Tanzania Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 230,000 #50 in the world
Gas Production 39,200 #71 in the world
Gas Consumption 38,847 #87 in the world
Daily Surplus +353
Gas Imports 0
Gas Exports 0
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Tanzania

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Tanzania holds 0 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #50 in the world and accounting for about 0.0033% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Tanzania has proven reserves equivalent to 2.1 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 2 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
230,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #50 | Share of World: 0.0033%
2 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Tanzania


Gas Consumption in Tanzania

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  • Tanzania consumes 109,500 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Tanzania ranks #87 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 0.083% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Tanzania consumes 1,968 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 55,652,890 people), or 5 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Tanzania

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  • Tanzania produces 39,200 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #71 in the world.

Gas Imports and Exports

  • Tanzania does not import nor export any natural gas (as of 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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