India Natural Gas
Production (2024)#21 World
1,269,073,189,000ft³+2.2% YoY
Consumption (2024)#11 World
2,512,908,316,000ft³−0.04% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−3,407,767,471ft³
Production covers 50.5% of consumption.
Imports cover 51.3% of consumption.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Natural Gas Reserves in India
- India has proven dry natural gas 40,319,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#23 in the world), representing 0.53% of the world's total.
- As of 2024 production rates, India has roughly 32 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).
Natural Gas Production in India
- India produced 1,269,073,189,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#21 in the world), an increase of 2.2% from 1,241,955,105,000 cubic feet in 2023.
Natural Gas Consumption in India
- India consumed 2,512,908,316,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#11 in the world), a decrease of 0.04% from 2023. This represents 1.7% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
- Per capita, natural gas consumption in India averaged 1,731.9 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 4.74 cubic feet per day (#104 in the world).
Natural Gas Imports & Exports in India
- India imported 1,289,294,384,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈51.3% of consumption).
natural gas Balance in India
- In 2024, India produced approximately 3,476,912,847 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 6,884,680,318 cubic feet per day , a daily deficit of 3,407,767,471 cubic feet.
India Natural Gas History (1980-2025)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40,319,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.53% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 40,210,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.53% | 1,269,073,189,000 | +2.2% | 21 | 0.85% | 2,512,908,316,000 | −0.04% | 11 | 1.7% | 1,731.9 | 1,289,294,384,000 | 0 | 1,289,294,384,000 |
| 2023 | 48,473,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.65% | 1,241,955,105,000 | +5.1% | 21 | 0.85% | 2,513,807,463,000 | +13.3% | 11 | 1.7% | 1,748 | 1,036,017,355,000 | 0 | 1,036,017,355,000 |
| 2022 | 48,447,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.66% | 1,181,264,104,000 | +3.1% | 22 | 0.81% | 2,217,952,031,000 | −4.1% | 13 | 1.5% | 1,556 | 945,649,689,700 | 0 | 945,649,689,700 |
| 2021 | 48,756,000,000,000 | 24 | 0.67% | 1,145,961,549,000 | +17.3% | 22 | 0.79% | 2,313,930,923,000 | +5.7% | 13 | 1.6% | 1,636.2 | 1,131,526,328,000 | 0 | 1,131,526,328,000 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 976,778,750,200 | −11.5% | 25 | 0.70% | 2,188,422,479,000 | +2.1% | 13 | 1.6% | 1,560.2 | 1,211,643,729,000 | 0 | 1,211,643,729,000 |
| 2019 | 47,306,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.66% | 1,103,169,724,000 | −2% | 24 | 0.77% | 2,143,625,519,000 | −1.5% | 13 | 1.5% | 1,543.3 | 1,043,701,941,000 | 3,246,144,656 | 1,040,455,796,344 |
| 2018 | 45,548,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.65% | 1,125,113,348,000 | +1% | 25 | 0.81% | 2,175,361,863,000 | +9.5% | 12 | 1.6% | 1,582.5 | 1,051,513,386,000 | 1,264,870,835 | 1,050,248,515,165 |
| 2017 | 43,344,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.63% | 1,113,764,381,500 | +2% | 25 | 0.84% | 1,986,047,698,000 | +4.9% | 14 | 1.5% | 1,460.7 | 874,965,058,000 | 2,681,741,938 | 872,283,316,062 |
| 2016 | 44,209,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.64% | 1,091,939,896,900 | −1% | 25 | 0.86% | 1,893,219,098,000 | +8% | 13 | 1.5% | 1,408.7 | 803,808,837,700 | 2,529,636,887 | 801,279,200,813 |
| 2015 | 50,398,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.73% | 1,103,346,545,000 | −4.7% | 25 | 0.88% | 1,753,142,545,000 | −3.3% | 14 | 1.4% | 1,320.1 | 659,331,050,000 | 9,535,050,000 | 649,796,000,000 |
| 2014 | 47,842,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.69% | 1,158,049,480,000 | −6.6% | 25 | 0.94% | 1,813,142,730,000 | −2.2% | 15 | 1.5% | 1,381.7 | 655,093,250,000 | 0 | 655,093,250,000 |
| 2013 | 43,825,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.64% | 1,240,262,800,000 | −15.8% | 25 | 1.0% | 1,854,037,500,000 | −11.9% | 14 | 1.5% | 1,430.8 | 613,774,700,000 | 0 | 613,774,700,000 |
| 2012 | 40,745,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.60% | 1,472,635,500,000 | −12.4% | 20 | 1.2% | 2,105,480,300,000 | −6.9% | 13 | 1.7% | 1,646.6 | 632,844,800,000 | 0 | 632,844,800,000 |
| 2011 | 37,928,000,000,000 | 25 | 0.57% | 1,681,700,300,000 | −9% | 20 | 1.4% | 2,260,513,150,000 | −0.74% | 14 | 1.9% | 1,792.3 | 578,812,850,000 | 0 | 578,812,850,000 |
| 2010 | 37,960,000,000,000 | 25 | 0.57% | 1,848,387,100,000 | +28.6% | 17 | 1.6% | 2,277,464,350,000 | +21% | 11 | 2.0% | 1,831.5 | 429,077,250,000 | 0 | 429,077,250,000 |
| 2009 | 37,960,000,000,000 | 24 | 0.61% | 1,436,967,350,000 | +26.4% | 21 | 1.4% | 1,882,642,650,000 | +24% | 13 | 1.8% | 1,536.2 | 445,675,300,000 | 0 | 445,675,300,000 |
| 2008 | 37,960,000,000,000 | 24 | 0.61% | 1,137,143,000,000 | +2.6% | 24 | 1.1% | 1,518,191,850,000 | +3.9% | 18 | 1.4% | 1,256.9 | 381,048,850,000 | 0 | 381,048,850,000 |
| 2007 | 37,960,000,000,000 | 24 | 0.61% | 1,108,184,700,000 | +1.9% | 24 | 1.1% | 1,460,628,400,000 | +6.6% | 18 | 1.4% | 1,226.7 | 352,443,700,000 | 0 | 352,443,700,000 |
| 2006 | 38,880,000,000,000 | 24 | 0.63% | 1,087,702,000,000 | +3% | 23 | 1.1% | 1,369,868,850,000 | +7.9% | 18 | 1.3% | 1,168 | 282,166,850,000 | 0 | 282,166,850,000 |
| 2005 | 32,525,000,000,000 | 24 | 0.54% | 1,055,918,500,000 | +6% | 23 | 1.1% | 1,269,221,100,000 | +16.7% | 18 | 1.3% | 1,099.2 | 213,302,600,000 | 0 | 213,302,600,000 |
| 2004 | 30,140,000,000,000 | 25 | 0.50% | 995,883,000,000 | +3.3% | 21 | 1.0% | 1,087,702,000,000 | +12.8% | 19 | 1.1% | 957.5 | 91,819,000,000 | 0 | 91,819,000,000 |
| 2003 | 26,943,000,000,000 | 28 | 0.49% | 964,099,500,000 | +4.7% | 21 | 1.0% | 964,099,500,000 | +4.7% | 21 | 1.0% | 863.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 22,865,000,000,000 | 32 | 0.42% | 921,015,200,000 | +29.9% | 21 | 1.0% | 921,015,200,000 | +29.9% | 21 | 1.0% | 839.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22,849,000,000,000 | 29 | 0.43% | 708,772,050,000 | −1.4% | 24 | 0.80% | 708,772,050,000 | −1.4% | 27 | 0.81% | 657.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22,884,000,000,000 | 29 | 0.44% | 718,660,250,000 | −4.5% | 23 | 0.83% | 718,660,250,000 | −4.5% | 23 | 0.83% | 679.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18,978,000,000,000 | 30 | 0.37% | 752,209,500,000 | −1.1% | 23 | 0.90% | 752,209,500,000 | −1.1% | 23 | 0.90% | 724.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17,356,000,000,000 | 30 | 0.34% | 760,685,100,000 | +6.1% | 20 | 0.93% | 760,685,100,000 | +6.1% | 19 | 0.93% | 746.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24,200,000,000,000 | 26 | 0.49% | 716,894,500,000 | +2.9% | 21 | 0.89% | 716,894,500,000 | +2.9% | 21 | 0.88% | 717.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24,967,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.84% | 696,411,800,000 | +11% | 22 | 0.87% | 696,411,800,000 | +11% | 22 | 0.86% | 710.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24,967,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.83% | 627,550,000,000 | +5.7% | 23 | 0.80% | 627,550,000,000 | +5.7% | 23 | 0.79% | 653.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25,354,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.84% | 593,640,000,000 | +11.6% | 24 | 0.77% | 593,640,000,000 | +11.6% | 23 | 0.77% | 630.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25,954,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.88% | 531,835,000,000 | +11.6% | 25 | 0.70% | 531,843,900,000 | +11.6% | 25 | 0.69% | 576.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25,772,000,000,000 | 19 | 0.98% | 476,752,500,000 | +6.2% | 25 | 0.64% | 476,752,500,000 | +6.2% | 27 | 0.63% | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 25,049,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.59% | 449,000,000,000 | +12.5% | 21 | 0.60% | 449,000,000,000 | +12.5% | 21 | 0.60% | 508 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22,973,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.58% | 399,000,000,000 | +26.7% | 20 | 0.54% | 399,000,000,000 | +26.7% | 21 | 0.54% | 461.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22,861,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.58% | 315,000,000,000 | +1.6% | 20 | 0.44% | 315,000,000,000 | +1.6% | 24 | 0.43% | 372.3 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 17,550,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.46% | 310,000,000,000 | +36.6% | 20 | 0.44% | 310,000,000,000 | +36.6% | 23 | 0.45% | 374.7 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 17,550,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.48% | 227,000,000,000 | +26.1% | 22 | 0.34% | 227,000,000,000 | +26.1% | 25 | 0.34% | 280.6 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 16,880,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.48% | 180,000,000,000 | +33.3% | 27 | 0.28% | 180,000,000,000 | +33.3% | 30 | 0.29% | 227.6 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 15,000,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.44% | 135,000,000,000 | +19.5% | 31 | 0.22% | 135,000,000,000 | +19.5% | 33 | 0.22% | 174.7 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 14,826,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.46% | 113,000,000,000 | +6.6% | 31 | 0.19% | 113,000,000,000 | +6.6% | 33 | 0.19% | 149.7 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 14,508,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.48% | 106,000,000,000 | +19.1% | 30 | 0.19% | 106,000,000,000 | +19.1% | 31 | 0.19% | 143.8 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 12,430,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.43% | 89,000,000,000 | +39.1% | 30 | 0.16% | 89,000,000,000 | +39.1% | 31 | 0.17% | 123.6 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 12,000,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.45% | 64,000,000,000 | +25.5% | 34 | 0.12% | 64,000,000,000 | +25.5% | 34 | 0.12% | 90.95 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 9,300,000,000,000 | 24 | 0.36% | 51,000,000,000 | — | 35 | 0.10% | 51,000,000,000 | — | 35 | 0.10% | 74.2 | — | — | — |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
- Oil & Gas Journal