Norway Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 72,358,000 #78 in the world
Gas Production 5,763,408 #7 in the world
Gas Consumption 184,697 #74 in the world
Daily Surplus +5,578,711
Gas Imports 0
Gas Exports 3,954,221
Net Exports 3,954,221
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Norway

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Norway holds 66 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #78 in the world and accounting for about 0.95% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Norway has proven reserves equivalent to 457 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 457 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
65,543,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #78 | Share of World: 0.95%
457 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Norway


Gas Consumption in Norway

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  • Norway consumes 143,415 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Norway ranks #74 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 0.11% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Norway consumes 27,178 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 5,276,802 people), or 74 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Norway

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  • Norway produces 5,763,408 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #7 in the world.

Gas Exports

  • Norway exports 69% of its natural gas production (3,954,221 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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