Turkmenistan Natural Gas

400,000,000,000,000ft³
5.3%
of world reserves
at current production
2,740,420,720,000ft³−7.9% YoY
1,527,063,603,000ft³+2% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+3,324,266,074ft³

Consumption uses 55.7% of production.

The rest is exported.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Natural Gas Reserves in Turkmenistan

  • Turkmenistan has proven dry natural gas 400,000,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#5 in the world), representing 5.3% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, Turkmenistan has roughly 146 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in Turkmenistan

  • Turkmenistan produced 2,740,420,720,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#12 in the world), a decrease of 7.9% from 2,976,201,945,000 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in Turkmenistan

  • Turkmenistan consumed 1,527,063,603,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#25 in the world), an increase of 2% from 2023. This represents 1% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in Turkmenistan averaged 203,758 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 558.2 cubic feet per day (#6 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Turkmenistan

  • Turkmenistan exported 1,206,159,541,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈44% of production).

natural gas Balance in Turkmenistan

  • In 2024, Turkmenistan produced approximately 7,508,001,973 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 4,183,735,899 cubic feet per day , a daily surplus of 3,324,266,074 cubic feet.

Turkmenistan Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2025400,000,000,000,00055.3%————————————
2024400,000,000,000,00055.3%2,740,420,720,000−7.9%121.8%1,527,063,603,000+2%251.0%203,75801,206,159,541,000−1,206,159,541,000
2023400,000,000,000,00055.4%2,976,201,945,000−2.5%112.0%1,497,399,255,000+1.5%251.0%203,32801,464,957,596,000−1,464,957,596,000
2022400,000,000,000,00055.5%3,053,745,668,000+7.1%112.1%1,475,716,029,000+1.7%251.0%204,10501,573,868,652,000−1,573,868,652,000
2021400,000,000,000,00055.5%2,850,244,538,000+1.3%112.0%1,451,136,998,000+0%260.99%204,61501,399,107,540,000−1,399,107,540,000
2020———2,812,531,807,000−4.8%112.0%1,451,136,998,000+2.1%251.0%208,79901,361,394,809,000−1,361,394,809,000
2019265,000,000,000,00063.7%2,953,119,807,000+2.8%112.1%1,421,413,215,000+2.4%271.0%208,91001,531,706,592,000−1,531,706,592,000
2018265,000,000,000,00063.8%2,873,687,587,000+5.1%112.1%1,388,399,603,000−0.000000018%271.0%208,60901,485,287,984,000−1,485,287,984,000
2017265,000,000,000,00063.8%2,735,208,407,144+1.6%112.1%1,388,399,603,244−1.4%271.1%213,36801,346,808,803,900−1,346,808,803,900
2016265,000,000,000,00063.9%2,692,134,259,000−4.9%112.1%1,407,726,530,000+0%241.1%221,33901,284,407,729,000−1,284,407,729,000
2015265,000,000,000,00063.8%2,830,921,030,000+5.5%102.2%1,407,726,530,000+28.6%241.1%226,47701,423,194,500,000−1,423,194,500,000
2014265,000,000,000,00063.8%2,683,940,000,000+5.6%102.2%1,094,765,000,000+0.88%300.88%180,20001,589,175,000,000−1,589,175,000,000
2013265,000,000,000,00063.9%2,542,680,000,000+9.1%122.1%1,085,229,950,000+1.6%300.88%182,71901,457,450,050,000−1,457,450,050,000
2012265,000,000,000,00063.9%2,330,790,000,000+8.3%121.9%1,068,278,750,000+17.7%310.88%183,91501,264,630,150,000−1,264,630,150,000
2011265,000,000,000,00064.0%2,152,449,250,000+46.9%151.8%907,948,650,000+20.1%300.76%159,75401,244,500,600,000−1,244,500,600,000
2010265,000,000,000,00054.0%1,465,572,500,000+19.9%211.3%756,094,150,000+20.4%330.65%135,8820709,478,350,000−709,478,350,000
200994,000,000,000,000121.5%1,222,605,300,000−45.9%231.2%627,900,700,000+116.8%340.59%115,1770594,704,600,000−594,704,600,000
2008100,000,000,000,000121.6%2,260,160,000,000+0%142.1%289,583,000,000−29.3%490.26%54,17801,970,577,000,000−1,970,577,000,000
2007100,000,000,000,000121.6%2,260,160,000,000+8.8%132.2%409,654,000,000−6.9%420.39%78,11801,850,506,000,000−1,850,506,000,000
200671,000,000,000,000141.2%2,076,522,000,000−6.7%132.0%440,024,900,000−30%390.43%85,49001,636,497,100,000−1,636,497,100,000
200571,000,000,000,000141.2%2,224,845,000,000+7.6%102.3%628,607,000,000+7.4%340.63%124,42101,596,238,000,000−1,596,238,000,000
200471,000,000,000,000151.2%2,068,399,550,000−0.9%112.2%585,169,550,000+5.5%330.61%118,02301,483,230,000,000−1,483,230,000,000
200371,000,000,000,000151.3%2,087,116,500,000+10.5%112.2%554,445,500,000+36.5%330.59%113,99301,532,671,000,000−1,532,671,000,000
2002101,000,000,000,000111.9%1,889,352,500,000+11%122.1%406,122,500,000+19.8%380.45%85,15101,483,230,000,000−1,483,230,000,000
2001101,000,000,000,000111.9%1,702,183,000,000+3.7%121.9%339,024,000,000+29.7%410.39%72,51201,363,159,000,000−1,363,159,000,000
2000101,000,000,000,000112.0%1,642,147,500,000+108.5%121.9%261,331,000,000+32.1%440.30%57,02601,380,816,500,000−1,380,816,500,000
1999101,000,000,000,000112.0%787,524,500,000+68.9%200.94%197,764,000,000+27.3%500.24%44,0240589,760,500,000−589,760,500,000
1998101,000,000,000,000112.0%466,158,000,000−48.2%280.57%155,386,000,000−4.3%540.19%35,2310303,709,000,000−303,709,000,000
1997101,000,000,000,000112.0%900,532,500,000−31.1%181.1%162,449,000,000−4.2%530.20%37,4590738,083,500,000−738,083,500,000
1996———1,306,660,000,000+14.6%121.6%169,510,000,000+0%500.21%39,75501,137,140,000,000−1,137,140,000,000
1995———1,140,670,000,000−9.3%111.5%169,510,000,000+14.3%480.21%40,4440971,160,000,000−971,160,000,000
1994———1,257,210,000,000−45.1%101.6%148,320,000,000+2.4%510.19%36,02901,108,890,000,000−1,108,890,000,000
1993———2,288,410,000,000+13.3%63.0%144,790,000,000+2.5%510.19%35,90702,143,620,000,000−2,143,620,000,000
1992———2,020,010,000,000—52.7%141,260,000,000—490.19%35,81001,878,760,000,000−1,878,760,000,000

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