Kazakhstan Natural Gas
Production (2024)#24 World
1,033,451,606,000ft³+1.7% YoY
Consumption (2024)#36 World
884,409,022,000ft³+12.7% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+408,335,847ft³
Consumption uses 85.6% of production.
Exports take 22% of production.
Production
Consumption
Surplus
Natural Gas Reserves in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan has proven dry natural gas 85,000,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#16 in the world), representing 1.1% of the world's total.
- As of 2024 production rates, Kazakhstan has roughly 82 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).
Natural Gas Production in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan produced 1,033,451,606,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#24 in the world), an increase of 1.7% from 1,015,967,545,000 cubic feet in 2023.
Natural Gas Consumption in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan consumed 884,409,022,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#36 in the world), an increase of 12.7% from 2023. This represents 0.59% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
- Per capita, natural gas consumption in Kazakhstan averaged 42,948 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 117.7 cubic feet per day (#25 in the world).
Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan imported 156,603,955,300 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈17.7% of consumption).
- Kazakhstan exported 227,806,866,100 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈22% of production).
- This made Kazakhstan a net exporter of 71,202,910,800 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024.
natural gas Balance in Kazakhstan
- In 2024, Kazakhstan produced approximately 2,831,374,263 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 2,423,038,416 cubic feet per day , a daily surplus of 408,335,847 cubic feet.
Kazakhstan Natural Gas History (1980-2025)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 1.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 1.1% | 1,033,451,606,000 | +1.7% | 24 | 0.69% | 884,409,022,000 | +12.7% | 36 | 0.59% | 42,948 | 156,603,955,300 | 227,806,866,100 | −71,202,910,800 |
| 2023 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 1.1% | 1,015,967,545,000 | +6.5% | 24 | 0.69% | 784,803,522,200 | +5.8% | 36 | 0.54% | 38,603 | 44,616,475,250 | 249,695,376,200 | −205,078,900,950 |
| 2022 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 1.2% | 953,892,424,600 | +0.99% | 25 | 0.65% | 741,774,679,100 | +14.3% | 36 | 0.51% | 37,025 | 42,272,023,670 | 237,608,143,200 | −195,336,119,530 |
| 2021 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.2% | 944,548,155,000 | +25.6% | 26 | 0.65% | 649,245,334,300 | +16% | 39 | 0.44% | 32,884 | 81,356,461,300 | 386,819,989,000 | −305,463,527,700 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 752,162,492,800 | −8.2% | 30 | 0.54% | 559,620,722,200 | +9% | 44 | 0.40% | 28,725 | 230,024,831,300 | 402,547,065,400 | −172,522,234,100 |
| 2019 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 1.2% | 819,056,826,700 | −2.1% | 29 | 0.57% | 513,217,206,400 | −6.2% | 44 | 0.37% | 26,717 | 344,889,903,700 | 568,151,870,800 | −223,261,967,100 |
| 2018 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 1.2% | 836,678,239,600 | +5.7% | 29 | 0.60% | 547,402,303,300 | +0.86% | 43 | 0.40% | 28,913 | 319,576,863,200 | 539,915,848,300 | −220,338,985,100 |
| 2017 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.2% | 791,475,423,616 | +5.4% | 30 | 0.60% | 542,716,399,816 | +6% | 43 | 0.41% | 29,097 | 203,202,193,800 | 451,961,217,600 | −248,759,023,800 |
| 2016 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.2% | 750,902,826,100 | +0.3% | 30 | 0.59% | 511,996,603,600 | +6.5% | 43 | 0.40% | 27,881 | 202,425,270,400 | 460,860,522,000 | −258,435,251,600 |
| 2015 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.2% | 748,678,000,000 | +5.2% | 30 | 0.59% | 480,637,150,000 | +3.7% | 43 | 0.38% | 26,578 | 165,980,500,000 | 434,021,350,000 | −268,040,850,000 |
| 2014 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.2% | 711,597,250,000 | +2.5% | 31 | 0.58% | 463,685,950,000 | −3% | 43 | 0.37% | 26,026 | 170,924,600,000 | 418,835,900,000 | −247,911,300,000 |
| 2013 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 14 | 1.2% | 693,939,750,000 | +0.82% | 32 | 0.57% | 477,811,950,000 | +9.2% | 43 | 0.39% | 27,216 | 186,463,200,000 | 402,591,000,000 | −216,127,800,000 |
| 2012 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 14 | 1.2% | 688,289,350,000 | +2.3% | 30 | 0.57% | 437,552,850,000 | −4.7% | 44 | 0.36% | 25,283 | 138,787,950,000 | 389,524,450,000 | −250,736,500,000 |
| 2011 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.3% | 672,750,750,000 | +8.4% | 30 | 0.57% | 459,095,000,000 | +11.7% | 43 | 0.39% | 26,901 | 183,638,000,000 | 396,940,600,000 | −213,302,600,000 |
| 2010 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.3% | 620,837,700,000 | −0.57% | 30 | 0.55% | 411,066,600,000 | −12.5% | 44 | 0.36% | 24,415 | 200,942,350,000 | 410,713,450,000 | −209,771,100,000 |
| 2009 | 85,000,000,000,000 | 13 | 1.4% | 624,369,200,000 | −5.3% | 30 | 0.59% | 470,042,650,000 | −40.7% | 39 | 0.44% | 28,282 | 180,106,500,000 | 334,433,050,000 | −154,326,550,000 |
| 2008 | 100,000,000,000,000 | 11 | 1.6% | 658,977,900,000 | +13.3% | 29 | 0.61% | 793,174,900,000 | +10.5% | 30 | 0.73% | 48,286 | 162,449,000,000 | 28,252,000,000 | 134,197,000,000 |
| 2007 | 100,000,000,000,000 | 11 | 1.6% | 581,638,050,000 | +20.5% | 30 | 0.55% | 717,953,950,000 | +90.5% | 31 | 0.68% | 44,162 | 158,917,500,000 | 22,601,600,000 | 136,315,900,000 |
| 2006 | 65,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 1.1% | 482,756,050,000 | +12.9% | 32 | 0.47% | 376,811,050,000 | −4.1% | 45 | 0.37% | 23,399 | 176,575,000,000 | 282,520,000,000 | −105,945,000,000 |
| 2005 | 65,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 1.1% | 427,664,650,000 | +35% | 34 | 0.43% | 393,055,950,000 | −18.6% | 41 | 0.40% | 24,615 | 141,260,000,000 | 175,868,700,000 | −34,608,700,000 |
| 2004 | 65,000,000,000,000 | 17 | 1.1% | 316,740,235,000 | +24.6% | 40 | 0.33% | 482,720,735,000 | +50.3% | 38 | 0.50% | 30,455 | 413,185,500,000 | 247,205,000,000 | 165,980,500,000 |
| 2003 | 65,000,000,000,000 | 17 | 1.2% | 254,126,740,000 | −45.1% | 40 | 0.27% | 321,225,240,000 | −39% | 44 | 0.34% | 20,399 | 307,240,500,000 | 240,142,000,000 | 67,098,500,000 |
| 2002 | 65,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 1.2% | 462,626,500,000 | +30% | 32 | 0.51% | 526,193,500,000 | +4.2% | 33 | 0.58% | 33,608 | 289,583,000,000 | 226,016,000,000 | 63,567,000,000 |
| 2001 | 65,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.2% | 355,975,200,000 | +13.3% | 34 | 0.40% | 505,004,500,000 | +2.9% | 33 | 0.58% | 32,423 | 293,114,500,000 | 144,791,500,000 | 148,323,000,000 |
| 2000 | 65,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.3% | 314,303,500,000 | +93.5% | 35 | 0.36% | 490,878,500,000 | +2.2% | 34 | 0.56% | 31,667 | 296,646,000,000 | 120,071,000,000 | 176,575,000,000 |
| 1999 | 65,000,000,000,000 | 15 | 1.3% | 162,449,000,000 | −16.4% | 44 | 0.19% | 480,284,000,000 | +1.5% | 33 | 0.57% | 31,075 | 388,465,000,000 | 70,630,000,000 | 317,835,000,000 |
| 1998 | 65,000,000,000,000 | 16 | 1.3% | 194,232,500,000 | −9.8% | 42 | 0.24% | 473,221,000,000 | −4.3% | 32 | 0.58% | 30,242 | 360,213,000,000 | 81,224,500,000 | 278,988,500,000 |
| 1997 | 65,000,000,000,000 | 17 | 1.3% | 215,421,500,000 | +43.9% | 36 | 0.27% | 494,410,000,000 | −3% | 30 | 0.61% | 30,817 | 356,681,500,000 | 77,693,000,000 | 278,988,500,000 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | 149,740,000,000 | −11.5% | 43 | 0.19% | 509,950,000,000 | +33% | 25 | 0.63% | 31,064 | 444,970,000,000 | 84,760,000,000 | 360,210,000,000 |
| 1995 | — | — | — | 169,170,000,000 | +6.4% | 40 | 0.22% | 383,429,910,029 | −27.6% | 32 | 0.49% | 22,918 | 399,060,000,000 | 84,760,000,000 | 314,300,000,000 |
| 1994 | — | — | — | 158,920,000,000 | −32.8% | 42 | 0.21% | 529,720,000,000 | +1.4% | 25 | 0.69% | 31,080 | 455,560,000,000 | 84,760,000,000 | 370,800,000,000 |
| 1993 | — | — | — | 236,610,000,000 | −17.3% | 31 | 0.31% | 522,660,000,000 | −26.4% | 26 | 0.68% | 30,256 | 526,190,000,000 | 240,140,000,000 | 286,050,000,000 |
| 1992 | — | — | — | 286,050,000,000 | — | 29 | 0.38% | 709,830,000,000 | — | 21 | 0.94% | 40,953 | 681,580,000,000 | 257,800,000,000 | 423,780,000,000 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
- Oil & Gas Journal