Canada Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 71,794,000 #16 in the world
Gas Production 6,751,698 #4 in the world
Gas Consumption 4,053,420 #19 in the world
Daily Surplus +2,698,278
Gas Imports 693,092
Gas Exports 2,763,505
Net Exports 2,070,413
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Canada

See also: List of countries by Gas Reserves

Canada holds 77 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #16 in the world and accounting for about 1.11% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Canada has proven reserves equivalent to 17.5 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
77,065,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #16 | Share of World: 1.11%
18 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Canada


Gas Consumption in Canada

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  • Canada consumes 4,394,632 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Canada ranks #19 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 3.32% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Canada consumes 119,392 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 36,808,497 people), or 327 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Canada

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  • Canada produces 6,751,698 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #4 in the world.

Gas Exports

  • Canada exports 31% of its natural gas production (2,070,413 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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