Natural Gas
Natural gas, which is flammable, lighter than air, colorless and odorless, consists of light molecular hydrocarbons such as ethane and propane, apart from methane, which forms its high density. Besides light hydrocarbons, it also contains small amounts of heavy hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium and hydrogen sulfide.
Natural gas can be found underground alone or together with crude oil. Natural gas is used extensively in electricity generation, residences, industry and service sector.
According to the data of 2021, the world natural gas reserve is approximately 188.1 trillion m3, and Russia ranks first in the world natural gas reserves with a share of 19%. According to the production data of 2023, the largest natural gas producer country in the world is the USA, meeting 25% of the world production.
3,11 billion m3 of natural gas was produced in our country in 2025 and 58.34 billion m3 of natural gas was imported. Based on these data, it can be concluded that our country is 95% dependent on natural gas imports. Turkey's producible reserves are approximately 544 billion m3. With the development of the Sakarya field discovered in the Black Sea, our natural gas reserves are expected to increase even more.
Date of Update: 131 Agust 2026
Burada yer verilen bilgiler Bakanlığımız Web Sayfası kullanıcılarına bilgi verme amacıyla hazırlanmış olup bağlayıcı bir resmi belge niteliği taşımamaktadır.
Belge & Dosyalar
The details presented here have been prepared with the aim of informing the users of the website of our Ministry, and do not possess the characteristics of official binding documents.