Italy Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)		 Global Rank
Gas Reserves 1,985,000 #67 in the world
Gas Production 239,118 #52 in the world
Gas Consumption 2,384,575 #30 in the world
Daily Deficit −2,145,457
Gas Imports 2,163,609
Gas Exports 7,805
Net Imports 2,155,804

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

Gas Reserves in Italy

See also: List of countries by Gas Reserves

Italy holds 2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #67 in the world and accounting for about 0.025% of the world's total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Italy has proven reserves equivalent to 0.7 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 1 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
1,735,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #67 | Share of World: 0.025%
1 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Italy


Gas Consumption in Italy

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  • Italy consumes 2,653,955 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.
  • Italy ranks #30 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 2.01% of the world's total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.
  • Italy consumes 43,947 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 60,390,318 people), or 120 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Italy

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  • Italy produces 239,118 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #52 in the world.

Gas Imports

  • Italy imports 90% of its natural gas consumption (2,155,804 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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