Congo Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 3,200,000 # in the world
Gas Production 324,898 #50 in the world
Gas Consumption 52,973 # in the world
Daily Surplus +271,926
Gas Imports 0
Gas Exports 0
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Congo

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Congo holds 3 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking # in the world and accounting for about 0.046% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Congo has proven reserves equivalent to 65.2 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 65 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
3,200,000 MMcf
Global Rank: # | Share of World: 0.046%
65 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Congo


Gas Consumption in Congo

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  • Congo consumes 49,088 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Congo ranks # in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 0.037% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Congo consumes 9,174 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 5,351,011 people), or 25 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Congo

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  • Congo produces 324,898 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #50 in the world.

Gas Imports and Exports

  • Congo does not import nor export any natural gas (as of 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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