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Netherlands Natural Gas

Reserves (2025)#53 World
2,617,000,000,000ft³
0.03%
of world reserves
7 years
at current production
Production (2024)#44 World
341,966,369,200ft³−18.2% YoY
Consumption (2024)#27 World
1,123,084,465,000ft³+1.4% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−2,140,049,578ft³

Production covers 30.4% of consumption.

Imports cover 193.5% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Natural Gas Reserves in the Netherlands

  • the Netherlands has proven dry natural gas 2,617,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#53 in the world), representing 0.03% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, the Netherlands has roughly 7 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in the Netherlands

  • the Netherlands produced 341,966,369,200 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#44 in the world), a decrease of 18.2% from 418,206,427,500 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in the Netherlands

  • the Netherlands consumed 1,123,084,465,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#27 in the world), an increase of 1.4% from 2023. This represents 0.75% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in the Netherlands averaged 61,611 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 168.8 cubic feet per day (#16 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in the Netherlands

  • the Netherlands imported 2,173,716,361,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈193.5% of consumption).
  • the Netherlands exported 1,467,569,596,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈429.2% of production).
  • This made the Netherlands a net importer of 706,146,765,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024.

natural gas Balance in the Netherlands

  • In 2024, the Netherlands produced approximately 936,894,162 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 3,076,943,740 cubic feet per day , a daily deficit of 2,140,049,578 cubic feet.

Netherlands Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
20252,617,000,000,000530.03%————————————
20242,546,000,000,000540.03%341,966,369,200−18.2%440.23%1,123,084,465,000+1.4%270.75%61,6112,173,716,361,0001,467,569,596,000706,146,765,000
20233,270,000,000,000520.04%418,206,427,500−34.2%380.28%1,107,914,647,000−5.9%280.76%61,2362,373,827,745,0001,596,498,904,000777,328,841,000
20223,263,000,000,000530.04%635,519,989,600−16.9%320.43%1,177,608,314,000−20.6%280.82%65,7722,319,352,736,0001,515,539,566,000803,813,170,000
20214,683,000,000,000480.06%764,384,354,000−10.3%300.52%1,483,804,773,000−3.5%251.0%83,6862,040,926,768,0001,480,792,020,000560,134,748,000
2020———852,147,492,900−27.2%280.61%1,536,972,678,000−2.1%221.1%87,1462,227,860,294,0001,469,668,666,000758,191,628,000
201924,533,000,000,000280.34%1,170,764,034,000−14.6%230.82%1,570,401,501,000+4.6%211.1%89,5452,212,595,240,0001,741,674,680,000470,920,560,000
201828,301,000,000,000270.40%1,370,311,232,000−14.4%200.99%1,501,836,206,000−2%231.1%86,2072,048,068,302,0001,765,130,593,000282,937,709,000
201727,780,000,000,000270.40%1,600,549,036,400−13%171.2%1,531,963,651,800+4.3%201.2%88,4741,800,955,122,3001,809,858,348,600−8,903,226,300
201626,872,000,000,000270.39%1,840,159,275,900−3.5%151.4%1,468,220,618,300+4.2%211.1%85,3381,522,110,251,1001,952,000,016,100−429,889,765,000
201531,702,000,000,000260.46%1,907,363,150,000−22.8%161.5%1,408,574,090,000−0.92%231.1%82,3371,338,014,720,0001,799,687,715,000−461,672,995,000
201433,744,000,000,000270.48%2,470,955,235,000−18.8%122.0%1,421,711,270,000−12.6%221.1%83,4821,028,478,745,0002,074,650,305,000−1,046,171,560,000
201343,436,000,000,000230.63%3,043,729,220,000+7.5%92.5%1,627,103,310,000+1.1%201.3%95,898953,293,110,0002,362,644,130,000−1,409,351,020,000
201246,000,000,000,000220.68%2,830,214,730,000−0.54%102.4%1,608,880,770,000−5%201.3%95,115921,297,720,0002,133,343,835,000−1,212,046,115,000
201149,000,000,000,000230.73%2,845,470,810,000−9%102.4%1,693,601,455,000−12.7%171.4%100,504812,562,835,0001,972,413,380,000−1,159,850,545,000
201050,000,000,000,000230.75%3,125,730,650,000+12.4%82.7%1,939,217,280,000+12.2%141.7%115,628909,325,935,0002,102,372,580,000−1,193,046,645,000
200950,000,000,000,000220.80%2,779,714,280,000−5.8%92.6%1,728,457,360,000+0.96%141.6%103,599906,500,735,0001,963,937,780,000−1,057,437,045,000
200850,000,000,000,000220.80%2,951,345,180,000+10%72.7%1,712,000,570,000+4.3%161.6%103,150934,399,585,0002,179,571,170,000−1,245,171,585,000
200750,000,000,000,000220.81%2,682,774,605,000−1.7%72.6%1,641,405,885,000−2.8%161.5%99,290921,474,295,0001,965,915,420,000−1,044,441,125,000
200662,000,000,000,000171.0%2,729,672,925,000−1.5%82.7%1,687,915,740,000−3.9%151.6%102,336889,019,810,0001,930,317,900,000−1,041,298,090,000
200562,000,000,000,000171.0%2,772,580,650,000−8.6%82.8%1,757,239,085,000−2.9%121.8%106,721810,090,785,0001,841,995,085,000−1,031,904,300,000
200462,000,000,000,000181.0%3,034,723,895,000+18%53.2%1,809,681,860,000+2.4%121.9%110,175665,334,600,0001,890,376,635,000−1,225,042,035,000
200362,000,000,000,000181.1%2,572,839,010,000−3.7%82.8%1,766,668,190,000+0.68%121.9%107,941899,578,995,0001,698,086,460,000−798,507,465,000
200262,542,000,000,000171.1%2,672,109,475,000−3.2%63.0%1,754,696,405,000−1%111.9%107,729944,888,140,0001,854,002,185,000−909,114,045,000
200162,542,000,000,000161.2%2,761,491,740,000+7.4%63.1%1,772,707,055,000+2%112.0%109,543755,070,015,0001,749,081,320,000−994,011,305,000
200062,542,000,000,000171.2%2,571,673,615,000−3.6%63.0%1,737,639,260,000+0.28%112.0%108,205614,728,205,0001,461,829,110,000−847,100,905,000
199963,107,000,000,000181.2%2,666,741,595,000−7%63.2%1,732,765,790,000−2.3%102.1%108,704381,967,040,0001,344,936,460,000−962,969,420,000
199861,306,000,000,000181.2%2,867,789,890,000−4.6%53.5%1,773,378,040,000−1.2%102.2%112,047254,479,890,0001,372,482,160,000−1,118,002,270,000
199764,096,000,000,000181.3%3,006,507,210,000−11.4%53.7%1,795,803,065,000−6.3%92.2%114,211254,938,985,0001,499,015,805,000−1,244,076,820,000
199665,156,000,000,000142.2%3,394,619,060,000+13.2%44.2%1,916,650,995,000+10.8%92.4%122,548201,048,295,0001,723,195,425,000−1,522,147,130,000
199566,215,000,000,000142.2%2,999,762,045,000+1.7%43.8%1,729,446,180,000+2.7%92.2%111,111136,068,695,0001,435,519,435,000−1,299,450,740,000
199468,157,000,000,000142.3%2,950,462,305,000−5.1%43.8%1,684,772,705,000−3.4%92.2%108,797129,711,995,0001,435,907,900,000−1,306,195,905,000
199368,860,000,000,000132.3%3,110,262,680,000+1.7%44.1%1,743,395,605,000+4.5%92.3%113,283130,065,145,0001,550,999,485,000−1,420,934,340,000
199269,570,000,000,000122.6%3,057,360,810,000+0.63%44.1%1,668,916,270,000−4.2%92.2%109,245104,320,510,0001,515,755,115,000−1,411,434,605,000
199160,900,000,000,000131.4%3,038,255,395,000+13.1%34.1%1,741,700,485,000+13.5%72.3%114,92586,274,545,0001,430,822,540,000−1,344,547,995,000
199061,100,000,000,000141.5%2,687,224,295,000+0.53%33.7%1,535,000,000,000−0.97%62.1%102,123100,000,000,0001,273,000,000,000−1,173,000,000,000
198962,507,000,000,000141.6%2,673,000,000,000+9.3%33.7%1,550,000,000,000+2.4%62.1%103,880———
198864,100,000,000,000131.7%2,446,000,000,000−11.6%33.5%1,513,000,000,000−9.5%52.2%102,051———
198770,400,000,000,000101.9%2,768,000,000,000+0.29%34.2%1,672,000,000,000+3.2%42.5%113,549———
198667,070,000,000,00091.9%2,760,000,000,000−8.3%34.3%1,620,000,000,000−0.25%42.6%110,758———
198568,482,000,000,00092.0%3,009,000,000,000+4.5%34.8%1,624,000,000,000+5.5%42.6%111,700———
198450,050,000,000,000101.6%2,880,000,000,000+0.95%24.8%1,540,000,000,000+6.1%42.6%106,480———
198351,920,000,000,000101.7%2,853,000,000,000+6.3%25.2%1,451,000,000,000−4%42.7%100,786———
198255,700,000,000,00081.9%2,685,000,000,000−14.9%34.9%1,511,000,000,000+6.3%42.8%105,414———
198162,000,000,000,00072.3%3,154,000,000,000−7.2%25.8%1,421,000,000,000−4.8%42.7%99,631———
198059,500,000,000,00072.3%3,398,000,000,000—26.4%1,493,000,000,000—42.8%105,418———

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