Myanmar Natural Gas

22,500,000,000,000ft³
0.30%
of world reserves
at current production
454,537,561,100ft³−5.5% YoY
142,159,441,200ft³+6.9% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+855,830,465ft³

Consumption uses 31.3% of production.

Exports take 71.1% of production.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Natural Gas Reserves in Myanmar

  • Myanmar has proven dry natural gas 22,500,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#29 in the world), representing 0.3% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, Myanmar has roughly 50 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in Myanmar

  • Myanmar produced 454,537,561,100 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#36 in the world), a decrease of 5.5% from 481,106,100,700 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in Myanmar

  • Myanmar consumed 142,159,441,200 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#66 in the world), an increase of 6.9% from 2023. This represents 0.1% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in Myanmar averaged 2,608.4 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 7.15 cubic feet per day (#98 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Myanmar

  • Myanmar exported 323,282,055,600 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈71.1% of production).

natural gas Balance in Myanmar

  • In 2024, Myanmar produced approximately 1,245,308,387 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 389,477,921 cubic feet per day , a daily surplus of 855,830,465 cubic feet.

Myanmar Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
202522,500,000,000,000290.30%————————————
202422,500,000,000,000290.30%454,537,561,100−5.5%360.31%142,159,441,200+6.9%660.10%2,608.40323,282,055,600−323,282,055,600
202322,500,000,000,000290.30%481,106,100,700−10%360.33%133,019,260,800−12.6%690.09%2,457.20346,634,264,300−346,634,264,300
202222,500,000,000,000290.31%534,562,322,500−12.5%360.37%152,228,050,200+2.5%650.11%2,831.80392,088,805,200−392,088,805,200
202122,500,000,000,000290.31%610,619,820,700+2.5%350.42%148,558,942,500−3.7%660.10%2,782.77,743,939,092466,844,256,800−459,100,317,708
2020———595,588,987,900−2.8%340.43%154,268,988,400+19.3%670.11%2,909.816,780,437,590467,666,898,500−450,886,460,910
201922,500,000,000,000300.32%612,588,075,200+2.4%350.43%129,338,849,200−11.5%690.09%2,4570501,060,648,200−501,060,648,200
201822,500,000,000,000300.32%598,150,079,800−7.9%350.43%146,101,268,900−8.1%670.11%2,7950462,989,868,600−462,989,868,600
201722,500,000,000,000300.33%649,513,212,400−3%340.49%159,023,171,100+2.2%660.12%3,064.30497,376,407,800−497,376,407,800
201610,000,000,000,000400.15%669,607,276,700+8.3%330.53%155,597,645,200+22.7%650.12%3,021.60521,920,124,300−521,920,124,300
201510,000,000,000,000390.14%618,012,500,000+15.6%340.49%126,780,850,000+4.4%650.10%2,481.60491,231,650,000−491,231,650,000
201410,000,000,000,000380.14%534,669,100,000+22.9%360.43%121,483,600,000−5.2%660.10%2,3970413,185,500,000−413,185,500,000
201310,000,000,000,000390.15%435,080,800,000+2.9%380.36%128,193,450,000+3.7%680.10%2,550.50306,887,350,000−306,887,350,000
201210,000,000,000,000390.15%422,720,550,000+0.5%380.35%123,602,500,000+4.8%680.10%2,480.10299,118,050,000−299,118,050,000
201110,000,000,000,000390.15%420,601,650,000−1.2%380.36%117,952,100,000+3.1%670.10%2,386.70302,649,550,000−302,649,550,000
201010,000,000,000,000390.15%425,545,750,000+4.4%370.37%114,420,600,000−0.31%700.10%2,3340311,125,150,000−311,125,150,000
200910,000,000,000,000390.16%407,535,100,000−6.9%370.38%114,773,750,000−15.6%670.11%2,358.70292,761,350,000−292,761,350,000
200810,000,000,000,000390.16%437,906,000,000−8.3%390.40%135,962,750,000−6.6%650.12%2,809.70301,943,250,000−301,943,250,000
200710,000,000,000,000390.16%477,458,800,000+7.3%340.46%145,497,800,000+13.8%620.14%3,023.30331,961,000,000−331,961,000,000
200610,000,000,000,000390.16%444,969,000,000−3.1%360.43%127,840,300,000−12.6%640.12%2,675.30317,128,700,000−317,128,700,000
200510,000,000,000,000390.17%459,095,000,000+27.5%310.47%146,204,100,000+55.1%600.15%3,0820312,890,900,000−312,890,900,000
200410,000,000,000,000400.16%360,213,000,000+6.3%340.38%94,291,050,000+6.4%690.10%2,003.30265,921,950,000−265,921,950,000
200310,000,000,000,000390.18%339,024,000,000+14.3%350.36%88,640,650,000+14.1%670.09%1,899.40250,383,350,000−250,383,350,000
200210,000,000,000,000390.18%296,646,000,000+20%360.33%77,693,000,000+12.2%700.09%1,680.50218,953,000,000−218,953,000,000
200110,000,000,000,000390.19%247,205,000,000+105.3%380.28%69,217,400,000+5.4%710.08%1,512.20177,987,600,000−177,987,600,000
200010,000,000,000,000380.19%120,424,150,000+98.3%450.14%65,685,900,000+14.1%700.08%1,450.3054,738,250,000−54,738,250,000
199910,000,000,000,000380.19%60,741,800,000−2.3%520.07%57,563,450,000−7.4%690.07%1,285.303,178,350,000−3,178,350,000
199810,000,000,000,000390.20%62,154,400,000+16.6%520.08%62,154,400,000+16.6%690.08%1,404.4000
199711,000,000,000,000360.22%53,325,650,000−5.6%550.07%53,325,650,000−5.6%700.07%1,220000
199610,000,000,000,000340.34%56,504,000,000−2.4%540.07%56,504,000,000−2.4%710.07%1,309.3000
19959,800,000,000,000330.33%57,920,000,000+14.7%540.07%57,920,000,000+14.7%670.07%1,359.5000
19949,800,000,000,000330.32%50,500,000,000+30%540.07%50,500,000,000+30%710.07%1,200.8000
19939,800,000,000,000320.33%38,846,000,000+8.4%550.05%38,846,000,000+8.4%720.05%936000
19929,350,000,000,000300.36%35,850,000,000−1.5%560.05%35,850,000,000−1.5%710.05%875.5000
19919,400,000,000,000290.22%36,407,110,454−4.2%470.05%36,407,110,454−4.2%520.05%901.3000
19909,430,000,000,000290.24%38,000,000,000+0%490.05%38,000,000,000+0%550.05%954.4000
19899,460,000,000,000300.24%38,000,000,000+2.7%490.05%38,000,000,000+2.7%550.05%969———
19889,460,000,000,000290.25%37,000,000,000−7.5%460.05%37,000,000,000−7.5%530.05%958.5———
19879,460,000,000,000260.26%40,000,000,000+5.3%470.06%40,000,000,000+5.3%510.06%1,053.4———
1986160,000,000,00066< 0.01%38,000,000,000+35.7%470.06%38,000,000,000+35.7%490.06%1,018.4———
1985170,000,000,00067< 0.01%28,000,000,000+21.7%480.04%28,000,000,000+21.7%510.05%764.6———
1984180,000,000,000640.01%23,000,000,000+21.1%460.04%23,000,000,000+21.1%500.04%640.7———
1983190,000,000,000620.01%19,000,000,000+18.8%460.03%19,000,000,000+18.8%500.03%540.3———
1982170,000,000,000610.01%16,000,000,000+33.3%480.03%16,000,000,000+33.3%510.03%464———
1981180,000,000,000600.01%12,000,000,000+9.1%480.02%12,000,000,000+9.1%530.02%354.4———
1980135,000,000,000600.01%11,000,000,000—480.02%11,000,000,000—530.02%331.1———

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