Nigeria’s gas production rose 8% in 2025 to 2.706 trillion scf, driven by non-associated gas, as utilisation efficiency slightly improved

Nigeria’s total gas production rose by nearly 8 per cent in 2025, according to figures released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), reflecting steady growth in the upstream sector.

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The commission’s Gas Production Status Reports show output increased from 2.508 trillion standard cubic feet (scf) in 2024 to 2.706 trillion scf in 2025, a gain of roughly 198 billion scf, representing a 7.9 per cent year-on-year rise.

Data revealed that non-associated gas production led the growth, rising by 182.4 billion scf or 17.1 per cent, compared with a modest 1.1 per cent increase in associated gas.

By 2025, non-associated gas accounted for 46.2 per cent of total production, up from 42.6 per cent in 2024, highlighting a structural shift towards gas fields not linked to crude oil output.

Total gas utilisation also increased, moving from 2.313 trillion scf in 2024 to 2.500 trillion scf in 2025, an 8.1 per cent rise.

Utilisation efficiency edged up slightly from 92.2 per cent to 92.4 per cent, indicating that the additional volumes were largely absorbed by domestic consumption, exports, and other uses.

Despite improvements, flaring rose in absolute terms, increasing by 11.1 billion scf to 204 billion scf, though its share of total production fell marginally from 7.7 per cent to 7.5 per cent.

Gas shrinkage remained minimal, declining from 2.464 billion scf to 2.121 billion scf, reflecting efficient processing and transportation.

The figures underline a gradual expansion of Nigeria’s gas sector, with nearly 90 per cent of production growth coming from dedicated gas developments rather than oil-linked output.

Infrastructure and market absorption appear to be expanding in step with supply, though flaring remains a persistent challenge.

The NUPRC data comes amid federal government initiatives under the ‘Decade of Gas’ programme (2021–2030), which has mobilised more than $8 billion across 215 upstream and midstream projects in the past 18 months, with a further $20 billion expected in the coming years.