Gas reserves in Venezuela
Venezuela: Gas reserves was 5.67 trillion cubic meters in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gas reserves in Venezuela, 1980–2021
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 5.67 trillion cubic meters for gas reserves in 2021.
The figure is up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves in Venezuela peaked at 5.74 trillion cubic meters in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.19 trillion cubic meters, in 1981.
That places Venezuela 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gas reserves in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.21 trillion cubic meters | — |
| 1981 | 1.19 trillion cubic meters | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.33 trillion cubic meters | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 1.53 trillion cubic meters | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 1.54 trillion cubic meters | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.57 trillion cubic meters | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.67 trillion cubic meters | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 1.67 trillion cubic meters | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.69 trillion cubic meters | +61.0% |
| 1989 | 2.90 trillion cubic meters | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 2.86 trillion cubic meters | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.99 trillion cubic meters | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 3.11 trillion cubic meters | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 3.58 trillion cubic meters | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 3.65 trillion cubic meters | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.69 trillion cubic meters | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.96 trillion cubic meters | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 4.01 trillion cubic meters | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.05 trillion cubic meters | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 4.04 trillion cubic meters | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.04 trillion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.16 trillion cubic meters | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.18 trillion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.19 trillion cubic meters | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.19 trillion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.28 trillion cubic meters | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.29 trillion cubic meters | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.31 trillion cubic meters | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.71 trillion cubic meters | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 4.84 trillion cubic meters | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 4.98 trillion cubic meters | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 5.06 trillion cubic meters | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.52 trillion cubic meters | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 5.52 trillion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.56 trillion cubic meters | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.58 trillion cubic meters | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.62 trillion cubic meters | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.70 trillion cubic meters | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.74 trillion cubic meters | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.71 trillion cubic meters | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.67 trillion cubic meters | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.67 trillion cubic meters | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gas reserves in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +61.0% | 1.67 trillion cubic meters | 2.69 trillion cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.73 trillion cubic meters | 1.19 trillion cubic meters | 2.90 trillion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 trillion cubic meters | 2.86 trillion cubic meters | 4.05 trillion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.32 trillion cubic meters | 4.04 trillion cubic meters | 4.84 trillion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.50 trillion cubic meters | 4.98 trillion cubic meters | 5.74 trillion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 trillion cubic meters | 5.67 trillion cubic meters | 5.67 trillion cubic meters | 2 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.48 % 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)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas reserves in Venezuela?
- Gas reserves in Venezuela was 5.67 trillion 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 trillion cubic meters in 2018.
- What is the lowest gas reserves recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 trillion cubic meters in 1981.
- How does Venezuela rank for gas reserves?
- Venezuela ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gas reserves rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.