Russia Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 1,688,228,000 #2 in the world
Gas Production 22,728,734 #2 in the world
Gas Consumption 15,538,247 #5 in the world
Daily Surplus +7,190,487
Gas Imports 557,977
Gas Exports 6,550,933
Net Exports 5,992,956
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Russia

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Russia holds 1,688 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #2 in the world and accounting for about 24.39% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Russia has proven reserves equivalent to 102.3 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 102 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
1,688,228,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #2 | Share of World: 24.39%
102 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Russia


Gas Consumption in Russia

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  • Russia consumes 16,510,143 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Russia ranks #5 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 12.48% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Russia consumes 112,939 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 146,186,799 people), or 309 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Russia

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  • Russia produces 22,728,734 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #2 in the world.

Gas Exports

  • Russia exports 26% of its natural gas production (5,992,956 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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