Kazakhstan Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 85,000,000 #10 in the world
Gas Production 1,515,014 #24 in the world
Gas Consumption 480,637 #13 in the world
Daily Surplus +1,034,376
Gas Imports 165,981
Gas Exports 434,021
Net Exports 268,041
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan holds 85 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #10 in the world and accounting for about 1.23% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Kazakhstan has proven reserves equivalent to 156.6 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 157 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
85,000,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #10 | Share of World: 1.23%
157 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Kazakhstan


Gas Consumption in Kazakhstan

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  • Kazakhstan consumes 542,716 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Kazakhstan ranks #13 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 0.41% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Kazakhstan consumes 29,097 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 18,651,931 people), or 80 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Kazakhstan

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  • Kazakhstan produces 1,515,014 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #24 in the world.

Gas Exports

  • Kazakhstan exports 18% of its natural gas production (268,041 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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