412,070,000+12.2%940.02%1,273000
2013247,000,000,00081< 0.01%18,187,225,000−0.39%700.01%18,187,225,000−0.39%980.01%1,150.6000
2012282,000,000,00082< 0.01%18,257,855,000+114.5%710.02%18,257,855,000+114.5%970.02%1,172.5000
2011282,000,000,00082< 0.01%8,510,915,000−27%740.01%8,510,915,000−27%1010.01%555.3000
2010282,000,000,00081< 0.01%11,653,950,000+11.5%720.01%11,653,950,000+11.5%980.01%773000
2009315,000,000,000790.01%10,453,240,000+13.8%730.01%10,453,240,000+13.8%980.01%705.1000
2008———9,181,900,000−5.5%710.01%9,181,900,000−5.5%990.01%630000
2007———9,711,625,000−1.8%730.01%9,711,625,000−1.8%990.01%677.8000
2006345,000,000,000800.01%9,888,200,000+7.7%730.01%9,888,200,000+7.7%970.01%702000
2005345,000,000,000800.01%9,181,900,000+52.9%720.01%9,181,900,000+52.9%960.01%663.1000
2004345,000,000,000800.01%6,003,550,000+13.3%720.01%6,003,550,000+13.3%930.01%441.2000
2003345,000,000,000800.01%5,297,250,000+50%710.01%5,297,250,000+50%940.01%396.1000
20023,670,000,000,000510.07%3,531,500,000−37.5%72< 0.01%3,531,500,000−37.5%94< 0.01%268.8000
20013,670,000,000,000510.07%5,650,400,000+14.3%700.01%5,650,400,000+14.3%920.01%437.7000
20003,670,000,000,000510.07%4,944,100,000+40%700.01%4,944,100,000+40%920.01%389.6000
19993,670,000,000,000520.07%3,531,500,000+0%71< 0.01%3,531,500,000+0%92< 0.01%283.2000
19983,700,000,000,000520.07%3,531,500,000+0%71< 0.01%3,531,500,000+0%92< 0.01%288.3000
19973,700,000,000,000520.07%3,531,500,000−16.7%71< 0.01%3,531,500,000−16.7%91< 0.01%293.5000
19963,800,000,000,000480.13%4,237,800,000−0.05%700.01%4,237,800,000−0.05%890.01%358.8000
19953,800,000,000,000470.13%4,240,000,000+20.1%690.01%4,240,000,000+20.1%870.01%365.8000
19943,800,000,000,000480.13%3,530,000,000+0%68< 0.01%3,530,000,000+0%87< 0.01%310.4000
19933,899,000,000,000480.13%3,530,000,000−0.04%69< 0.01%3,530,000,000−0.04%89< 0.01%316.5000
19923,885,000,000,000450.15%3,531,500,000+9.5%68< 0.01%3,531,500,000+9.5%88< 0.01%323.1000
19913,950,000,000,000470.09%3,226,165,385−19.3%59< 0.01%3,226,165,385−19.3%67< 0.01%301.4000
19903,990,000,000,000440.10%4,000,000,000+42.9%560.01%4,000,000,000+42.9%640.01%381.9000
19894,020,000,000,000400.10%2,800,000,000+0%57< 0.01%2,800,000,000+0%64< 0.01%273.4———
19884,020,000,000,000400.11%2,800,000,000+47.4%57< 0.01%2,800,000,000+47.4%64< 0.01%279.7———
19874,050,000,000,000400.11%1,900,000,000−36.7%61< 0.01%1,900,000,000−36.7%67< 0.01%194.3———
19864,090,000,000,000380.12%3,000,000,000−25%56< 0.01%3,000,000,000−25%60< 0.01%314.3———
19853,000,000,000,000420.09%4,000,000,000+0%550.01%4,000,000,000+0%580.01%429.6———
19843,526,000,000,000380.11%4,000,000,000+33.3%550.01%4,000,000,000+33.3%600.01%440.8———
19834,100,000,000,000380.14%3,000,000,000+50%550.01%3,000,000,000+50%600.01%339.4———
19824,300,000,000,000360.15%2,000,000,000+5.3%57< 0.01%2,000,000,000+0%62< 0.01%232.3———
19814,000,000,000,000370.15%1,900,000,000−36.7%56< 0.01%2,000,000,000−33.3%61< 0.01%238.5———
19804,000,000,000,000360.15%3,000,000,000—530.01%3,000,000,000—570.01%367.4———

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