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Reserves of natural gas by the countries of the world
Rank (total) | Country | Total (million cubic meters) | per Capita (thousand cubic meters) | per km² (thousand cubic meters) | Date |
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1 | Russia | 47,800,000 | 331.15 | 2,918.6 | January 2016 est. |
2 | Iran | 34,020,000 | 426.93 | 22,212.1 | January 2016 est. |
3 | Qatar | 24,530,000 | 9,902.66 | 2,117,210.4 | January 2016 est. |
4 | United States of America | 10,440,000 | 32.48 | 1,141.3 | January 2015 est. |
5 | Saudi Arabia | 8,489,000 | 263.24 | 3,948.9 | January 2016 est. |
6 | Turkmenistan | 7,504,000 | 1,418.17 | 15,968.3 | January 2016 est. |
7 | United Arab Emirates | 6,091,000 | 684.38 | 72,858.9 | January 2016 est. |
8 | Venezuela | 5,617,000 | 181.03 | 6,368.1 | January 2016 est. |
9 | Nigeria | 5,111,000 | 27.47 | 5,611.7 | January 2016 est. |
10 | China | 4,945,000 | 3.59 | 530.2 | January 2016 est. |
11 | Algeria | 4,504,000 | 111.49 | 1,891.1 | January 2016 est. |
12 | Iraq | 3,158,000 | 82.79 | 7,220.5 | January 2016 est. |
13 | Indonesia | 2,875,000 | 11.17 | 1,587.0 | January 2016 est. |
14 | Mozambique | 2,832,000 | 107.18 | 3,601.3 | January 2016 est. |
15 | Kazakhstan | 2,407,000 | 135.24 | 891.6 | January 2016 est. |
16 | Egypt | 2,186,000 | 23.98 | 2,196.0 | January 2016 est. |
17 | Canada | 1,996,000 | 55.01 | 219.5 | January 2016 est. |
18 | Norway | 1,922,000 | 366.93 | 6,316.5 | January 2016 est. |
19 | Uzbekistan | 1,841,000 | 57.80 | 4,327.7 | January 2016 est. |
20 | Kuwait | 1,784,000 | 411.98 | 100,123.5 | January 2016 est. |
21 | Libya | 1,505,000 | 230.05 | 855.3 | January 2016 est. |
22 | India | 1,489,000 | 1.18 | 500.8 | January 2016 est. |
23 | Malaysia | 1,183,000 | 37.36 | 3,599.5 | January 2016 est. |
24 | Ukraine | 1,104,000 | 24.53 | 1,905.6 | January 2016 est. |
25 | Azerbaijan | 991,100 | 101.53 | 11,994.6 | January 2016 est. |
26 | Australia | 860,800 | 35.68 | 112.0 | January 2016 est. |
27 | Netherlands | 760,900 | 44.71 | 22,450.1 | January 2016 est. |
28 | Vietnam | 699,400 | 7.54 | 2,255.6 | January 2016 est. |
29 | Oman | 688,100 | 155.89 | 2,223.3 | January 2016 est. |
30 | Pakistan | 669,400 | 3.31 | 868.4 | January 2016 est. |
31 | Yemen | 478,500 | 17.47 | 906.3 | January 2016 est. |
32 | Brazil | 471,100 | 2.29 | 56.4 | January 2016 est. |
33 | Mexico | 432,900 | 3.58 | 222.7 | January 2016 est. |
34 | Peru | 414,100 | 13.15 | 323.5 | January 2016 est. |
35 | Brunei | 390,800 | 924.97 | 74,226.0 | January 2016 est. |
36 | Argentina | 332,100 | 7.62 | 121.4 | January 2016 est. |
37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 325,700 | 240.57 | 63,514.0 | January 2016 est. |
38 | Angola | 308,000 | 11.32 | 247.1 | January 2016 est. |
39 | Bolivia | 295,900 | 26.94 | 273.1 | January 2016 est. |
40 | Myanmar (Burma) | 283,200 | 5.39 | 433.4 | January 2016 est. |
41 | Syria | 240,700 | 14.01 | 1,310.8 | January 2016 est. |
42 | Bangladesh | 233,000 | 1.40 | 1,790.0 | January 2016 est. |
43 | Thailand | 219,500 | 3.25 | 429.6 | January 2016 est. |
44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 205,400 | 3.13 | 849.0 | January 2016 est. |
45 | East Timor | 200,000 | 188.19 | 13,446.3 | January 2006 est. |
46 | Israel | 199,000 | 23.28 | 9,788.5 | January 2016 est. |
47 | Papua New Guinea | 151,300 | 18.20 | 334.1 | January 2016 est. |
48 | Cyprus | 141,600 | 120.77 | 15,323.0 | January 2014 est. |
49 | Cameroon | 135,100 | 5.95 | 285.8 | January 2016 est. |
50 | Colombia | 134,700 | 2.76 | 129.7 | January 2016 est. |
51 | Romania | 105,500 | 5.35 | 458.9 | January 2016 est. |
52 | Philippines | 98,540 | 0.96 | 330.5 | January 2016 est. |
53 | Chile | 97,970 | 5.39 | 131.7 | January 2016 est. |
54 | Bahrain | 92,030 | 64.73 | 121,092.1 | January 2016 est. |
55 | Congo (Republic) | 90,610 | 18.67 | 265.3 | January 2016 est. |
56 | Poland | 81,660 | 2.13 | 268.4 | January 2016 est. |
57 | Cuba | 70,790 | 6.30 | 644.6 | January 2016 est. |
58 | Tunisia | 65,130 | 5.76 | 419.2 | January 2016 est. |
59 | South Sudan | 63,710 | 5.08 | 98.9 | January 2016 est. |
60 | Namibia | 62,290 | 26.80 | 75.7 | January 2016 est. |
61 | Rwanda | 56,630 | 4.91 | 2,295.7 | January 2016 est. |
62 | Italy | 53,720 | 0.89 | 182.6 | January 2016 est. |
63 | Afghanistan | 49,550 | 1.70 | 76.0 | January 2016 est. |
64 | Serbia | 48,140 | 6.82 | 621.4 | January 2016 est. |
65 | Germany | 47,400 | 0.58 | 135.9 | January 2016 est. |
66 | New Zealand | 36,900 | 7.86 | 139.5 | January 2016 est. |
67 | Equatorial Guinea | 36,810 | 29.38 | 1,312.3 | January 2016 est. |
68 | Denmark | 29,930 | 5.22 | 705.3 | January 2016 est. |
69 | Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 28,320 | 1.20 | 89.1 | January 2016 est. |
69 | Gabon | 28,320 | 14.77 | 109.9 | January 2016 est. |
69 | Mauritania | 28,320 | 7.50 | 27.5 | January 2016 est. |
72 | Croatia | 24,920 | 5.96 | 445.2 | January 2016 est. |
72 | Ethiopia | 24,920 | 0.27 | 24.9 | January 2016 est. |
74 | Ghana | 22,650 | 0.80 | 99.5 | January 2016 est. |
75 | Sudan | 21,240 | 0.54 | 11.4 | January 2016 est. |
76 | Japan | 20,900 | 0.16 | 57.3 | January 2016 est. |
77 | South Africa | 15,010 | 0.31 | 12.4 | January 2012 est. |
78 | Slovakia | 14,160 | 2.61 | 294.4 | January 2016 est. |
78 | Uganda | 14,160 | 0.39 | 71.8 | January 2016 est. |
80 | Ecuador | 10,990 | 0.66 | 39.7 | January 2016 est. |
81 | Ireland | 9,911 | 2.08 | 143.9 | January 2016 est. |
81 | Senegal | 9,911 | 0.76 | 51.5 | January 2012 est. |
83 | France | 8,750 | 0.14 | 15.9 | January 2016 est. |
84 | Georgia | 8,495 | 2.12 | 121.9 | January 2016 est. |
85 | Hungary | 8,268 | 0.84 | 92.3 | January 2016 est. |
86 | Austria | 7,900 | 0.90 | 95.8 | January 2016 est. |
87 | Korea (South) | 7,079 | 0.13 | 73.0 | January 2016 est. |
88 | Tanzania | 6,513 | 0.13 | 7.4 | January 2016 est. |
89 | Taiwan | 6,229 | 0.26 | 193.1 | January 2016 est. |
90 | Jordan | 6,031 | 0.63 | 67.9 | January 2016 est. |
91 | Bulgaria | 5,663 | 0.79 | 52.2 | January 2016 est. |
91 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,663 | 0.93 | 29.5 | January 2016 est. |
91 | Somalia | 5,663 | 0.44 | 9.0 | January 2016 est. |
91 | Tajikistan | 5,663 | 0.65 | 40.0 | January 2016 est. |
95 | Turkey | 5,012 | 0.06 | 6.5 | January 2016 est. |
96 | Czech Republic | 3,964 | 0.38 | 51.3 | January 2016 est. |
97 | Guatemala | 2,960 | 0.24 | 27.6 | January 2006 est. |
98 | Belarus | 2,832 | 0.30 | 14.0 | January 2016 est. |
99 | Spain | 2,548 | 0.05 | 5.1 | January 2016 est. |
100 | Madagascar | 2,010 | 0.09 | 3.5 | January 2012 est. |
101 | Morocco | 1,444 | 0.04 | 3.2 | January 2016 est. |
102 | Benin | 1,133 | 0.10 | 10.2 | January 2016 est. |
103 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 991 | 0.01 | 0.4 | January 2016 est. |
103 | Greece | 991 | 0.09 | 7.6 | January 2016 est. |
105 | Albania | 821 | 0.28 | 30.0 | January 2016 est. |
106 | Barbados | 113 | 0.40 | 263.5 | January 2016 est. |
107 | American Samoa | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Armenia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Aruba | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Bahamas | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2009 est. |
107 | Belgium | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Belize | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Bermuda | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Bhutan | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Botswana | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Burundi | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Cambodia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Cape Verde | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Chad | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Comoros | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Cook Islands | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Costa Rica | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Curacao | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2011 est. |
107 | Djibouti | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Dominica | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | El Salvador | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Eritrea | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Estonia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Falkland Islands | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Fiji | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Finland | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | French Polynesia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Gambia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Gibraltar | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Greenland | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Grenada | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Guam | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Guinea | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Guyana | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Haiti | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Honduras | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Iceland | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Jamaica | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Kenya | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Kiribati | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Korea (North) | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Laos | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Latvia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Lebanon | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Lesotho | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Liberia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Lithuania | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Macau | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Macedonia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | December 2014 est. |
107 | Malawi | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Maldives | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Mali | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Malta | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Mauritius | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Micronesia | 0 | ... | 0.0 | |
107 | Moldova | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Mongolia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Montenegro | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 |
107 | Montserrat | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Nauru | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Nepal | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | New Caledonia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2015 est. |
107 | Niger | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Niue | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Panama | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Paraguay | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Portugal | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Samoa | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Seychelles | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Singapore | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Slovenia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Suriname | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2011 est. |
107 | Swaziland | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Sweden | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Togo | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Tonga | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Uruguay | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Vanuatu | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Virgin Islands of the U.S. | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Western Sahara | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Zambia | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
107 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | January 2014 est. |
World | 197,200,000 | 26.93 | 1,324.0 | January 2016 est. |
No information is available for non-listed countries.
Proved reserves of natural gas are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions. 1 cubic meter corresponds to 1.308 cubic yards.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2017-01-17)