Ghana Natural Gas
Production (2024)#52 World
120,634,960,800ft³+9.6% YoY
Consumption (2024)#65 World
149,865,928,600ft³+11.7% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−80,084,843ft³
Production covers 80.5% of consumption.
The rest is imported.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Natural Gas Reserves in Ghana
- Ghana has proven dry natural gas 800,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#72 in the world), representing 0.01% of the world's total.
- As of 2024 production rates, Ghana has roughly 7 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).
Natural Gas Production in Ghana
- Ghana produced 120,634,960,800 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#52 in the world), an increase of 9.6% from 110,029,544,800 cubic feet in 2023.
Natural Gas Consumption in Ghana
- Ghana consumed 149,865,928,600 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#65 in the world), an increase of 11.7% from 2023. This represents 0.1% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
- Per capita, natural gas consumption in Ghana averaged 4,353.1 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 11.93 cubic feet per day (#90 in the world).
Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Ghana
- Ghana imported 27,869,089,910 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈18.6% of consumption).
natural gas Balance in Ghana
- In 2024, Ghana produced approximately 330,506,742 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 410,591,585 cubic feet per day , a daily deficit of 80,084,843 cubic feet.
Ghana Natural Gas History (1980-2025)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 120,634,960,800 | +9.6% | 52 | 0.08% | 149,865,928,600 | +11.7% | 65 | 0.10% | 4,353.1 | 27,869,089,910 | 0 | 27,869,089,910 |
| 2023 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 110,029,544,800 | −2.8% | 53 | 0.07% | 134,212,565,500 | +1% | 68 | 0.09% | 3,972.2 | 22,421,657,750 | 0 | 22,421,657,750 |
| 2022 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 113,195,795,500 | +9.7% | 53 | 0.08% | 132,865,894,300 | +9.8% | 70 | 0.09% | 4,008.1 | 18,970,383,600 | 0 | 18,970,383,600 |
| 2021 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 103,140,738,600 | +13.2% | 56 | 0.07% | 121,042,067,100 | +5.8% | 71 | 0.08% | 3,722.2 | 17,901,328,560 | 0 | 17,901,328,560 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 91,085,327,550 | +72.2% | 56 | 0.07% | 114,430,726,600 | +51.2% | 71 | 0.08% | 3,588.5 | 23,345,399,080 | 0 | 23,345,399,080 |
| 2019 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 52,909,859,390 | +41.4% | 62 | 0.04% | 75,681,191,280 | +21.5% | 83 | 0.05% | 2,421.1 | 22,771,331,890 | 0 | 22,771,331,890 |
| 2018 | 800,000,000,000 | 71 | 0.01% | 37,410,045,250 | +16% | 67 | 0.03% | 62,286,290,170 | +43.2% | 84 | 0.05% | 2,033 | 24,876,244,920 | 0 | 24,876,244,920 |
| 2017 | 800,000,000,000 | 71 | 0.01% | 32,243,440,530 | +43.4% | 67 | 0.02% | 43,501,826,739 | +65.5% | 86 | 0.03% | 1,449.7 | 11,194,310,210 | 0 | 11,194,310,210 |
| 2016 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 22,484,298,290 | −11% | 69 | 0.02% | 26,291,037,944 | −41.6% | 96 | 0.02% | 895.6 | 3,827,114,603 | 0 | 3,827,114,603 |
| 2015 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 25,258,956,380 | +1220% | 68 | 0.02% | 44,989,609,173 | +96% | 87 | 0.04% | 1,567.8 | 19,709,640,210 | 0 | 19,709,640,210 |
| 2014 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 1,913,557,302 | — | 84 | < 0.01% | 22,954,750,000 | +8.3% | 93 | 0.02% | 818.6 | 21,527,519,640 | 0 | 21,527,519,640 |
| 2013 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 21,189,000,000 | +50% | 97 | 0.02% | 773.7 | 21,189,000,000 | 0 | 21,189,000,000 |
| 2012 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 14,126,000,000 | −51.8% | 100 | 0.01% | 528.4 | 14,126,000,000 | 0 | 14,126,000,000 |
| 2011 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 29,311,450,000 | +591.7% | 91 | 0.02% | 1,123.3 | 29,311,450,000 | 0 | 29,311,450,000 |
| 2010 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 4,237,800,000 | — | 105 | < 0.01% | 166.4 | 4,237,800,000 | 0 | 4,237,800,000 |
| 2009 | 800,000,000,000 | 72 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 800,000,000,000 | 73 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 800,000,000,000 | 74 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 840,000,000,000 | 73 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 840,000,000,000 | 73 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 840,000,000,000 | 73 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 840,000,000,000 | 74 | 0.02% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 840,000,000,000 | 75 | 0.02% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 840,000,000,000 | 75 | 0.02% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 840,000,000,000 | 74 | 0.02% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 840,000,000,000 | 74 | 0.02% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 840,000,000,000 | 73 | 0.02% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 219,000,000,000 | 83 | < 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 800,000,000,000 | 68 | 0.03% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 800,000,000,000 | 67 | 0.03% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 800,000,000,000 | 68 | 0.03% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 848,000,000,000 | 67 | 0.03% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 848,000,000,000 | 65 | 0.03% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 4,000,000,000 | 73 | < 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 4,000,000,000 | 74 | < 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 4,000,000,000 | 73 | < 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
- Oil & Gas Journal