United Arab Emirates Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 215,098,000 # in the world
Gas Production 3,178,738 #10 in the world
Gas Consumption 2,621,819 #57 in the world
Daily Surplus +556,920
Gas Imports 769,972
Gas Exports 273,903
Net Imports 496,069
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in the United Arab Emirates

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the United Arab Emirates holds 215 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking # in the world and accounting for about 3.11% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

the United Arab Emirates has proven reserves equivalent to 81.8 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 82 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
215,098,000 MMcf
Global Rank: # | Share of World: 3.11%
82 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in the United Arab Emirates


Gas Consumption in the United Arab Emirates

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  • the United Arab Emirates consumes 2,630,329 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • the United Arab Emirates ranks #57 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 1.99% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • the United Arab Emirates consumes 284,843 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 9,234,327 people), or 780 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in the United Arab Emirates

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  • the United Arab Emirates produces 3,178,738 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #10 in the world.

Gas Imports

  • the United Arab Emirates imports 19% of its natural gas consumption (496,069 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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