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The consumption of natural gas in Turkey generally fluctuated during the period observed. In 2024, the consumption of natural gas in the country amounted to **** billion cubic meters. The highest volume of consumption was recorded in 2021, when the figures reached over ** 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 ** percent. Despite this, natural gas shares in the energy mix have declined since 2014, when natural gas accounted for ** 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 **** 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 percent of worldwide LNG imports.

Turkey is a major customer of Gazprom, the Russian state-owned energy company, importing **** billion cubic meters from it in 2020.