Ghana Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)		 Global Rank
Gas Reserves 800,000 # in the world
Gas Production 45,203 #68 in the world
Gas Consumption 44,990 #129 in the world
Daily Surplus +214
Gas Imports 19,736
Gas Exports 0
Net Imports 19,736

(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Ghana

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Ghana holds 1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking # in the world and accounting for about 0.012% of the world's total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Ghana has proven reserves equivalent to 18.4 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 18 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
800,000 MMcf
Global Rank: # | Share of World: 0.012%
18 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Ghana


Gas Consumption in Ghana

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  • Ghana consumes 43,502 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.
  • Ghana ranks #129 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 0.033% of the world's total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.
  • Ghana consumes 1,450 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 30,008,354 people), or 4 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Ghana

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  • Ghana produces 45,203 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #68 in the world.

Gas Imports

  • Ghana imports 44% of its natural gas consumption (19,736 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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