Pakistan Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 24,700,000 #20 in the world
Gas Production 1,454,978 #26 in the world
Gas Consumption 1,436,261 #38 in the world
Daily Surplus +18,717
Gas Imports 48,382
Gas Exports 0
Net Imports 48,382
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Pakistan

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Pakistan holds 19 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #20 in the world and accounting for about 0.28% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Pakistan has proven reserves equivalent to 12 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 12 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
19,158,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #20 | Share of World: 0.28%
12 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Pakistan


Gas Consumption in Pakistan

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  • Pakistan consumes 1,590,904 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Pakistan ranks #38 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 1.20% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Pakistan consumes 7,125 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 223,273,967 people), or 20 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Pakistan

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  • Pakistan produces 1,454,978 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #26 in the world.

Gas Imports

  • Pakistan imports 3% of its natural gas consumption (48,382 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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