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Norway Natural Gas

Reserves (2025)#22 World
48,239,000,000,000ft³
0.64%
of world reserves
11 years
at current production
Production (2024)#8 World
4,623,324,901,000ft³+6.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#63 World
166,855,446,600ft³−13.6% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+12,209,505,355ft³

Consumption uses 3.6% of production.

The rest is exported.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Natural Gas Reserves in Norway

  • Norway has proven dry natural gas 48,239,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#22 in the world), representing 0.64% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, Norway has roughly 11 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in Norway

  • Norway produced 4,623,324,901,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#8 in the world), an increase of 6.4% from 4,345,536,724,000 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in Norway

  • Norway consumed 166,855,446,600 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#63 in the world), a decrease of 13.6% from 2023. This represents 0.11% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in Norway averaged 29,920 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 81.97 cubic feet per day (#40 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Norway

  • Norway imported 2,699,279,245 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈1.6% of consumption).
  • Norway exported 4,451,211,448,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈96.3% of production).
  • This made Norway a net exporter of 4,448,512,168,755 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024.

natural gas Balance in Norway

  • In 2024, Norway produced approximately 12,666,643,564 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 457,138,210 cubic feet per day , a daily surplus of 12,209,505,355 cubic feet.

Norway Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
202548,239,000,000,000220.64%————————————
202451,876,000,000,000220.69%4,623,324,901,000+6.4%83.1%166,855,446,600−13.6%630.11%29,9202,699,279,2454,451,211,448,000−4,448,512,168,755
202351,170,000,000,000220.69%4,345,536,724,000−5.2%83.0%193,148,425,900−3.3%570.13%34,9963,699,012,2984,144,093,453,000−4,140,394,440,702
202250,863,000,000,000220.70%4,582,853,778,000+8.2%83.1%199,746,664,100−3.7%570.14%36,6052,399,359,3284,385,429,013,000−4,383,029,653,672
202154,542,000,000,000210.75%4,237,346,593,000+2.3%82.9%207,344,635,300−9.4%580.14%38,3405,698,478,4054,024,525,380,000−4,018,826,901,595
2020———4,142,692,776,000−2.6%83.0%228,838,896,000−4.6%550.16%42,5411,199,679,6643,887,561,952,000−3,886,362,272,336
201961,061,000,000,000210.86%4,252,748,297,000−4.9%83.0%239,835,959,500+2%560.17%44,848999,733,0544,014,827,970,000−4,013,828,236,946
201862,937,000,000,000210.90%4,473,446,666,000−2.3%73.2%235,137,214,200−6.1%560.17%44,267399,893,2214,238,468,254,000−4,238,068,360,779
201765,543,000,000,000190.95%4,577,344,346,000+6.3%73.5%250,533,103,200+3%560.19%47,4781,099,706,3594,352,737,742,000−4,351,638,035,641
201667,874,000,000,000180.99%4,307,937,017,000−0.48%73.4%243,135,078,600−2.7%560.19%46,4351,599,572,8864,046,019,641,000−4,044,420,068,114
201572,358,000,000,000171.0%4,328,884,868,000+7.5%73.4%249,833,290,100+3.7%550.20%48,140599,839,8324,052,217,986,000−4,051,618,146,168
201473,806,000,000,000181.1%4,028,357,357,000+4.9%73.3%240,935,665,900+32.5%560.19%46,89803,767,094,119,000−3,767,094,119,000
201373,100,000,000,000171.1%3,840,506,250,000−5.2%73.2%181,872,250,000+18.7%570.15%35,80103,658,634,000,000−3,658,634,000,000
201270,870,000,000,000171.0%4,051,689,950,000+13.3%63.4%153,267,100,000−4.8%620.13%30,54103,898,422,850,000−3,898,422,850,000
201172,000,000,000,000181.1%3,575,996,900,000−4.8%73.0%161,036,400,000−17.2%620.14%32,51303,414,960,500,000−3,414,960,500,000
201081,680,000,000,000171.2%3,755,750,250,000+2.5%63.3%194,444,390,000−15.7%550.17%39,77003,561,517,750,000−3,561,517,750,000
200981,680,000,000,000151.3%3,663,931,250,000+4.6%53.5%230,606,950,000+87.6%520.22%47,75803,433,324,300,000−3,433,324,300,000
200879,130,000,000,000161.3%3,503,248,000,000+10.6%53.2%122,896,200,000−21.3%680.11%25,77503,380,351,800,000−3,380,351,800,000
200782,320,000,000,000141.3%3,167,755,500,000+2.4%53.0%156,092,300,000+30.8%590.15%33,14803,011,663,200,000−3,011,663,200,000
200684,260,000,000,000121.4%3,093,594,000,000+0.69%53.0%119,364,700,000−36.2%660.12%25,61202,974,229,300,000−2,974,229,300,000
200573,624,000,000,000131.2%3,072,405,000,000+4.2%73.1%187,169,500,000−33.7%550.19%40,48602,885,235,500,000−2,885,235,500,000
200474,800,000,000,000141.2%2,948,449,350,000+9.1%73.1%282,166,850,000+27%490.29%61,45102,666,282,500,000−2,666,282,500,000
200377,300,000,000,000131.4%2,703,363,250,000+12.1%72.9%222,131,350,000+16.9%520.24%48,66302,481,231,900,000−2,481,231,900,000
200244,037,000,000,000220.81%2,412,367,650,000+24%82.7%189,994,700,000+16.7%550.21%41,86702,222,372,950,000−2,222,372,950,000
200144,037,000,000,000220.83%1,945,856,500,000+4.2%92.2%162,802,150,000+16.1%560.19%36,06901,783,054,350,000−1,783,054,350,000
200041,389,000,000,000220.80%1,867,457,200,000+6%102.2%140,200,550,000−9.6%580.16%31,21901,727,256,650,000−1,727,256,650,000
199941,424,000,000,000230.81%1,761,512,200,000+8%102.1%155,032,850,000+21.9%550.19%34,74701,606,479,350,000−1,606,479,350,000
199852,301,000,000,000201.0%1,631,553,000,000+0.57%112.0%127,134,000,000−0.83%570.16%28,69001,504,419,000,000−1,504,419,000,000
199747,745,000,000,000200.97%1,622,371,100,000+12.3%102.0%128,193,450,000+25.2%560.16%29,10201,494,177,650,000−1,494,177,650,000
199647,498,000,000,000171.6%1,445,089,800,000+34.3%101.8%102,413,500,000+1%600.13%23,37601,342,676,300,000−1,342,676,300,000
199570,912,000,000,000112.4%1,076,050,000,000+3.4%131.4%101,350,000,000+9.1%590.13%23,2510974,690,000,000−974,690,000,000
199470,488,000,000,000132.3%1,040,380,000,000+7.6%121.4%92,880,000,000+3.1%590.12%21,4180947,500,000,000−947,500,000,000
199370,629,000,000,000122.4%966,925,000,000−6.9%111.3%90,050,000,000−31%600.12%20,8840876,871,000,000−876,871,000,000
199260,670,000,000,000142.3%1,038,931,900,000+7.2%111.4%130,594,870,000+67.4%500.17%30,4680908,337,110,000−908,337,110,000
199160,674,000,000,000141.4%969,000,000,000−0.72%81.3%78,000,000,000−2.5%490.10%18,3030891,000,000,000−891,000,000,000
199082,160,000,000,000122.1%976,000,000,000−10.1%91.3%80,000,000,000+9.6%460.11%18,8620896,000,000,000−896,000,000,000
198985,500,000,000,000102.2%1,086,000,000,000+3.2%81.5%73,000,000,000+4.3%460.10%17,270———
1988105,940,000,000,00062.8%1,052,000,000,000+0.96%81.5%70,000,000,000+16.7%450.10%16,629———
1987103,180,000,000,00072.8%1,042,000,000,000+5%81.6%60,000,000,000−31%430.09%14,331———
1986104,000,000,000,00063.0%992,000,000,000+5.2%81.6%87,000,000,000+85.1%400.14%20,877———
198589,000,000,000,00072.6%943,000,000,000−2.5%91.5%47,000,000,000+14.6%450.08%11,319———
198458,800,000,000,00081.8%967,000,000,000+6%91.6%41,000,000,000−10.9%470.07%9,903.4———
198358,000,000,000,00081.9%912,000,000,000+1.1%81.7%46,000,000,000+17.9%460.08%11,143———
198249,370,000,000,00091.7%902,000,000,000−2.4%81.7%39,000,000,000+14.7%460.07%9,478.1———
198142,700,000,000,00091.6%924,000,000,000+0.76%71.7%34,000,000,000−2.9%460.06%8,293.3———
198023,500,000,000,000180.91%917,000,000,000—61.7%35,000,000,000—440.07%8,566.7———

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