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Russia Natural Gas

Reserves (2025)#1 World
1,688,228,000,000,000ft³
22.4%
of world reserves
74 years
at current production
Production (2024)#2 World
22,673,463,030,000ft³+7.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#2 World
17,650,881,250,000ft³+5.3% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+13,760,498,027ft³

Consumption uses 77.8% of production.

The rest is exported.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Natural Gas Reserves in Russia

  • Russia has proven dry natural gas 1,688,228,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#1 in the world), representing 22.4% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, Russia has roughly 74 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in Russia

  • Russia produced 22,673,463,030,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#2 in the world), an increase of 7.4% from 21,103,707,310,000 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in Russia

  • Russia consumed 17,650,881,250,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#2 in the world), an increase of 5.3% from 2023. This represents 11.8% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in Russia averaged 121,881 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 333.9 cubic feet per day (#11 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Russia

  • Russia imported 117,916,313,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈0.67% of consumption).
  • Russia exported 5,241,102,517,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈23.1% of production).
  • This made Russia a net exporter of 5,123,186,204,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024.

natural gas Balance in Russia

  • In 2024, Russia produced approximately 62,119,076,795 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 48,358,578,767 cubic feet per day , a daily surplus of 13,760,498,027 cubic feet.

Russia Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
20251,688,228,000,000,000122.4%————————————
20241,688,228,000,000,000122.4%22,673,463,030,000+7.4%215.2%17,650,881,250,000+5.3%211.8%121,881117,916,313,0005,241,102,517,000−5,123,186,204,000
20231,688,228,000,000,000122.6%21,103,707,310,000−7.9%214.4%16,754,967,870,000+1.8%211.5%115,202159,860,277,7004,585,969,117,000−4,426,108,839,300
20221,688,228,000,000,000123.1%22,916,357,390,000−11.4%215.6%16,462,466,800,000−5.5%211.4%113,082218,185,914,3005,922,519,640,000−5,704,333,725,700
20211,688,228,000,000,000123.2%25,872,733,260,000+9.6%217.8%17,421,220,300,000+11.6%211.9%119,457526,758,006,6008,858,857,624,000−8,332,099,617,400
2020———23,598,699,980,000−5.7%216.9%15,614,213,710,000−4.1%211.2%106,675454,302,714,7008,455,965,215,000−8,001,662,500,300
20191,688,228,000,000,000123.7%25,035,530,210,000+1.5%217.5%16,280,466,140,000−2.4%211.6%111,104678,184,637,6009,078,462,031,000−8,400,277,393,400
20181,688,228,000,000,000124.1%24,673,478,890,000+4.8%217.8%16,676,967,590,000+5.2%212.1%113,890578,535,144,1008,534,530,234,000−7,955,995,089,900
20171,688,228,000,000,000124.4%23,539,302,760,000+8.2%217.8%15,857,964,600,000+2.4%212.1%108,477557,376,650,1007,925,520,372,000−7,368,143,721,900
20161,688,228,000,000,000124.5%21,750,047,545,900+1%217.1%15,490,713,263,800−0.31%212.1%106,262562,744,484,5007,545,209,033,000−6,982,464,548,500
20151,688,228,000,000,000124.3%21,531,202,350,000+0.29%217.1%15,538,246,850,000−4.2%212.4%106,933557,977,000,0007,055,654,809,000−6,497,677,809,000
20141,688,000,000,000,000124.2%21,468,341,650,000−3%217.4%16,217,001,150,000−0.56%213.1%111,899844,028,500,0006,662,887,084,000−5,818,858,584,000
20131,688,000,000,000,000124.7%22,139,326,650,000+1.8%218.2%16,308,820,150,000−1.5%213.2%112,7831,045,324,000,0006,875,830,500,000−5,830,506,500,000
20121,680,000,000,000,000124.7%21,742,032,900,000−2.1%218.1%16,561,322,400,000−1.8%213.6%114,7771,130,080,000,0006,310,790,500,000−5,180,710,500,000
20111,680,000,000,000,000125.0%22,208,190,900,000+3.5%218.8%16,872,094,400,000+3.3%214.2%117,1321,306,655,000,0006,642,751,500,000−5,336,096,500,000
20101,680,000,000,000,000125.3%21,457,747,150,000+11.2%118.9%16,333,540,650,000+20.9%214.1%113,4791,341,970,000,0006,466,176,500,000−5,124,206,500,000
20091,680,000,000,000,000126.8%19,303,000,000,000−10.3%218.2%13,504,809,150,000−13.1%212.8%93,8691,317,249,500,0007,122,682,350,000−5,805,432,850,000
20081,680,000,000,000,000127.0%21,515,000,000,000−0.37%119.9%15,545,663,000,000+2.1%214.2%108,0971,984,703,000,0008,380,249,500,000−6,395,546,500,000
20071,680,000,000,000,000127.1%21,595,122,500,000−0.65%120.6%15,226,768,550,000+0.02%214.4%105,8451,818,722,500,0008,187,076,450,000−6,368,353,950,000
20061,680,000,000,000,000127.4%21,736,382,500,000+2.4%121.2%15,223,943,350,000+6.2%214.8%105,6461,889,352,500,0008,401,791,650,000−6,512,439,150,000
20051,680,000,000,000,000127.8%21,224,315,000,000+1.1%121.5%14,330,473,850,000−1.6%214.5%99,106967,631,000,0007,861,472,150,000−6,893,841,150,000
20041,680,000,000,000,000127.6%20,991,236,000,000+2.4%122.0%14,567,084,350,000+2.6%215.1%100,338794,587,500,0007,218,739,150,000−6,424,151,650,000
20031,680,000,000,000,000130.5%20,507,420,500,000+4.2%122.0%14,204,399,300,000+4.7%215.2%97,428486,640,700,0006,789,661,900,000−6,303,021,200,000
20021,680,000,000,000,000130.8%19,684,581,000,000+2.4%121.8%13,564,138,350,000+5.1%214.9%92,94477,693,000,0006,198,135,650,000−6,120,442,650,000
20011,700,000,000,000,000132.1%19,221,954,500,000−0.58%221.7%12,905,513,600,000−1.2%214.8%88,32306,316,440,900,000−6,316,440,900,000
20001,700,000,000,000,000133.0%19,334,962,500,000−1.3%122.3%13,058,780,700,000+3.8%215.0%89,006314,303,500,0006,590,485,300,000−6,276,181,800,000
19991,700,000,000,000,000133.1%19,592,762,000,000+0.2%123.4%12,582,381,350,000−0.17%215.0%85,454150,088,750,0007,160,469,400,000−7,010,380,650,000
19981,700,000,000,000,000133.4%19,553,915,500,000+3.5%123.9%12,603,570,350,000+2.5%215.4%85,36970,630,000,0007,020,975,150,000−6,950,345,150,000
19971,700,000,000,000,000134.4%18,900,588,000,000−4.9%223.5%12,298,448,750,000−6%215.2%83,180105,945,000,0006,708,084,250,000−6,602,139,250,000
1996———19,864,687,500,000−5.4%124.8%13,085,620,100,000−9.8%216.2%88,366162,449,000,0006,941,516,400,000−6,779,067,400,000
1995———21,005,360,000,000−2.1%126.9%14,507,400,000,000−4.6%218.4%97,830289,580,000,0006,787,540,000,000−6,497,960,000,000
1994———21,450,330,000,000−1.7%127.9%15,213,700,000,000−6%219.8%102,656257,800,000,0006,494,430,000,000−6,236,630,000,000
1993———21,814,080,000,000−3.5%128.6%16,184,860,000,000−1.8%221.0%109,257713,360,000,0006,342,570,000,000−5,629,210,000,000
1992———22,615,730,000,000—130.2%16,481,510,000,000—221.9%110,677734,550,000,0006,868,770,000,000−6,134,220,000,000

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