Indonesia's Natural Gas Final Consumption in 2024 Lowest in a Decade

In the Handbook of Energy and Economic Statistic of Indonesia report, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) compiled the volume of Indonesia's final natural gas consumption throughout 2014-2024.

In 2014, consumption amounted to 95.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE).

The trend thereafter tended to fluctuate. Gas consumption reached its highest peak in 2023 with a volume of nearly 121 million BOE.

Meanwhile, the latest data for 2024 shows 87.72 million BOE. This marks the lowest consumption volume in the last decade.

The Ministry of ESDM noted that this final consumption data refers to the volume purely used for energy needs by end-users such as households, transportation, industry, and commercial sectors. It does not include usage as raw material.

Electricity Production from Natural Gas

The Indonesian government currently has an accelerated energy transition scenario named Accelerated Renewable Energy Development (ARED).

ARED contains more progressive targets for reducing fossil energy and increasing new and renewable energy (NRE) compared to the normal scenario. However, coal still contributes the largest emissions.

Based on this scenario, natural gas is among the fuels for electricity production until 2034, ranking third highest after coal and new and renewable energy (NRE). Here is the list:

• Coal: 271,940 GWh (up 17% compared to 2025)
• NRE: 199,439 GWh (up 246% compared to 2025)
• Gas: 106,931 GWh (up 88% compared to 2025)
• Fuel Oil: 1,337 GWh (down 90% compared to 2025)
• Imports: 1,040 GWh (down 20% compared to 2025)
• Total: 580,687 GWh (up 60% compared to 2025).