Peru Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 15,047,000 #58 in the world
Gas Production 611,656 #38 in the world
Gas Consumption 275,104 #70 in the world
Daily Surplus +336,552
Gas Imports 0
Gas Exports 170,571
Net Exports 170,571
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Peru

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Peru holds 14 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #58 in the world and accounting for about 0.20% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Peru has proven reserves equivalent to 53.3 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 53 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
14,090,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #58 | Share of World: 0.20%
53 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Peru


Gas Consumption in Peru

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  • Peru consumes 264,263 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Peru ranks #70 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 0.20% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Peru consumes 8,436 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 31,324,637 people), or 23 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Peru

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  • Peru produces 611,656 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #38 in the world.

Gas Exports

  • Peru exports 28% of its natural gas production (170,571 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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