This is a list of countries by natural gas production based on data compiled by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in its 2026 Annual Statistical Bulletin for calendar year 2025, as republished by CEIC Data. Natural gas is a fossil fuel consisting mainly of methane. Production figures represent cumulative annual totals and are reported in million cubic meters.
The volumes in this table represent marketed natural gas production. Marketed natural gas production is defined as gross natural gas production, including both associated gas (produced with crude oil) and non-associated gas (produced from gas fields), minus natural gas that is flared or re-injected into fields. It also excludes volumes lost through shrinkage.
Shrinkage occurs during processing due to the extraction of natural gas liquids (such as ethane, propane, and butane) primarily from wet gas streams, and the removal of impurities present in raw natural gas (both wet and dry), including water vapor, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen. It also occurs during gas-to-liquids (GTL) and lease separator plant operations, as well as through producer consumption and operational losses such as spillage, evaporation, and other factors.
Under this definition of marketed production, global natural gas output totaled 4.34 trillion cubic meters in 2025. Approximately 57% of this total was produced by the five largest producing countries, while 74% came from the top ten producers. The United States alone accounted for 26% of global natural gas production.
Countries by rank
Country Natural Gas Production2025 (million cubic meters) Continent 4,341,520 1,116,097 North America 624,737 Europe/Asia 280,387 Asia 255,825 Asia 218,452 North America 212,204 Asia 156,919 Oceania 125,047 Europe 111,376 Asia 104,688 Africa 95,774 Asia 81,059 Asia 65,422 South America 65,098 Asia 60,132 Asia 51,579 South America 48,665 Africa 42,224 Africa 41,998 Asia 40,397 Asia 38,744 Europe/Asia 34,351 Asia 31,960 Asia 30,634 Europe 30,119 Asia 27,478 South America EIA data from 2024 (Country not included in OPEC datasets) 27,000 Asia 25,601 North America 25,439 Asia 22,351 Asia 21,991 South America 18,643 Asia 16,347 Asia 17,897 Europe 14,770 South America 12,533 Asia 12,343 Africa 11,516 Asia 11,000 Oceania 9,993 South America 9,863 Europe 9,724 Asia 9,294 Europe 6,049 Africa 5,727 Africa 5,115 Asia 5,097 South America 4,890 Africa 3,870 Asia 3,785 Europe 3,728 Asia 3,550 Europe 3,428 Europe 3,400 Africa 3,200 Europe 2,998 Europe 2,964 Africa 2,783 Africa 2,750 Asia 2,566 Oceania 2,400 Africa 2,300 Asia 2,000 Africa 1,841 Europe 1,650 Africa 1,399 South America 1,208 North America 1,199 Europe 581 Europe 482 Africa 432 Africa 300 Europe 200 Europe 200 Asia 173 South America 34 Europe 10 Europe
See also List of countries by natural gas exports List of countries by natural gas imports List of countries by natural gas consumption List of countries by natural gas proven reserves List of countries by oil extraction Natural gas by country World energy supply and consumption
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