According to the 2008 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, Qatar's natural gas production touched 59.8 billion cubic meters in 2007 from 50.7 billion cubic meters in 2006 up by 17.9 %.

The review further showed that the country's proven reserves were at 904.06 trillion cubic feet at the end of 2007, accounting for 14.4 % of the world's total.

The review concluded that the Middle East oil consumption as a whole showed an average growth of 4.4 % in 2007 as regional and global production fell for the first time since 2002.