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Japan Natural Gas

Reserves (2025)#73 World
738,000,000,000ft³
0.01%
of world reserves
11 years
at current production
Production (2024)#60 World
67,189,818,850ft³−5.8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#8 World
3,150,565,062,000ft³−0.87% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−8,447,603,406ft³

Production covers 2.1% of consumption.

The rest is imported.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Natural Gas Reserves in Japan

  • Japan has proven dry natural gas 738,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#73 in the world), representing 0.0098% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, Japan has roughly 11 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in Japan

  • Japan produced 67,189,818,850 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#60 in the world), a decrease of 5.8% from 71,313,021,960 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in Japan

  • Japan consumed 3,150,565,062,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#8 in the world), a decrease of 0.87% from 2023. This represents 2.1% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in Japan averaged 25,458 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 69.75 cubic feet per day (#47 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Japan

  • Japan imported 3,106,772,853,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈98.6% of consumption).

natural gas Balance in Japan

  • In 2024, Japan produced approximately 184,081,695 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 8,631,685,101 cubic feet per day , a daily deficit of 8,447,603,406 cubic feet.

Japan Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2025738,000,000,000730.01%————————————
2024738,000,000,000730.01%67,189,818,850−5.8%600.05%3,150,565,062,000−0.87%82.1%25,4583,106,772,853,00003,106,772,853,000
2023738,000,000,000730.01%71,313,021,960−6%590.05%3,178,187,023,000−3%82.2%25,5543,109,903,254,00003,109,903,254,000
2022738,000,000,000740.01%75,849,407,070−6.8%590.05%3,276,785,348,000−1.7%72.3%26,2153,386,686,147,0009,689,812,9413,376,996,334,059
2021738,000,000,000730.01%81,383,079,300+0.4%590.06%3,331,951,810,000−9.6%72.3%26,5123,499,446,646,0004,303,194,3703,495,143,451,630
2020———81,059,985,110−9.1%590.06%3,684,979,340,000−3.7%72.6%29,1753,581,483,106,0003,223,233,5233,578,259,872,477
2019738,000,000,000730.01%89,129,747,200−9.2%580.06%3,826,032,400,000−6.5%72.7%30,1983,723,497,736,0001,694,675,7783,721,803,060,222
2018738,000,000,000720.01%98,140,011,410−8.8%580.07%4,093,717,826,000−2.3%63.0%32,2563,979,223,973,0002,984,677,2953,976,239,295,705
2017738,000,000,000720.01%107,569,424,300+4.6%580.08%4,189,317,666,000+0.54%53.2%32,9704,119,090,715,0006,000,000,0004,113,090,715,000
2016738,000,000,000730.01%102,837,254,500+3%570.08%4,166,716,258,000−1.8%53.3%32,7684,104,090,715,00004,104,090,715,000
2015738,000,000,000730.01%99,835,505,000−1.1%560.08%4,245,114,892,000−4.4%53.4%33,3544,160,849,465,00004,160,849,465,000
2014738,000,000,000730.01%100,964,727,300−6.6%570.08%4,442,500,444,000+0.17%53.6%34,8474,322,944,465,00004,322,944,465,000
2013738,000,000,000730.01%108,099,215,000−8.7%560.09%4,434,838,398,000−0.05%53.6%34,7224,257,788,290,00004,257,788,290,000
2012738,000,000,000730.01%118,340,565,000−4.7%540.10%4,436,957,280,000+4.1%53.6%34,6834,294,692,465,00004,294,692,465,000
2011738,000,000,000730.01%124,202,855,000−0.26%540.11%4,262,909,336,000+17.9%53.6%33,2794,112,608,325,00004,112,608,325,000
2010738,000,000,000730.01%124,520,690,000−6%530.11%3,615,466,449,000+5.4%53.1%28,2053,488,662,905,00003,488,662,905,000
2009738,000,000,000730.01%132,466,565,000−4%510.12%3,428,906,173,000−1.1%43.2%26,7483,280,622,240,00003,280,622,240,000
2008738,000,000,000740.01%138,046,335,000−0.64%510.13%3,467,673,314,000−2%43.2%27,0583,368,733,165,00003,368,733,165,000
20071,400,000,000,000640.02%138,929,210,000+9.4%500.13%3,538,178,196,000+8.7%43.3%27,6233,377,067,505,00003,377,067,505,000
20061,400,000,000,000640.02%126,957,425,000+8.5%490.12%3,254,014,701,000+9.9%63.2%25,4233,130,074,395,00003,130,074,395,000
20051,400,000,000,000640.02%116,963,280,000+6.2%480.12%2,960,994,162,000−0.76%83.0%23,1482,857,513,225,00002,857,513,225,000
20041,400,000,000,000640.02%110,182,800,000+5.1%470.12%2,983,628,830,000−0.56%73.1%23,3432,868,425,560,00002,868,425,560,000
20031,400,000,000,000650.03%104,850,235,000+2.2%470.11%3,000,534,537,000+3.3%73.2%23,5022,894,134,880,00002,894,134,880,000
20021,414,000,000,000670.03%102,554,760,000+11.6%480.11%2,904,337,198,000+2.5%63.2%22,7822,720,173,190,00002,720,173,190,000
20011,414,000,000,000670.03%91,924,945,000−1.3%490.10%2,832,777,906,000−0.4%63.2%22,2602,690,614,535,00002,690,614,535,000
20001,414,000,000,000660.03%93,090,340,000+8%490.11%2,844,130,387,000+3.1%63.3%22,3902,677,618,615,00002,677,618,615,000
19991,380,000,000,000660.03%86,168,600,000+0.7%480.10%2,758,477,148,000+6%63.3%21,7542,576,405,825,00002,576,405,825,000
19981,386,000,000,000660.03%85,568,245,000−0.78%480.10%2,601,194,323,000+2.5%73.2%20,5552,446,270,050,00002,446,270,050,000
19971,052,000,000,000670.02%86,239,230,000+4.1%490.11%2,538,105,458,000+3.2%73.1%20,1012,390,366,405,00002,390,366,405,000
1996958,000,000,000650.03%82,848,990,000−2.7%500.10%2,458,567,797,000+4.2%73.0%19,5162,296,287,245,00002,296,287,245,000
1995965,000,000,000640.03%85,109,150,000+1%500.11%2,358,926,052,000+3.6%73.0%18,7702,160,006,660,00002,160,006,660,000
19941,046,000,000,000640.03%84,226,275,000−0.54%500.11%2,276,717,219,000+4.9%73.0%18,1722,095,027,060,00002,095,027,060,000
1993968,000,000,000660.03%84,685,370,000+3.1%500.11%2,169,729,751,000+2.4%72.8%17,3801,981,383,390,00001,981,383,390,000
1992968,000,000,000630.04%82,178,005,000−1%490.11%2,119,891,305,000+1.1%72.8%17,0431,926,998,290,00001,926,998,290,000
19911,124,000,000,000640.03%83,025,565,000+4.7%420.11%2,096,483,403,000+7.1%52.8%16,9221,876,356,580,00001,876,356,580,000
19901,116,000,000,000600.03%79,282,175,000+11.7%450.11%1,957,723,047,000+13.6%42.7%15,8651,783,654,705,00001,783,654,705,000
19891,410,000,000,000580.04%71,000,000,000−4.1%430.10%1,722,905,940,000+7%42.4%14,013———
19881,030,000,000,000570.03%74,000,000,000−3.9%410.11%1,610,646,422,000+4.9%42.3%13,151———
19871,090,000,000,000560.03%77,000,000,000+4.1%420.12%1,535,256,107,000+3.2%52.3%12,590———
19861,100,000,000,000530.03%74,000,000,000−6.3%390.12%1,487,350,746,000+1.8%52.4%12,255———
1985720,000,000,000550.02%79,000,000,000+5.3%400.13%1,460,639,026,000+6.9%52.3%12,088———
1984900,000,000,000560.03%75,000,000,000+1.4%380.12%1,365,777,273,000+34.5%62.3%11,345———
1983720,000,000,000540.02%74,000,000,000+2.8%370.13%1,015,502,271,000+6.8%61.9%8,466.1———
1982800,000,000,000530.03%72,000,000,000−2.7%350.13%951,288,702,000+3.4%71.8%7,961.5———
1981500,000,000,000560.02%74,000,000,000−5.1%330.14%920,218,754,000+2.4%81.7%7,733.3———
1980600,000,000,000540.02%78,000,000,000—310.15%898,322,173,000—81.7%7,589.8———

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