Papua New Guinea Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 5,467,000 # in the world
Gas Production 346,087 #47 in the world
Gas Consumption 3,532 # in the world
Daily Surplus +342,556
Gas Imports 0
Gas Exports 342,556
Net Exports 342,556
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea holds 5 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking # in the world and accounting for about 0.072% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Papua New Guinea has proven reserves equivalent to 1,414.7 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 1,415 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
4,996,000 MMcf
Global Rank: # | Share of World: 0.072%
1,415 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Papua New Guinea


Gas Consumption in Papua New Guinea

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  • Papua New Guinea consumes 3,532 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Papua New Guinea ranks # in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 0.0027% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Papua New Guinea consumes 385 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 9,178,714 people), or 1 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Papua New Guinea

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  • Papua New Guinea produces 346,087 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #47 in the world.

Gas Exports

  • Papua New Guinea exports 99% of its natural gas production (342,556 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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