| Million Cubic ft (MMcf) | Global Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Gas Reserves | 163,959,000 | #4 in the world |
| Gas Production | 4,559,626 | #8 in the world |
| Gas Consumption | 6,738,152 | #1 in the world |
| Daily Deficit | −2,178,526 | |
| Gas Imports | 2,202,597 | |
| Gas Exports | 116,331 | |
| Net Imports | 2,086,265 |
See also: List of countries by Gas Reserves
China holds 184 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #4 in the world and accounting for about 2.66% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.
China has proven reserves equivalent to 21.9 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 22 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).
See also: List of countries by Gas Consumption
China consumes 8,425,912 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.
China ranks #1 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 6.37% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.
China consumes 5,966 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 1,412,354,727 people), or 16 cubic feet per capita per day.
See also: List of countries by Gas Production