Netherlands Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 31,702,000 #40 in the world
Gas Production 1,909,129 #19 in the world
Gas Consumption 1,408,574 #31 in the world
Daily Surplus +500,555
Gas Imports 1,338,015
Gas Exports 1,799,688
Net Exports 461,673
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in the Netherlands

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the Netherlands holds 28 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #40 in the world and accounting for about 0.40% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

the Netherlands has proven reserves equivalent to 18.1 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
27,780,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #40 | Share of World: 0.40%
18 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in the Netherlands


Gas Consumption in the Netherlands

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  • the Netherlands consumes 1,531,964 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • the Netherlands ranks #31 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 1.16% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • the Netherlands consumes 88,474 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 17,315,370 people), or 242 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in the Netherlands

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  • the Netherlands produces 1,909,129 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #19 in the world.

Gas Exports

  • the Netherlands exports 24% of its natural gas production (461,673 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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