South Africa Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Production 41,319 #70 in the world
Gas Consumption 173,044 #7 in the world
Daily Deficit −131,725
Gas Imports 134,197
Gas Exports 0
Net Imports 134,197
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Consumption in South Africa

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  • South Africa consumes 179,153 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • South Africa ranks #7 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 0.14% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • South Africa consumes 3,108 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 57,635,162 people), or 9 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in South Africa

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  • South Africa produces 41,319 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #70 in the world.

Gas Imports

  • South Africa imports 78% of its natural gas consumption (134,197 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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