United Kingdom Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 8,502,000 #61 in the world
Gas Production 1,675,238 #21 in the world
Gas Consumption 2,543,775 #21 in the world
Daily Deficit −868,537
Gas Imports 1,571,623
Gas Exports 502,285
Net Imports 1,069,338
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in the United Kingdom

See also: List of countries by Gas Reserves

the United Kingdom holds 7 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #61 in the world and accounting for about 0.11% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

the United Kingdom has proven reserves equivalent to 2.6 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 3 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
7,319,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #61 | Share of World: 0.11%
3 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in the United Kingdom


Gas Consumption in the United Kingdom

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  • the United Kingdom consumes 2,795,569 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • the United Kingdom ranks #21 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 2.11% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • the United Kingdom consumes 42,131 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 66,354,471 people), or 115 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in the United Kingdom

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  • the United Kingdom produces 1,675,238 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #21 in the world.

Gas Imports

  • the United Kingdom imports 42% of its natural gas consumption (1,069,338 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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