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New Zealand Natural Gas

Reserves (2025)#66 World
1,037,000,000,000ft³
0.01%
of world reserves
8 years
at current production
Production (2024)#53 World
118,100,474,100ft³−16.8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#71 World
116,470,611,000ft³−19.6% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+4,465,378ft³

Consumption uses 98.6% of production.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Natural Gas Reserves in New Zealand

  • New Zealand has proven dry natural gas 1,037,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#66 in the world), representing 0.01% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, New Zealand has roughly 8 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in New Zealand

  • New Zealand produced 118,100,474,100 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#53 in the world), a decrease of 16.8% from 141,943,017,300 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in New Zealand

  • New Zealand consumed 116,470,611,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#71 in the world), a decrease of 19.6% from 2023. This represents 0.08% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in New Zealand averaged 22,338 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 61.2 cubic feet per day (#51 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in New Zealand

  • No natural gas imports or exports is reported for New Zealand.

natural gas Balance in New Zealand

  • In 2024, New Zealand produced approximately 323,562,943 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 319,097,564 cubic feet per day , a daily surplus of 4,465,378 cubic feet.

New Zealand Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
20251,037,000,000,000660.01%————————————
2024966,000,000,000670.01%118,100,474,100−16.8%530.08%116,470,611,000−19.6%710.08%22,338000
20231,057,000,000,000650.01%141,943,017,300+2.8%510.10%144,849,009,600+4.7%660.10%28,002000
20221,046,000,000,000650.01%138,034,845,400−6%510.09%138,319,639,400−5.7%660.10%26,954000
20211,100,000,000,000640.02%146,901,483,700−11.9%530.10%146,672,025,000−13.9%670.10%28,716000
2020———166,781,011,200−1%520.12%170,375,604,800−2.5%660.12%33,605000
2019991,000,000,000670.01%168,490,879,400+5.9%530.12%174,675,070,600+7.4%640.12%35,009000
20181,190,000,000,000650.02%159,089,772,500−11.8%530.11%162,678,658,600−11%650.12%33,194000
20171,267,000,000,000650.02%180,353,659,100+0.81%530.14%182,755,090,500+2.2%600.14%37,973000
20161,303,000,000,000640.02%178,905,756,400+2.3%520.14%178,799,844,100+0.06%580.14%37,923000
20151,361,000,000,000640.02%174,950,510,000−5.5%520.14%178,693,900,000−5.8%570.14%38,728000
20141,001,000,000,000660.01%185,085,915,000+9.4%520.15%189,606,235,000+11.7%570.15%41,921000
20131,039,000,000,000660.02%169,194,165,000+3.1%530.14%169,759,205,000+6.7%610.14%38,115000
2012976,000,000,000690.01%164,144,120,000+6.6%530.14%159,094,075,000+4.2%600.13%36,062000
20111,214,000,000,000660.02%153,938,085,000−9.8%520.13%152,737,375,000−8.1%630.13%34,850000
20101,200,000,000,000650.02%170,642,080,000+7.6%520.15%166,227,705,000+10.8%630.14%38,233000
20091,200,000,000,000650.02%158,599,665,000+5.1%500.15%150,053,435,000+2.4%600.14%34,861000
20081,048,000,000,000660.02%150,900,995,000−2.9%500.14%146,557,250,000−4.1%630.13%34,388000
2007900,000,000,000720.01%155,350,685,000+10.9%480.15%152,843,320,000+12%610.14%36,191000
2006900,000,000,000710.01%140,129,920,000−3.9%480.14%136,492,475,000−6.3%620.13%32,639000
20051,178,000,000,000690.02%145,815,635,000−0.75%460.15%145,709,690,000+0%610.15%35,238000
20041,320,000,000,000660.02%146,910,400,000−10.4%460.15%145,709,690,000−11.5%590.15%35,679000
20033,086,000,000,000560.06%163,967,545,000−22.5%460.18%164,673,845,000−22.8%580.18%40,937000
20022,083,000,000,000630.04%211,642,795,000−6.5%430.23%213,231,970,000−6.4%530.23%53,967000
20012,450,000,000,000620.05%226,333,835,000+5.6%400.26%227,852,380,000+7.3%480.26%58,547000
20002,450,000,000,000620.05%214,362,050,000+6.2%400.25%212,349,095,000+6%500.24%55,047000
19992,450,000,000,000620.05%201,860,540,000+15.5%390.24%200,306,680,000+14.5%490.24%52,224000
19982,400,000,000,000630.05%174,703,305,000−12.4%440.21%174,985,825,000−12%520.21%45,912000
19972,398,000,000,000610.05%199,529,750,000+6.2%400.25%198,788,135,000+6.7%470.24%52,632000
19962,842,000,000,000530.10%187,875,800,000+13.2%380.23%186,321,940,000+12.2%470.23%49,961000
19953,008,000,000,000520.10%165,945,185,000−5.9%410.21%166,015,815,000−5%490.21%45,181000
19943,155,000,000,000530.10%176,433,740,000+0.73%360.23%174,773,935,000−0.22%450.23%48,266000
19933,386,000,000,000520.12%175,161,700,000−11%400.23%175,161,700,000−10.2%460.23%49,015000
19923,449,000,000,000510.13%196,739,865,000+5.8%340.26%195,009,430,000+7.1%390.26%55,208000
19914,106,000,000,000430.10%186,000,000,000+10.1%290.25%182,000,000,000+7.7%340.24%52,285000
19905,120,000,000,000360.13%169,000,000,000−0.59%290.23%169,000,000,000+0.6%350.23%49,750000
19895,150,000,000,000360.13%170,000,000,000+2.4%310.24%168,000,000,000+1.8%330.23%50,393———
19885,200,000,000,000340.14%166,000,000,000+9.2%310.24%165,000,000,000+9.3%320.24%49,758———
19875,690,000,000,000350.16%152,000,000,000−4.4%290.23%151,000,000,000−3.8%320.23%45,765———
19865,515,000,000,000310.16%159,000,000,000+19.5%300.25%157,000,000,000+17.2%320.25%47,844———
19855,438,000,000,000320.16%133,000,000,000+25.5%320.21%134,000,000,000+27.6%340.22%41,003———
19845,533,000,000,000310.17%106,000,000,000+23.3%320.18%105,000,000,000+25%340.18%32,309———
19835,545,000,000,000320.18%86,000,000,000+6.2%320.16%84,000,000,000+5%330.15%26,093———
19826,020,000,000,000300.21%81,000,000,000+72.3%330.15%80,000,000,000+70.2%330.15%25,117———
19816,100,000,000,000290.23%47,000,000,000+17.5%420.09%47,000,000,000+20.5%420.09%14,874———
19806,000,000,000,000310.23%40,000,000,000—400.07%39,000,000,000—410.07%12,395———

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