May 1 (Reuters) - Russian gas producer Gazprom said on Sunday its natural gas exports to countries outside the former Soviet Union had decreased 26.9% year on year in January-April to 50.1 billion cubic metres (bcm).

The company also said it had produced 175.4 bcm of natural gas during that same period, down 2.5% year on year. (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)