Total gas production for the year ended December 2025 rose by nearly 8 per cent or 198 billion Standard Cubic Feet (Scf), to 2.706 trillion standard cubic feet, from 2.508 trillion standard cubic feet in 2024.
The development was revealed in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) Gas Production Status Reports for 2025.
The development underscores steady but measured growth in upstream gas supply despite an equal increase in gas flaring from 192.9 billion scf in 2024 to 204.0 billion scf in 2025, an increase of 11.1 billion scf or 5.8 per cent.
A comparison of the commission’s Gas Production Status Reports for 2024 and 2025 revealed that in 2024, associated gas production stood at 1.441 trillion scf, accounting for about 57.4 per cent of total gas output.
On the other hand, non-associated gas contributed 1.068 trillion scf, or 42.6 per cent of production. By 2025, associated gas rose marginally to 1.456 trillion scf, while non-associated gas increased more strongly to 1.250 trillion scf.
This means associated gas production grew by 15.3 billion scf, a rise of just 1.1 per cent, whereas non-associated gas expanded by 182.4 billion scf, representing a much stronger 17.1 per cent increase.
As a result, non-associated gas accounted for roughly 46.2 per cent of total gas production in 2025, up from 42.6 per cent the previous year, confirming a gradual structural shift towards gas fields not directly linked to crude oil output.
The data also showed that gas utilisation moved broadly in line with production, with total gas utilised increasing from 2.313 trillion scf in 2024 to 2.500 trillion scf in 2025. The increase of 186.9 billion scf represents an 8.1 per cent growth.
In 2024, utilised gas represented about 92.2 per cent of total production.
By 2025, this ratio jumped to 92.4 per cent, largely absorbed by domestic consumption, exports, and other uses rather than being lost to inefficiencies.