Gas reserves in Greece
Greece: Gas reserves was 991.09 million cubic meters in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
991.09 million cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 215 countries
All-time high
113.27 billion cubic meters
in 1980
All-time low
509.70 million cubic meters
in 2002
Years of data
41
1980–2021
Gas reserves in Greece, 1980–2021
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gas reserves in Greece is 991.09 million cubic meters, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves in Greece peaked at 113.27 billion cubic meters in 1980 and was at its lowest, 509.70 million cubic meters, in 2002.
That places Greece 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gas reserves in Greece, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 113.27 billion cubic meters | — |
| 1981 | 113.27 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 107.60 billion cubic meters | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 99.11 billion cubic meters | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 98.26 billion cubic meters | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 97.41 billion cubic meters | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 84.95 billion cubic meters | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 566.34 million cubic meters | -99.3% |
| 1989 | 3.96 billion cubic meters | +600.0% |
| 1990 | 5.95 billion cubic meters | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 1.33 billion cubic meters | -77.6% |
| 1992 | 1.25 billion cubic meters | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 8.50 billion cubic meters | +581.8% |
| 1994 | 8.50 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.50 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.50 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.50 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.50 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.78 billion cubic meters | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 991.09 million cubic meters | -88.7% |
| 2001 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 509.70 million cubic meters | -48.6% |
| 2003 | 509.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +94.4% |
| 2005 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.98 billion cubic meters | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 1.98 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 991.09 million cubic meters | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 991.09 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 991.09 million cubic meters is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.96 billion cubic meters, 25% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.82 billion cubic meters | 566.34 million cubic meters | 113.27 billion cubic meters | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.83 billion cubic meters | 1.25 billion cubic meters | 8.78 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 billion cubic meters | 509.70 million cubic meters | 1.98 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 991.09 million cubic meters | 991.09 million cubic meters | 991.09 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 991.09 million cubic meters | 991.09 million cubic meters | 991.09 million cubic meters | 2 |
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- 95 Spain 2.55 billion cubic meters compare
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- 101 American Samoa 0 cubic meters
- 101 Antarctica 0 cubic meters
- 101 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cubic meters
- 101 Armenia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Aruba 0 cubic meters
- 101 Belgium 0 cubic meters
- 101 Belize 0 cubic meters
- 101 Bermuda 0 cubic meters
- 101 Bhutan 0 cubic meters
- 101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cubic meters
- 101 Botswana 0 cubic meters
- 101 British Virgin Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Burkina Faso 0 cubic meters
- 101 Burundi 0 cubic meters
- 101 Cambodia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Cape Verde 0 cubic meters
- 101 Cayman Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Central African Republic 0 cubic meters
- 101 Chad 0 cubic meters
- 101 Comoros 0 cubic meters
- 101 Cook Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Costa Rica 0 cubic meters
- 101 Cyprus 0 cubic meters
- 101 Djibouti 0 cubic meters
- 101 Dominica 0 cubic meters
- 101 Dominican Republic 0 cubic meters
- 101 East Timor 0 cubic meters
- 101 El Salvador 0 cubic meters
- 101 Eritrea 0 cubic meters
- 101 Estonia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Eswatini 0 cubic meters
- 101 Falkland Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Faroe Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Fiji 0 cubic meters
- 101 Finland 0 cubic meters
- 101 French Guiana 0 cubic meters
- 101 French Polynesia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Gambia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Gibraltar 0 cubic meters
- 101 Greenland 0 cubic meters
- 101 Grenada 0 cubic meters
- 101 Guadeloupe 0 cubic meters
- 101 Guam 0 cubic meters
- 101 Guatemala 0 cubic meters compare
- 101 Guinea 0 cubic meters
- 101 Guinea-Bissau 0 cubic meters
- 101 Guyana 0 cubic meters
- 101 Haiti 0 cubic meters
- 101 Honduras 0 cubic meters
- 101 Hong Kong 0 cubic meters
- 101 Iceland 0 cubic meters
- 101 Jamaica 0 cubic meters
- 101 Kenya 0 cubic meters
- 101 Kiribati 0 cubic meters
- 101 Laos 0 cubic meters
- 101 Latvia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Lebanon 0 cubic meters
- 101 Lesotho 0 cubic meters
- 101 Liberia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Lithuania 0 cubic meters
- 101 Luxembourg 0 cubic meters
- 101 Macao 0 cubic meters
- 101 Madagascar 0 cubic meters compare
- 101 Malawi 0 cubic meters
- 101 Maldives 0 cubic meters
- 101 Mali 0 cubic meters
- 101 Malta 0 cubic meters
- 101 Martinique 0 cubic meters
- 101 Mauritius 0 cubic meters
- 101 Moldova 0 cubic meters
- 101 Mongolia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Montenegro 0 cubic meters
- 101 Montserrat 0 cubic meters
- 101 Nauru 0 cubic meters
- 101 Nepal 0 cubic meters
- 101 Netherlands Antilles 0 cubic meters
- 101 New Caledonia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Nicaragua 0 cubic meters
- 101 Niger 0 cubic meters
- 101 Niue 0 cubic meters
- 101 North Korea 0 cubic meters
- 101 North Macedonia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Palestine 0 cubic meters
- 101 Panama 0 cubic meters
- 101 Paraguay 0 cubic meters
- 101 Portugal 0 cubic meters
- 101 Puerto Rico 0 cubic meters
- 101 Reunion 0 cubic meters
- 101 Saint Helena 0 cubic meters
- 101 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cubic meters
- 101 Saint Lucia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 cubic meters
- 101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cubic meters
- 101 Samoa 0 cubic meters
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cubic meters
- 101 Senegal 0 cubic meters compare
- 101 Seychelles 0 cubic meters
- 101 Sierra Leone 0 cubic meters
- 101 Singapore 0 cubic meters
- 101 Slovenia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Solomon Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 South Africa 0 cubic meters compare
- 101 Sri Lanka 0 cubic meters
- 101 Suriname 0 cubic meters
- 101 Sweden 0 cubic meters
- 101 Switzerland 0 cubic meters compare
- 101 Togo 0 cubic meters
- 101 Tonga 0 cubic meters
- 101 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 United States Virgin Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Uruguay 0 cubic meters
- 101 Vanuatu 0 cubic meters
- 101 Western Sahara 0 cubic meters
- 101 Zambia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Zimbabwe 0 cubic meters
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 26.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas reserves in Greece?
- Gas reserves in Greece was 991.09 million cubic meters in 2021, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gas reserves recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 113.27 billion cubic meters in 1980.
- What is the lowest gas reserves recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 509.70 million cubic meters in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for gas reserves?
- Greece ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gas reserves rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas reserves. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proved reserves, measured in cubic meters, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information.