Germany Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 2,048,000 #6 in the world
Gas Production 337,258 #48 in the world
Gas Consumption 2,872,840 #4 in the world
Daily Deficit −2,535,582
Gas Imports 3,620,388
Gas Exports 1,147,949
Net Imports 2,472,438
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Germany

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Germany holds 1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #6 in the world and accounting for about 0.021% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Germany has proven reserves equivalent to 0.4 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 0 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
1,483,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #6 | Share of World: 0.021%
0 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Germany


Gas Consumption in Germany

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  • Germany consumes 3,296,687 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Germany ranks #4 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 2.49% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Germany consumes 39,669 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 83,104,007 people), or 109 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Germany

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  • Germany produces 337,258 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #48 in the world.

Gas Imports

  • Germany imports 86% of its natural gas consumption (2,472,438 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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