Natural gas production — all countries

Natural gas production — Sub-Saharan Africa

Natural gas production in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 76.81 bn m³. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 5,303.4%.

2024 76.81 bn m³ +5.33% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 76.99 bn m³2020
Period minimum 1.42 bn m³1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · billion cubic meters

Natural gas production — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–202402040608019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 1.42 bn m³1981: 2.48 bn m³1982: 1.77 bn m³1983: 2.8 bn m³1984: 3.26 bn m³1985: 3.54 bn m³1986: 3.72 bn m³1987: 4.34 bn m³1988: 4.37 bn m³1989: 5.22 bn m³1990: 4.33 bn m³1991: 5.42 bn m³1992: 6.83 bn m³1993: 7.53 bn m³1994: 7.17 bn m³1995: 7.9 bn m³1996: 8.38 bn m³1997: 8.91 bn m³1998: 8.95 bn m³1999: 10.47 bn m³2000: 16.25 bn m³2001: 19.1 bn m³2002: 19.93 bn m³2003: 26.09 bn m³2004: 27.41 bn m³2005: 30.42 bn m³2006: 38.11 bn m³2007: 42.89 bn m³2008: 46.44 bn m³2009: 39.46 bn m³2010: 44.27 bn m³2011: 57.61 bn m³2012: 60.94 bn m³2013: 58.94 bn m³2014: 64.05 bn m³2015: 65.68 bn m³2016: 64.02 bn m³2017: 71.68 bn m³2018: 74.19 bn m³2019: 75.02 bn m³2020: 76.99 bn m³2021: 72.75 bn m³2022: 71.2 bn m³2023: 72.92 bn m³2024: 76.81 bn m³
Change over the period: +75.39 (+5,303.37%) Average annual rate: 9.49 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 76.81 bn m³
World computed 4,218.35 bn m³
Natural gas production — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year bn m³ Change Change, %
2024 76.81 +3.89 +5.33%
2023 72.92 +1.72 +2.41%
2022 71.2 −1.55 −2.12%
2021 72.75 −4.25 −5.51%
2020 76.99 +1.97 +2.63%
2019 75.02 +0.83 +1.12%
2018 74.19 +2.51 +3.5%
2017 71.68 +7.67 +11.98%
2016 64.02 −1.66 −2.53%
2015 65.68 +1.63 +2.54%
2014 64.05 +5.11 +8.68%
2013 58.94 −2 −3.28%
2012 60.94 +3.33 +5.78%
2011 57.61 +13.34 +30.12%
2010 44.27 +4.81 +12.18%
2009 39.46 −6.97 −15.02%
2008 46.44 +3.55 +8.27%
2007 42.89 +4.78 +12.53%
2006 38.11 +7.7 +25.3%
2005 30.42 +3.01 +10.98%
2004 27.41 +1.32 +5.06%
2003 26.09 +6.16 +30.91%
2002 19.93 +0.83 +4.35%
2001 19.1 +2.85 +17.54%
2000 16.25 +5.78 +55.21%
1999 10.47 +1.52 +16.98%
1998 8.95 +0.04 +0.45%
1997 8.91 +0.53 +6.31%
1996 8.38 +0.48 +6.09%
1995 7.9 +0.73 +10.19%
1994 7.17 −0.36 −4.72%
1993 7.53 +0.7 +10.18%
1992 6.83 +1.41 +25.92%
1991 5.42 +1.09 +25.2%
1990 4.33 −0.88 −16.94%
1989 5.22 +0.84 +19.22%
1988 4.37 +0.04 +0.91%
1987 4.34 +0.61 +16.51%
1986 3.72 +0.18 +5.12%
1985 3.54 +0.28 +8.7%
1984 3.26 +0.45 +16.16%
1983 2.8 +1.03 +58.15%
1982 1.77 −0.71 −28.46%
1981 2.48 +1.06 +74.3%
1980 1.42

About the indicator

Marketed natural gas production over the year, in billions of cubic meters. “Marketed” means gas after impurities have been removed and condensate extracted — that is, the gas that reaches the consumer rather than the gas lifted from the well: in some countries the difference between the two reaches a quarter, because part of the gas is reinjected into the reservoir or flared. The gas market remains tied to pipelines more tightly than the oil market, so large producers and large consumers usually turn out to be neighbors.

Important: Marketed gas, after impurities are removed: gas reinjected into the reservoir and gas flared are not included in this figure.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).