Italy Natural Gas
Production (2024)#55 World
92,513,201,530ft³−4.1% YoY
Consumption (2024)#12 World
2,209,742,097,000ft³+0.79% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−5,800,627,111ft³
Production covers 4.2% of consumption.
The rest is imported.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Natural Gas Reserves in Italy
- Italy has proven dry natural gas 1,476,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#63 in the world), representing 0.02% of the world's total.
- As of 2024 production rates, Italy has roughly 14 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).
Natural Gas Production in Italy
- Italy produced 92,513,201,530 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#55 in the world), a decrease of 4.1% from 96,429,813,650 cubic feet in 2023.
Natural Gas Consumption in Italy
- Italy consumed 2,209,742,097,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#12 in the world), an increase of 0.79% from 2023. This represents 1.5% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
- Per capita, natural gas consumption in Italy averaged 37,237 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 102 cubic feet per day (#30 in the world).
Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Italy
- Italy imported 2,110,692,158,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈95.5% of consumption).
- Italy exported 21,926,906,670 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈23.7% of production).
- This made Italy a net importer of 2,088,765,251,330 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024.
natural gas Balance in Italy
- In 2024, Italy produced approximately 253,460,826 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 6,054,087,937 cubic feet per day , a daily deficit of 5,800,627,111 cubic feet.
Italy Natural Gas History (1980-2025)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,476,000,000,000 | 63 | 0.02% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1,315,000,000,000 | 64 | 0.02% | 92,513,201,530 | −4.1% | 55 | 0.06% | 2,209,742,097,000 | +0.79% | 12 | 1.5% | 37,237 | 2,110,692,158,000 | 21,926,906,670 | 2,088,765,251,330 |
| 2023 | 1,407,000,000,000 | 63 | 0.02% | 96,429,813,650 | −12.8% | 55 | 0.07% | 2,192,483,309,000 | −10.1% | 13 | 1.5% | 36,849 | 2,195,018,435,000 | 92,567,218,920 | 2,102,451,216,080 |
| 2022 | 1,572,000,000,000 | 63 | 0.02% | 110,606,511,500 | −2.4% | 54 | 0.08% | 2,439,426,893,000 | −10% | 11 | 1.7% | 40,917 | 2,575,274,694,000 | 163,001,187,400 | 2,412,273,506,600 |
| 2021 | 1,616,000,000,000 | 63 | 0.02% | 113,367,556,000 | −20.5% | 55 | 0.08% | 2,710,141,049,000 | +7.2% | 11 | 1.9% | 45,374 | 2,589,547,872,000 | 54,568,848,920 | 2,534,979,023,080 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 142,660,746,500 | −15.9% | 53 | 0.10% | 2,529,186,089,000 | −3.8% | 11 | 1.8% | 42,214 | 2,356,375,538,000 | 11,204,657,460 | 2,345,170,880,540 |
| 2019 | 1,578,000,000,000 | 63 | 0.02% | 169,620,994,700 | −11.8% | 52 | 0.12% | 2,629,713,020,000 | +2.4% | 11 | 1.9% | 43,734 | 2,509,463,181,000 | 11,498,990,410 | 2,497,964,190,590 |
| 2018 | 1,346,000,000,000 | 64 | 0.02% | 192,398,359,500 | −1.6% | 52 | 0.14% | 2,567,305,515,000 | −3.3% | 11 | 1.9% | 42,591 | 2,397,245,524,000 | 13,785,794,820 | 2,383,459,729,180 |
| 2017 | 1,735,000,000,000 | 61 | 0.03% | 195,574,839,900 | −4.3% | 52 | 0.15% | 2,653,955,276,600 | +6% | 11 | 2.0% | 43,947 | 2,459,722,549,500 | 9,640,979,400 | 2,450,081,570,100 |
| 2016 | 1,897,000,000,000 | 60 | 0.03% | 204,297,570,800 | −14.6% | 51 | 0.16% | 2,504,362,207,400 | +5% | 12 | 2.0% | 41,409 | 2,305,503,254,600 | 7,486,782,700 | 2,298,016,471,900 |
| 2015 | 1,985,000,000,000 | 61 | 0.03% | 239,117,865,000 | −5.3% | 49 | 0.19% | 2,384,574,745,000 | +9.1% | 12 | 1.9% | 39,365 | 2,163,608,790,000 | 7,804,615,000 | 2,155,804,175,000 |
| 2014 | 2,099,000,000,000 | 60 | 0.03% | 252,466,935,000 | −7.6% | 47 | 0.20% | 2,186,422,280,000 | −11.6% | 12 | 1.8% | 36,041 | 1,969,058,455,000 | 8,369,655,000 | 1,960,688,800,000 |
| 2013 | 2,202,000,000,000 | 59 | 0.03% | 273,161,525,000 | −10.1% | 46 | 0.22% | 2,474,486,735,000 | −6.5% | 11 | 2.0% | 40,797 | 2,188,329,290,000 | 8,051,820,000 | 2,180,277,470,000 |
| 2012 | 2,331,000,000,000 | 57 | 0.03% | 303,885,575,000 | +1.8% | 43 | 0.25% | 2,645,623,225,000 | −3.9% | 10 | 2.2% | 43,707 | 2,391,708,375,000 | 4,908,785,000 | 2,386,799,590,000 |
| 2011 | 2,245,000,000,000 | 58 | 0.03% | 298,376,435,000 | +0.51% | 43 | 0.25% | 2,751,638,855,000 | −6.2% | 10 | 2.3% | 45,581 | 2,485,081,235,000 | 4,379,060,000 | 2,480,702,175,000 |
| 2010 | 2,466,000,000,000 | 56 | 0.04% | 296,857,890,000 | +4.9% | 43 | 0.26% | 2,934,570,555,000 | +6.5% | 10 | 2.5% | 48,776 | 2,661,126,510,000 | 4,979,415,000 | 2,656,147,095,000 |
| 2009 | 3,325,000,000,000 | 52 | 0.05% | 282,979,095,000 | −13.4% | 43 | 0.27% | 2,755,417,560,000 | −8.1% | 10 | 2.6% | 45,997 | 2,445,563,750,000 | 4,414,375,000 | 2,441,149,375,000 |
| 2008 | 3,325,000,000,000 | 52 | 0.05% | 326,840,325,000 | −4.6% | 42 | 0.30% | 2,997,643,145,000 | −0.02% | 7 | 2.7% | 50,328 | 2,714,558,105,000 | 7,416,150,000 | 2,707,141,955,000 |
| 2007 | 5,800,000,000,000 | 45 | 0.09% | 342,767,390,000 | −11.6% | 41 | 0.33% | 2,998,137,555,000 | +0.49% | 8 | 2.8% | 50,722 | 2,611,544,250,000 | 2,401,420,000 | 2,609,142,830,000 |
| 2006 | 8,000,000,000,000 | 43 | 0.13% | 387,723,385,000 | −9% | 39 | 0.38% | 2,983,517,145,000 | −2.1% | 8 | 2.9% | 50,779 | 2,733,345,685,000 | 13,031,235,000 | 2,720,314,450,000 |
| 2005 | 8,000,000,000,000 | 44 | 0.13% | 426,287,365,000 | −6.9% | 35 | 0.43% | 3,046,448,475,000 | +7% | 7 | 3.1% | 52,059 | 2,594,239,900,000 | 13,984,740,000 | 2,580,255,160,000 |
| 2004 | 8,000,000,000,000 | 44 | 0.13% | 457,717,715,000 | −6.7% | 31 | 0.48% | 2,846,706,835,000 | +3.8% | 8 | 3.0% | 48,932 | 2,398,171,020,000 | 13,949,425,000 | 2,384,221,595,000 |
| 2003 | 8,000,000,000,000 | 44 | 0.15% | 490,348,775,000 | −5% | 30 | 0.53% | 2,743,304,515,000 | +10.3% | 9 | 2.9% | 47,512 | 2,217,570,110,000 | 13,455,015,000 | 2,204,115,095,000 |
| 2002 | 8,072,000,000,000 | 42 | 0.15% | 516,411,245,000 | −4.1% | 29 | 0.57% | 2,488,224,270,000 | −0.68% | 9 | 2.7% | 43,333 | 2,093,861,665,000 | 1,836,380,000 | 2,092,025,285,000 |
| 2001 | 8,072,000,000,000 | 43 | 0.15% | 538,271,230,000 | −8.4% | 27 | 0.61% | 2,505,210,785,000 | +0.27% | 8 | 2.9% | 43,717 | 1,934,379,125,000 | 2,189,530,000 | 1,932,189,595,000 |
| 2000 | 8,072,000,000,000 | 41 | 0.16% | 587,394,395,000 | −4.8% | 27 | 0.68% | 2,498,359,675,000 | +4.3% | 8 | 2.9% | 43,623 | 2,028,740,805,000 | 1,765,750,000 | 2,026,975,055,000 |
| 1999 | 8,072,000,000,000 | 40 | 0.16% | 617,164,940,000 | −8.1% | 26 | 0.74% | 2,396,087,435,000 | +8.7% | 8 | 2.9% | 41,860 | 1,747,527,460,000 | 1,801,065,000 | 1,745,726,395,000 |
| 1998 | 10,506,000,000,000 | 38 | 0.21% | 671,302,835,000 | −1.3% | 23 | 0.82% | 2,204,538,875,000 | +7.7% | 8 | 2.7% | 38,531 | 1,506,043,490,000 | 1,659,805,000 | 1,504,383,685,000 |
| 1997 | 10,506,000,000,000 | 37 | 0.21% | 680,414,105,000 | −3.8% | 23 | 0.85% | 2,047,563,700,000 | +3.2% | 8 | 2.5% | 35,803 | 1,380,286,775,000 | 1,483,230,000 | 1,378,803,545,000 |
| 1996 | 13,200,000,000,000 | 28 | 0.45% | 707,500,710,000 | −1.7% | 21 | 0.88% | 1,984,137,960,000 | +3.3% | 8 | 2.5% | 34,711 | 1,309,692,090,000 | 1,518,545,000 | 1,308,173,545,000 |
| 1995 | 13,200,000,000,000 | 30 | 0.44% | 719,860,000,000 | −1.2% | 20 | 0.92% | 1,920,610,000,000 | +9.9% | 8 | 2.4% | 33,458 | 1,211,800,000,000 | 1,340,000,000 | 1,210,460,000,000 |
| 1994 | 10,665,000,000,000 | 31 | 0.35% | 728,800,000,000 | +5.5% | 19 | 0.95% | 1,748,130,000,000 | −2.9% | 8 | 2.3% | 30,445 | 1,029,640,000,000 | 1,170,000,000 | 1,028,470,000,000 |
| 1993 | 12,996,000,000,000 | 30 | 0.44% | 690,726,085,000 | +7.8% | 20 | 0.91% | 1,800,990,000,000 | +2.3% | 8 | 2.3% | 31,502 | 1,135,240,000,000 | 1,160,000,000 | 1,134,080,000,000 |
| 1992 | 11,370,000,000,000 | 27 | 0.43% | 640,967,250,000 | +4.4% | 21 | 0.86% | 1,760,311,490,000 | −0.83% | 8 | 2.3% | 30,815 | 1,199,014,880,000 | 1,024,135,000 | 1,197,990,745,000 |
| 1991 | 11,624,000,000,000 | 27 | 0.28% | 614,000,000,000 | +0.49% | 17 | 0.82% | 1,775,000,000,000 | +6% | 6 | 2.4% | 31,099 | 1,166,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,165,000,000,000 |
| 1990 | 11,693,000,000,000 | 26 | 0.29% | 611,000,000,000 | +1.8% | 16 | 0.83% | 1,674,000,000,000 | +5.9% | 5 | 2.3% | 29,352 | 1,076,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,075,000,000,000 |
| 1989 | 10,240,000,000,000 | 29 | 0.26% | 600,000,000,000 | +2.2% | 16 | 0.83% | 1,581,000,000,000 | +8.3% | 5 | 2.2% | 27,748 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 10,200,000,000,000 | 27 | 0.27% | 587,000,000,000 | +1.9% | 15 | 0.84% | 1,460,000,000,000 | +8.5% | 6 | 2.1% | 25,646 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 8,000,000,000,000 | 29 | 0.22% | 576,000,000,000 | +2.1% | 13 | 0.87% | 1,346,000,000,000 | +10.6% | 7 | 2.0% | 23,659 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 5,000,000,000,000 | 33 | 0.14% | 564,000,000,000 | +12.1% | 12 | 0.89% | 1,217,000,000,000 | +5.7% | 7 | 1.9% | 21,397 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 4,360,000,000,000 | 34 | 0.13% | 503,000,000,000 | +2.9% | 13 | 0.81% | 1,151,000,000,000 | +1.4% | 7 | 1.9% | 20,244 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 4,340,000,000,000 | 34 | 0.14% | 489,000,000,000 | +6.1% | 13 | 0.81% | 1,135,000,000,000 | +17.4% | 7 | 1.9% | 19,979 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 4,320,000,000,000 | 36 | 0.14% | 461,000,000,000 | −10.5% | 11 | 0.84% | 967,000,000,000 | +2.4% | 8 | 1.8% | 17,035 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 3,650,000,000,000 | 38 | 0.12% | 515,000,000,000 | +3.8% | 11 | 0.94% | 944,000,000,000 | +0.21% | 8 | 1.8% | 16,643 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 3,500,000,000,000 | 41 | 0.13% | 496,000,000,000 | +12% | 12 | 0.91% | 942,000,000,000 | −3.1% | 7 | 1.8% | 16,629 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 3,500,000,000,000 | 39 | 0.14% | 443,000,000,000 | — | 11 | 0.83% | 972,000,000,000 | — | 7 | 1.8% | 17,230 | — | — | — |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
- Oil & Gas Journal