Libya Natural Gas
Production (2024)#38 World
427,371,542,400ft³+6.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#49 World
377,701,489,200ft³+20.8% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+136,082,338ft³
Consumption uses 88.4% of production.
The rest is exported.
Production
Consumption
Surplus
Natural Gas Reserves in Libya
- Libya has proven dry natural gas 53,148,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#21 in the world), representing 0.71% of the world's total.
- As of 2024 production rates, Libya has roughly 124 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).
Natural Gas Production in Libya
- Libya produced 427,371,542,400 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#38 in the world), an increase of 6.4% from 401,817,578,300 cubic feet in 2023.
Natural Gas Consumption in Libya
- Libya consumed 377,701,489,200 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#49 in the world), an increase of 20.8% from 2023. This represents 0.25% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
- Per capita, natural gas consumption in Libya averaged 51,172 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 140.2 cubic feet per day (#19 in the world).
Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Libya
- Libya exported 49,670,053,200 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈11.6% of production).
natural gas Balance in Libya
- In 2024, Libya produced approximately 1,170,880,938 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 1,034,798,601 cubic feet per day , a daily surplus of 136,082,338 cubic feet.
Libya Natural Gas History (1980-2025)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53,148,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.71% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 53,148,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.70% | 427,371,542,400 | +6.4% | 38 | 0.29% | 377,701,489,200 | +20.8% | 49 | 0.25% | 51,172 | 0 | 49,670,053,200 | −49,670,053,200 |
| 2023 | 53,144,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.71% | 401,817,578,300 | −6.7% | 40 | 0.27% | 312,698,636,900 | −7.6% | 51 | 0.21% | 42,802 | 0 | 89,118,941,420 | −89,118,941,420 |
| 2022 | 53,144,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.73% | 430,775,632,300 | −3.4% | 39 | 0.29% | 338,277,598,600 | +1.9% | 50 | 0.23% | 46,828 | 0 | 92,498,033,650 | −92,498,033,650 |
| 2021 | 53,144,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.73% | 445,963,107,500 | +17.6% | 38 | 0.31% | 331,861,311,800 | +49.7% | 52 | 0.23% | 46,511 | 0 | 114,101,795,700 | −114,101,795,700 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 379,158,786,100 | −27.7% | 42 | 0.27% | 221,690,538,800 | −31.3% | 56 | 0.16% | 31,466 | 0 | 157,468,247,300 | −157,468,247,300 |
| 2019 | 53,144,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.75% | 524,497,383,200 | −11.9% | 37 | 0.37% | 322,638,558,000 | −26.3% | 53 | 0.23% | 46,416 | 0 | 201,858,825,200 | −201,858,825,200 |
| 2018 | 53,144,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.76% | 595,512,867,500 | −9.2% | 36 | 0.43% | 437,762,102,600 | −11.1% | 46 | 0.32% | 63,916 | 0 | 157,750,764,900 | −157,750,764,900 |
| 2017 | 53,144,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.77% | 656,072,167,300 | +4.3% | 33 | 0.50% | 492,211,959,300 | +7.2% | 44 | 0.37% | 73,042 | 0 | 163,860,208,000 | −163,860,208,000 |
| 2016 | 53,148,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.77% | 628,986,454,700 | +16.2% | 34 | 0.49% | 459,193,377,100 | +58.3% | 44 | 0.36% | 69,238 | 0 | 169,793,077,600 | −169,793,077,600 |
| 2015 | 53,183,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.77% | 541,074,176,100 | −7.5% | 37 | 0.43% | 290,057,288,500 | −18.2% | 52 | 0.23% | 44,407 | 0 | 251,016,887,600 | −251,016,887,600 |
| 2014 | 54,701,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.78% | 584,693,766,300 | −0.66% | 34 | 0.47% | 354,689,125,200 | −8.4% | 47 | 0.29% | 55,185 | 0 | 230,004,641,100 | −230,004,641,100 |
| 2013 | 54,630,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.80% | 588,595,429,000 | +3.7% | 34 | 0.48% | 387,054,436,100 | +14.2% | 45 | 0.31% | 61,392 | 0 | 201,540,992,900 | −201,540,992,900 |
| 2012 | 52,795,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.78% | 567,507,229,000 | +116.9% | 34 | 0.47% | 339,021,120,000 | +97.2% | 49 | 0.28% | 54,864 | 0 | 228,486,109,000 | −228,486,109,000 |
| 2011 | 54,680,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.82% | 261,593,640,300 | −55.9% | 46 | 0.22% | 171,907,889,100 | −30.7% | 58 | 0.14% | 27,101 | 0 | 111,700,396,100 | −111,700,396,100 |
| 2010 | 54,362,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.82% | 593,786,410,000 | +5.7% | 31 | 0.52% | 248,174,059,300 | +12.3% | 52 | 0.21% | 38,193 | 0 | 349,438,956,500 | −349,438,956,500 |
| 2009 | 54,380,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.87% | 561,543,815,000 | +0.0063% | 32 | 0.53% | 220,926,137,900 | +13.7% | 54 | 0.21% | 34,700 | 0 | 352,793,853,000 | −352,793,853,000 |
| 2008 | 50,100,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.81% | 561,508,500,000 | +4.1% | 32 | 0.52% | 194,232,500,000 | +3.4% | 55 | 0.18% | 31,150 | 0 | 367,276,000,000 | −367,276,000,000 |
| 2007 | 52,650,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.85% | 539,613,200,000 | +15.8% | 32 | 0.51% | 187,875,800,000 | +13.3% | 54 | 0.18% | 30,777 | 0 | 351,737,400,000 | −351,737,400,000 |
| 2006 | 52,650,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.86% | 465,981,425,000 | +16.8% | 33 | 0.46% | 165,803,925,000 | −19.5% | 57 | 0.16% | 27,725 | 0 | 300,177,500,000 | −300,177,500,000 |
| 2005 | 52,000,000,000,000 | 22 | 0.86% | 399,059,500,000 | +40.2% | 38 | 0.40% | 205,886,450,000 | −1.7% | 54 | 0.21% | 35,141 | 0 | 193,173,050,000 | −193,173,050,000 |
| 2004 | 46,400,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.76% | 284,638,900,000 | +46.5% | 41 | 0.30% | 209,417,950,000 | +24.8% | 55 | 0.22% | 36,505 | 0 | 75,220,950,000 | −75,220,950,000 |
| 2003 | 46,400,000,000,000 | 23 | 0.84% | 194,232,500,000 | −11.4% | 44 | 0.21% | 167,746,250,000 | −14.9% | 57 | 0.18% | 29,851 | 0 | 26,486,250,000 | −26,486,250,000 |
| 2002 | 46,400,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.85% | 219,306,150,000 | +0.49% | 41 | 0.24% | 197,057,700,000 | +3.5% | 54 | 0.22% | 35,774 | 0 | 22,248,450,000 | −22,248,450,000 |
| 2001 | 46,400,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.88% | 218,246,700,000 | +3% | 41 | 0.25% | 190,347,850,000 | +3.7% | 54 | 0.22% | 35,226 | 0 | 27,898,850,000 | −27,898,850,000 |
| 2000 | 46,400,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.90% | 211,890,000,000 | +15.4% | 41 | 0.24% | 183,638,000,000 | +22.6% | 54 | 0.21% | 34,616 | 0 | 28,252,000,000 | −28,252,000,000 |
| 1999 | 46,400,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.90% | 183,638,000,000 | −18.2% | 41 | 0.22% | 149,735,600,000 | −22.2% | 56 | 0.18% | 28,696 | 0 | 33,902,400,000 | −33,902,400,000 |
| 1998 | 46,300,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.91% | 224,603,400,000 | −3.2% | 36 | 0.27% | 192,466,750,000 | +0% | 51 | 0.24% | 37,440 | 0 | 32,136,650,000 | −32,136,650,000 |
| 1997 | 46,300,000,000,000 | 21 | 0.94% | 232,019,550,000 | +2.3% | 35 | 0.29% | 192,466,750,000 | +4.4% | 49 | 0.24% | 38,002 | 0 | 39,552,800,000 | −39,552,800,000 |
| 1996 | 45,800,000,000,000 | 18 | 1.5% | 226,722,300,000 | +1.3% | 35 | 0.28% | 184,344,300,000 | +7.6% | 48 | 0.23% | 36,962 | 0 | 42,378,000,000 | −42,378,000,000 |
| 1995 | 45,800,000,000,000 | 18 | 1.5% | 223,900,000,000 | −0.78% | 34 | 0.29% | 171,280,000,000 | −1.2% | 47 | 0.22% | 34,906 | 0 | 52,620,000,000 | −52,620,000,000 |
| 1994 | 45,800,000,000,000 | 18 | 1.5% | 225,660,000,000 | +0.47% | 33 | 0.29% | 173,390,000,000 | +3.1% | 46 | 0.23% | 35,958 | 0 | 52,270,000,000 | −52,270,000,000 |
| 1993 | 46,200,000,000,000 | 18 | 1.6% | 224,603,400,000 | −6.1% | 33 | 0.29% | 168,099,400,000 | −3.4% | 48 | 0.22% | 35,516 | 0 | 56,504,000,000 | −56,504,000,000 |
| 1992 | 43,000,000,000,000 | 17 | 1.6% | 239,140,712,512 | +3.5% | 32 | 0.32% | 174,000,000,000 | −0.66% | 43 | 0.23% | 37,497 | 0 | 64,979,600,000 | −64,979,600,000 |
| 1991 | 43,000,000,000,000 | 17 | 1.0% | 230,950,000,000 | +5.5% | 27 | 0.31% | 175,150,000,000 | +0.09% | 35 | 0.23% | 38,542 | 0 | 55,800,000,000 | −55,800,000,000 |
| 1990 | 25,500,000,000,000 | 19 | 0.64% | 219,000,000,000 | +3.3% | 24 | 0.30% | 175,000,000,000 | +6.1% | 34 | 0.24% | 39,368 | 0 | 45,000,000,000 | −45,000,000,000 |
| 1989 | 25,700,000,000,000 | 19 | 0.66% | 212,000,000,000 | +9.3% | 27 | 0.29% | 165,000,000,000 | +5.1% | 35 | 0.23% | 37,993 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25,700,000,000,000 | 18 | 0.68% | 194,000,000,000 | +2.6% | 28 | 0.28% | 157,000,000,000 | −2.5% | 33 | 0.23% | 37,048 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 21,180,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.58% | 189,000,000,000 | −4.5% | 27 | 0.28% | 161,000,000,000 | −4.2% | 31 | 0.24% | 38,986 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 21,390,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.61% | 198,000,000,000 | +10% | 24 | 0.31% | 168,000,000,000 | +17.5% | 31 | 0.27% | 41,818 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 21,200,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.62% | 180,000,000,000 | +11.1% | 26 | 0.29% | 143,000,000,000 | +17.2% | 31 | 0.23% | 36,678 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 21,350,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.67% | 162,000,000,000 | +15.7% | 26 | 0.27% | 122,000,000,000 | +8.9% | 32 | 0.20% | 32,330 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 21,500,000,000,000 | 20 | 0.71% | 140,000,000,000 | +16.7% | 26 | 0.25% | 112,000,000,000 | +27.3% | 30 | 0.20% | 30,116 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 23,200,000,000,000 | 19 | 0.79% | 120,000,000,000 | +9.1% | 25 | 0.22% | 88,000,000,000 | −20% | 32 | 0.16% | 23,626 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 23,800,000,000,000 | 17 | 0.90% | 110,000,000,000 | −38.9% | 25 | 0.20% | 110,000,000,000 | −38.9% | 27 | 0.21% | 30,374 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 24,000,000,000,000 | 17 | 0.93% | 180,000,000,000 | — | 25 | 0.34% | 180,000,000,000 | — | 26 | 0.34% | 52,564 | — | — | — |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
- Oil & Gas Journal