Consumption volume of natural gas in Turkey 2005-2023

The consumption of natural gas in Turkey generally fluctuated during this period. In 2023, the consumption of natural gas in the country amounted to 48.4 billion cubic meters. The highest volume of consumption was recorded in 2021, when the figures reached over 57 billion cubic meters.

Natural gas in Turkey’s energy mix

Fossil fuels play an important role in Turkey’s energy mix, with natural gas being one of the most significant. In 2022, this energy source had a share of 23 percent. Despite this, natural gas shares in the energy mix have declined since 2014, when natural gas accounted for 48 percent of the energy generation.

Trade

Turkey is heavily reliant on natural gas imports, from both pipeline and LNG (liquefied natural gas). In 2023, LNG imports into the country amounted to 14.8 billion cubic meters. This was a a slight decrease from the peak volume recorded in 2022. In the same year, Turkey had a share of three percent of worldwide LNG imports.
Turkey is a major customer of Gazprom, the Russian state-owned energy company, importing 16.4 billion cubic meters from them in 2020.