Australia Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 30,400,000 #3 in the world
Gas Production 2,384,328 #16 in the world
Gas Consumption 1,406,950 #10 in the world
Daily Surplus +977,378
Gas Imports 225,062
Gas Exports 1,202,970
Net Exports 977,908
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Australia

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Australia holds 70 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #3 in the world and accounting for about 1.01% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Australia has proven reserves equivalent to 43.9 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 44 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
70,230,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #3 | Share of World: 1.01%
44 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Australia


Gas Consumption in Australia

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  • Australia consumes 1,597,955 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Australia ranks #10 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 1.21% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Australia consumes 64,613 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 24,731,038 people), or 177 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Australia

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  • Australia produces 2,384,328 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #16 in the world.

Gas Exports

  • Australia exports 41% of its natural gas production (977,908 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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