Venezuela Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)		 Global Rank
Gas Reserves 197,087,000 #34 in the world
Gas Production 2,832,122 #14 in the world
Gas Consumption 935,953 #96 in the world
Daily Surplus +1,896,168
Gas Imports 17,658
Gas Exports 0
Net Imports 17,658

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

Gas Reserves in Venezuela

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Venezuela holds 201 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #34 in the world and accounting for about 2.91% of the world's total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Venezuela has proven reserves equivalent to 235.6 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 236 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
201,343,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #34 | Share of World: 2.91%
236 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Venezuela


Gas Consumption in Venezuela

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  • Venezuela consumes 854,624 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.
  • Venezuela ranks #96 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 0.65% of the world's total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.
  • Venezuela consumes 27,961 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 30,565,323 people), or 77 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Venezuela

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  • Venezuela produces 2,832,122 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #14 in the world.

Gas Imports

  • Venezuela imports 2% of its natural gas consumption (17,658 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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