Algeria Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 159,054,000 #63 in the world
Gas Production 6,491,745 #5 in the world
Gas Consumption 1,399,216 #112 in the world
Daily Surplus +5,092,529
Gas Imports 0
Gas Exports 1,533,342
Net Exports 1,533,342
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Algeria

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Algeria holds 159 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #63 in the world and accounting for about 2.30% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Algeria has proven reserves equivalent to 109.1 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 109 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
159,054,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #63 | Share of World: 2.30%
109 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Algeria


Gas Consumption in Algeria

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  • Algeria consumes 1,457,626 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Algeria ranks #112 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 1.10% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Algeria consumes 34,964 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 41,689,299 people), or 96 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Algeria

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  • Algeria produces 6,491,745 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #5 in the world.

Gas Exports

  • Algeria exports 24% of its natural gas production (1,533,342 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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