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United Kingdom Natural Gas

Reserves (2025)#47 World
4,060,000,000,000ft³
0.05%
of world reserves
4 years
at current production
Production (2024)#23 World
1,088,324,989,000ft³−9.5% YoY
Consumption (2024)#13 World
2,207,489,087,000ft³−2.3% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−3,066,203,008ft³

Production covers 49.3% of consumption.

Imports cover 66.6% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Natural Gas Reserves in the United Kingdom

  • the United Kingdom has proven dry natural gas 4,060,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#47 in the world), representing 0.05% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, the United Kingdom has roughly 4 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in the United Kingdom

  • the United Kingdom produced 1,088,324,989,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#23 in the world), a decrease of 9.5% from 1,202,192,225,000 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in the United Kingdom

  • the United Kingdom consumed 2,207,489,087,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#13 in the world), a decrease of 2.3% from 2023. This represents 1.5% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in the United Kingdom averaged 31,929 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 87.48 cubic feet per day (#34 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in the United Kingdom

  • the United Kingdom imported 1,470,199,939,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈66.6% of consumption).
  • the United Kingdom exported 374,975,061,500 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈34.5% of production).
  • This made the United Kingdom a net importer of 1,095,224,877,500 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024.

natural gas Balance in the United Kingdom

  • In 2024, the United Kingdom produced approximately 2,981,712,299 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 6,047,915,307 cubic feet per day , a daily deficit of 3,066,203,008 cubic feet.

United Kingdom Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
20254,060,000,000,000470.05%————————————
20244,640,000,000,000450.06%1,088,324,989,000−9.5%230.73%2,207,489,087,000−2.3%131.5%31,9291,470,199,939,000374,975,061,5001,095,224,877,500
20235,220,000,000,000450.07%1,202,192,225,000−9.8%230.82%2,258,776,876,000−10%121.5%32,8871,597,147,878,000554,887,575,6001,042,260,302,400
20224,640,000,000,000460.06%1,332,168,264,000+15.9%200.91%2,510,203,816,000−8.6%101.7%36,8181,995,322,255,000824,720,692,9001,170,601,562,100
20216,380,000,000,000420.09%1,149,728,567,000−17.4%210.79%2,746,469,074,000+4.7%101.9%40,5871,812,696,877,000239,739,913,3001,572,956,963,700
2020———1,392,011,902,000+0.12%190.99%2,623,600,493,000−5.6%101.9%38,9541,550,342,581,000335,340,764,2001,215,001,816,800
20196,380,000,000,000450.09%1,390,365,826,000−3.3%190.97%2,780,458,778,000−1.2%102.0%41,4311,625,077,144,000292,392,430,2001,332,684,713,800
20186,380,000,000,000450.09%1,438,051,171,000−3.2%191.0%2,814,319,987,000+0.79%102.0%42,1611,656,080,049,000267,844,271,7001,388,235,777,300
20177,319,000,000,000420.11%1,486,174,952,000+1.1%191.1%2,792,307,836,000−2.1%102.1%42,0821,658,620,646,000401,354,271,0001,257,266,375,000
20167,254,000,000,000440.11%1,470,373,619,000+2.9%191.2%2,851,851,064,000+10.9%102.2%43,2801,664,160,044,000372,065,571,7001,292,094,472,300
20158,502,000,000,000410.12%1,428,494,546,000+7.4%191.1%2,571,621,162,000+2.8%112.0%39,3321,624,194,272,000496,540,690,8001,127,653,581,200
20148,616,000,000,000430.12%1,330,129,644,000−2.3%231.1%2,500,785,570,000−8.3%102.0%38,5531,573,523,894,000400,358,436,2001,173,165,457,800
20138,687,000,000,000420.13%1,360,757,580,000−6.3%211.1%2,726,706,465,000−1.3%92.2%42,3471,734,849,375,000348,170,585,0001,386,678,790,000
20128,934,000,000,000420.13%1,452,188,115,000−13.7%211.2%2,761,315,165,000−5.5%92.3%43,1721,782,171,475,000461,884,885,0001,320,286,590,000
20119,040,000,000,000400.13%1,683,466,050,000−20.3%191.4%2,921,398,060,000−16.6%92.5%46,0001,900,194,205,000592,726,960,0001,307,467,245,000
201010,312,000,000,000380.16%2,110,989,440,000+1.1%151.9%3,502,435,755,000+12.6%63.0%55,5881,908,634,490,000564,969,370,0001,343,665,120,000
200912,110,000,000,000360.19%2,087,116,500,000−15.5%162.0%3,109,838,900,000−7.2%72.9%49,7521,452,505,950,000429,783,550,0001,022,722,400,000
200814,550,000,000,000330.23%2,468,518,500,000−3.3%122.3%3,352,452,950,000+3.3%53.1%54,0481,290,056,950,000406,122,500,000883,934,450,000
200717,000,000,000,000310.27%2,553,274,500,000−9.4%92.4%3,244,035,900,000+0.97%53.1%52,7181,058,037,400,000367,276,000,000690,761,400,000
200618,750,000,000,000320.31%2,818,843,300,000−9.6%72.8%3,212,958,700,000−4.8%73.1%52,627754,328,400,000360,213,000,000394,115,400,000
200520,800,000,000,000320.34%3,117,961,350,000−9%63.2%3,375,760,850,000−3.9%43.4%55,709583,403,800,000325,604,300,000257,799,500,000
200422,200,000,000,000320.37%3,425,555,000,000−5.7%43.6%3,513,842,500,000+4.6%33.6%58,399434,374,500,000346,087,000,00088,287,500,000
200324,600,000,000,000300.45%3,632,147,750,000−0.71%43.9%3,358,456,500,000−0.62%43.6%56,142263,096,750,000536,788,000,000−273,691,250,000
200225,956,000,000,000280.48%3,658,280,850,000−0.84%44.0%3,379,292,350,000+1.2%33.7%56,756180,106,500,000459,095,000,000−278,988,500,000
200126,839,000,000,000270.51%3,689,358,050,000−3.6%44.2%3,337,973,800,000−1%33.8%56,301105,945,000,000457,329,250,000−351,384,250,000
200026,663,000,000,000270.52%3,825,673,950,000+9.7%44.4%3,373,288,800,000+3.5%33.9%57,11977,693,000,000530,078,150,000−452,385,150,000
199927,016,000,000,000270.53%3,485,943,650,000+10.9%44.2%3,258,868,200,000+6.1%33.9%55,38748,381,550,000275,457,000,000−227,075,450,000
199826,839,000,000,000260.53%3,143,741,300,000+3.7%43.8%3,071,698,700,000+1.9%43.8%52,39431,783,500,000103,826,100,000−72,042,600,000
199724,720,000,000,000250.50%3,031,439,600,000−4.6%43.8%3,013,075,800,000−5.3%33.7%51,55246,615,800,00064,979,600,000−18,363,800,000
199623,308,000,000,000220.79%3,176,584,250,000+19.2%54.0%3,182,234,650,000+18.3%33.9%54,58560,388,650,00054,738,250,0005,650,400,000
199522,248,000,000,000220.74%2,665,580,000,000+8.1%53.4%2,689,590,000,000+5.8%63.4%46,24960,390,000,00036,370,000,00024,020,000,000
199421,542,000,000,000230.71%2,466,050,000,000+6.6%53.2%2,542,330,000,000+5.4%63.3%43,831107,000,000,00030,720,000,00076,280,000,000
199319,070,000,000,000230.65%2,313,133,000,000+17.7%53.0%2,412,367,650,000+11.2%63.1%41,692157,999,310,00021,893,000,000136,106,310,000
199219,247,000,000,000230.73%1,964,467,505,000−2%72.6%2,170,071,435,000−2.2%62.9%37,597199,494,435,0001,977,640,000197,516,795,000
199119,775,000,000,000210.47%2,005,000,000,000+14.3%42.7%2,218,000,000,000+7.7%43.0%38,537225,000,000,0000225,000,000,000
199020,836,000,000,000210.52%1,754,000,000,000+10.7%52.4%2,059,000,000,000+5.5%32.8%35,891255,000,000,0000255,000,000,000
198922,740,000,000,000210.58%1,585,000,000,000−2%52.2%1,951,000,000,000−1.1%32.7%34,119———
198822,000,000,000,000210.58%1,617,000,000,000−3.7%52.3%1,972,000,000,000−5.1%32.8%34,580———
198733,400,000,000,000160.92%1,679,000,000,000+5.2%42.5%2,079,000,000,000+2.9%33.1%36,547———
198633,000,000,000,000150.95%1,596,000,000,000+4.9%42.5%2,020,000,000,000+1.5%33.2%35,594———
198527,800,000,000,000180.82%1,522,000,000,000+11.6%42.4%1,991,000,000,000+7.6%33.2%35,173———
198425,100,000,000,000180.78%1,364,000,000,000−2.8%42.3%1,851,000,000,000+2%33.1%32,789———
198325,400,000,000,000180.84%1,403,000,000,000+2.8%42.5%1,815,000,000,000+4.1%33.3%32,220———
198226,000,000,000,000150.89%1,365,000,000,000+2.9%42.5%1,743,000,000,000+0.17%33.2%30,963———
198124,800,000,000,000150.94%1,327,000,000,000+0.3%42.4%1,740,000,000,000+2.2%33.3%30,903———
198025,000,000,000,000150.97%1,323,000,000,000—42.5%1,702,000,000,000—33.2%30,241———

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