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Iran Natural Gas

Reserves (2025)#2 World
1,200,252,000,000,000ft³
15.9%
of world reserves
122 years
at current production
Production (2024)#3 World
9,852,843,534,000ft³+1.8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#4 World
9,315,552,448,000ft³+1.7% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+1,472,030,373ft³

Consumption uses 94.5% of production.

The rest is exported.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Natural Gas Reserves in Iran

  • Iran has proven dry natural gas 1,200,252,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#2 in the world), representing 15.9% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, Iran has roughly 122 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in Iran

  • Iran produced 9,852,843,534,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#3 in the world), an increase of 1.8% from 9,677,378,456,000 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in Iran

  • Iran consumed 9,315,552,448,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#4 in the world), an increase of 1.7% from 2023. This represents 6.2% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in Iran averaged 101,734 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 278.7 cubic feet per day (#12 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Iran

  • Iran exported 567,081,334,900 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈5.8% of production).

natural gas Balance in Iran

  • In 2024, Iran produced approximately 26,994,091,874 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 25,522,061,501 cubic feet per day , a daily surplus of 1,472,030,373 cubic feet.

Iran Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
20251,200,252,000,000,000215.9%————————————
20241,200,252,000,000,000215.9%9,852,843,534,000+1.8%36.6%9,315,552,448,000+1.7%46.2%101,7340567,081,334,900−567,081,334,900
20231,200,252,000,000,000216.1%9,677,378,456,000+4.9%36.6%9,156,594,556,000+5.9%46.3%101,05691,980,000,000519,880,006,700−427,900,006,700
20221,203,395,000,000,000216.5%9,225,822,736,000+2%36.3%8,648,216,883,000+1.5%46.0%96,60266,335,031,890680,826,657,500−614,491,625,610
20211,200,252,000,000,000216.5%9,044,305,178,000+2.9%36.2%8,519,671,375,000+3.5%45.8%96,31668,158,147,870636,892,487,700−568,734,339,830
2020———8,788,273,603,000+6%36.3%8,228,325,100,000+5.7%45.9%93,7988,359,323,349570,153,012,400−561,793,689,051
20191,193,966,000,000,000216.8%8,294,078,736,000+3.8%35.8%7,781,649,936,000+1.6%45.5%89,39140,733,996,500579,071,170,300−538,337,173,800
20181,190,830,000,000,000217.0%7,987,900,287,000+5.1%35.8%7,661,579,956,000+4.9%45.5%88,96679,431,526,560466,113,725,600−386,682,199,040
20171,183,019,000,000,000217.1%7,597,867,282,000+7.3%35.7%7,306,314,074,000+4.2%45.6%85,930140,767,259,200442,183,187,700−301,415,928,500
20161,201,382,000,000,000217.5%7,082,806,986,700+8.5%35.6%7,014,508,708,800+6.8%45.5%83,693241,943,874,700296,010,329,400−54,066,454,700
20151,201,382,000,000,000217.3%6,526,212,000,000+5.9%35.2%6,567,636,495,000+7.2%45.2%79,493337,258,250,000295,939,700,00041,318,550,000
20141,193,000,000,000,000217.1%6,162,326,240,000+8.2%35.0%6,128,070,690,000+10.1%44.9%75,189305,121,600,000339,377,150,000−34,255,550,000
20131,187,000,000,000,000217.3%5,696,309,500,000+1%54.7%5,568,116,050,000+1.5%44.5%69,243209,064,800,000337,258,250,000−128,193,450,000
20121,168,000,000,000,000217.2%5,639,840,815,000+5.2%44.7%5,484,066,350,000+1.2%34.5%69,094170,571,450,000326,310,600,000−155,739,150,000
20111,045,670,000,000,000215.6%5,360,852,315,000+3.9%44.5%5,420,887,815,000+6.2%34.6%69,158373,985,850,000313,950,350,00060,035,500,000
20101,045,670,000,000,000215.8%5,161,287,250,000+3.5%44.5%5,105,842,700,000+2.2%34.4%65,949241,907,750,000297,352,300,000−55,444,550,000
2009991,600,000,000,000215.8%4,986,372,055,000+21.4%44.7%4,993,541,000,000+18.5%34.7%65,311216,127,800,000209,064,800,0007,063,000,000
2008948,200,000,000,000215.3%4,107,134,500,000+3.9%43.8%4,212,726,350,000+5.5%33.9%55,787250,736,500,000145,144,650,000105,591,850,000
2007974,000,000,000,000215.7%3,951,748,500,000+3%43.8%3,992,007,600,000+4%33.8%53,510257,799,500,000217,540,400,00040,259,100,000
2006971,150,000,000,000215.9%3,835,562,150,000+4.9%43.7%3,839,093,650,000+3.6%33.7%52,309204,827,000,000200,942,350,0003,884,650,000
2005940,000,000,000,000215.6%3,655,102,500,000+23.4%43.7%3,707,368,700,000+22.7%33.7%51,614204,827,000,000152,560,800,00052,266,200,000
2004940,000,000,000,000215.5%2,962,928,500,000+3.6%63.1%3,020,845,100,000+3.8%63.1%42,997183,638,000,000125,721,400,00057,916,600,000
2003812,300,000,000,000214.8%2,860,515,000,000+8%53.1%2,909,956,000,000+4%83.1%42,315173,749,800,000124,308,800,00049,441,000,000
2002812,300,000,000,000214.9%2,648,625,000,000+13.6%72.9%2,798,007,450,000+12.9%73.1%41,140173,043,500,00023,661,050,000149,382,450,000
2001812,300,000,000,000215.4%2,330,790,000,000+9.6%72.6%2,478,406,700,000+11.6%92.8%36,743151,854,500,0004,237,800,000147,616,700,000
2000812,300,000,000,000215.8%2,127,375,600,000+4.2%82.5%2,220,960,350,000+5.2%92.6%33,43993,584,750,000093,584,750,000
1999812,300,000,000,000215.8%2,041,207,000,000+15.6%82.4%2,111,837,000,000+15.6%92.5%32,26970,630,000,000070,630,000,000
1998810,000,000,000,000215.9%1,765,750,000,000+6.4%92.2%1,827,551,250,000+9.9%92.2%28,32561,801,250,000061,801,250,000
1997741,609,000,000,000215.0%1,659,805,000,000+16.9%92.1%1,663,336,500,000+21.1%102.0%26,1373,531,500,00003,531,500,000
1996741,609,000,000,000125.1%1,420,016,150,000+13.9%111.8%1,373,753,500,000+10.5%121.7%21,8471,377,285,000,0003,531,500,0001,373,753,500,000
1995741,609,000,000,000124.7%1,246,610,000,000+11%101.6%1,243,080,000,000+10.7%121.6%19,98303,530,000,000−3,530,000,000
1994730,000,000,000,000124.2%1,123,020,000,000+17.5%111.5%1,123,020,000,000+19.7%131.5%18,254000
1993699,200,000,000,000123.8%955,977,500,000+8.3%121.3%938,320,500,000+6.3%141.2%15,281017,657,000,000−17,657,000,000
1992600,350,000,000,000122.9%882,875,000,000−2.9%131.2%882,875,000,000+9.9%161.2%14,430000
1991600,350,000,000,000114.2%909,000,000,000+11.2%101.2%803,000,000,000+5%121.1%13,3860106,000,000,000−106,000,000,000
1990500,000,000,000,000112.6%817,542,000,000+4.3%111.1%764,569,000,000−2.5%111.0%13,096052,972,000,000−52,972,000,000
1989494,400,000,000,000112.6%784,000,000,000+11%121.1%784,000,000,000+11%121.1%13,826———
1988489,400,000,000,000112.9%706,000,000,000+25%111.0%706,000,000,000+25%131.0%12,819———
1987450,000,000,000,000112.4%565,000,000,000+5.4%140.85%565,000,000,000+5.4%150.85%10,596———
1986470,000,000,000,000113.5%536,000,000,000−10.7%150.84%536,000,000,000−10.7%140.85%10,419———
1985478,600,000,000,000114.1%600,000,000,000+26.1%120.96%600,000,000,000+26.1%120.97%12,101———
1984480,000,000,000,000115.0%476,000,000,000+53.5%140.79%476,000,000,000+53.5%140.80%9,959.4———
1983482,600,000,000,000115.9%310,000,000,000+24%180.56%310,000,000,000+55%200.57%6,734.8———
1982484,000,000,000,000116.6%250,000,000,000+19%190.46%200,000,000,000+29%210.37%4,517.5———
1981485,000,000,000,000118.3%210,000,000,000−16%220.38%155,000,000,000−33.2%240.29%3,691.4———
1980490,000,000,000,000119.0%250,000,000,000—190.47%232,000,000,000—220.44%5,823———

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