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Proved Natural Gas Reserves - world statistics and charts as map, diagram and table

Reserves of natural gas by the countries of the world

Rank
(total)
CountryTotal
(million cubic meters)
per Capita
(thousand cubic meters)
per km²
(thousand cubic meters)
Date
1Russia47,800,000331.152,918.6January 2016 est.
2Iran34,020,000426.9322,212.1January 2016 est.
3Qatar24,530,0009,902.662,117,210.4January 2016 est.
4United States of America10,440,00032.481,141.3January 2015 est.
5Saudi Arabia8,489,000263.243,948.9January 2016 est.
6Turkmenistan7,504,0001,418.1715,968.3January 2016 est.
7United Arab Emirates6,091,000684.3872,858.9January 2016 est.
8Venezuela5,617,000181.036,368.1January 2016 est.
9Nigeria5,111,00027.475,611.7January 2016 est.
10China4,945,0003.59530.2January 2016 est.
11Algeria4,504,000111.491,891.1January 2016 est.
12Iraq3,158,00082.797,220.5January 2016 est.
13Indonesia2,875,00011.171,587.0January 2016 est.
14Mozambique2,832,000107.183,601.3January 2016 est.
15Kazakhstan2,407,000135.24891.6January 2016 est.
16Egypt2,186,00023.982,196.0January 2016 est.
17Canada1,996,00055.01219.5January 2016 est.
18Norway1,922,000366.936,316.5January 2016 est.
19Uzbekistan1,841,00057.804,327.7January 2016 est.
20Kuwait1,784,000411.98100,123.5January 2016 est.
21Libya1,505,000230.05855.3January 2016 est.
22India1,489,0001.18500.8January 2016 est.
23Malaysia1,183,00037.363,599.5January 2016 est.
24Ukraine1,104,00024.531,905.6January 2016 est.
25Azerbaijan991,100101.5311,994.6January 2016 est.
26Australia860,80035.68112.0January 2016 est.
27Netherlands760,90044.7122,450.1January 2016 est.
28Vietnam699,4007.542,255.6January 2016 est.
29Oman688,100155.892,223.3January 2016 est.
30Pakistan669,4003.31868.4January 2016 est.
31Yemen478,50017.47906.3January 2016 est.
32Brazil471,1002.2956.4January 2016 est.
33Mexico432,9003.58222.7January 2016 est.
34Peru414,10013.15323.5January 2016 est.
35Brunei390,800924.9774,226.0January 2016 est.
36Argentina332,1007.62121.4January 2016 est.
37Trinidad and Tobago325,700240.5763,514.0January 2016 est.
38Angola308,00011.32247.1January 2016 est.
39Bolivia295,90026.94273.1January 2016 est.
40Myanmar (Burma)283,2005.39433.4January 2016 est.
41Syria240,70014.011,310.8January 2016 est.
42Bangladesh233,0001.401,790.0January 2016 est.
43Thailand219,5003.25429.6January 2016 est.
44United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland205,4003.13849.0January 2016 est.
45East Timor200,000188.1913,446.3January 2006 est.
46Israel199,00023.289,788.5January 2016 est.
47Papua New Guinea151,30018.20334.1January 2016 est.
48Cyprus141,600120.7715,323.0January 2014 est.
49Cameroon135,1005.95285.8January 2016 est.
50Colombia134,7002.76129.7January 2016 est.
51Romania105,5005.35458.9January 2016 est.
52Philippines98,5400.96330.5January 2016 est.
53Chile97,9705.39131.7January 2016 est.
54Bahrain92,03064.73121,092.1January 2016 est.
55Congo (Republic)90,61018.67265.3January 2016 est.
56Poland81,6602.13268.4January 2016 est.
57Cuba70,7906.30644.6January 2016 est.
58Tunisia65,1305.76419.2January 2016 est.
59South Sudan63,7105.0898.9January 2016 est.
60Namibia62,29026.8075.7January 2016 est.
61Rwanda56,6304.912,295.7January 2016 est.
62Italy53,7200.89182.6January 2016 est.
63Afghanistan49,5501.7076.0January 2016 est.
64Serbia48,1406.82621.4January 2016 est.
65Germany47,4000.58135.9January 2016 est.
66New Zealand36,9007.86139.5January 2016 est.
67Equatorial Guinea36,81029.381,312.3January 2016 est.
68Denmark29,9305.22705.3January 2016 est.
69Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)28,3201.2089.1January 2016 est.
69Gabon28,32014.77109.9January 2016 est.
69Mauritania28,3207.5027.5January 2016 est.
72Croatia24,9205.96445.2January 2016 est.
72Ethiopia24,9200.2724.9January 2016 est.
74Ghana22,6500.8099.5January 2016 est.
75Sudan21,2400.5411.4January 2016 est.
76Japan20,9000.1657.3January 2016 est.
77South Africa15,0100.3112.4January 2012 est.
78Slovakia14,1602.61294.4January 2016 est.
78Uganda14,1600.3971.8January 2016 est.
80Ecuador10,9900.6639.7January 2016 est.
81Ireland9,9112.08143.9January 2016 est.
81Senegal9,9110.7651.5January 2012 est.
83France8,7500.1415.9January 2016 est.
84Georgia8,4952.12121.9January 2016 est.
85Hungary8,2680.8492.3January 2016 est.
86Austria7,9000.9095.8January 2016 est.
87Korea (South)7,0790.1373.0January 2016 est.
88Tanzania6,5130.137.4January 2016 est.
89Taiwan6,2290.26193.1January 2016 est.
90Jordan6,0310.6367.9January 2016 est.
91Bulgaria5,6630.7952.2January 2016 est.
91Kyrgyzstan5,6630.9329.5January 2016 est.
91Somalia5,6630.449.0January 2016 est.
91Tajikistan5,6630.6540.0January 2016 est.
95Turkey5,0120.066.5January 2016 est.
96Czech Republic3,9640.3851.3January 2016 est.
97Guatemala2,9600.2427.6January 2006 est.
98Belarus2,8320.3014.0January 2016 est.
99Spain2,5480.055.1January 2016 est.
100Madagascar2,0100.093.5January 2012 est.
101Morocco1,4440.043.2January 2016 est.
102Benin1,1330.1010.2January 2016 est.
103Congo (Democratic Republic)9910.010.4January 2016 est.
103Greece9910.097.6January 2016 est.
105Albania8210.2830.0January 2016 est.
106Barbados1130.40263.5January 2016 est.
107American Samoa00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Antigua and Barbuda00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Armenia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Aruba00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Bahamas00.000.0January 2009 est.
107Belgium00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Belize00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Bermuda00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Bhutan00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Bosnia and Herzegovina00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Botswana00.000.0January 2014 est.
107British Virgin Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Burkina Faso00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Burundi00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Cambodia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Cape Verde00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Cayman Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Central African Republic00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Chad00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Comoros00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Cook Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Costa Rica00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Curacao00.000.0January 2011 est.
107Djibouti00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Dominica00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Dominican Republic00.000.0January 2014 est.
107El Salvador00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Eritrea00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Estonia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Falkland Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Faroe Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Fiji00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Finland00.000.0January 2014 est.
107French Polynesia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Gambia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Gibraltar00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Greenland00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Grenada00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Guam00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Guinea00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Guinea-Bissau00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Guyana00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Haiti00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Honduras00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Hong Kong00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Iceland00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Jamaica00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Kenya00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Kiribati00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Korea (North)00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Laos00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Latvia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Lebanon00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Lesotho00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Liberia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Lithuania00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Luxembourg00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Macau00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Macedonia00.000.0December 2014 est.
107Malawi00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Maldives00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Mali00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Malta00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Mauritius00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Micronesia0...0.0 
107Moldova00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Mongolia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Montenegro00.000.0January 2014
107Montserrat00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Nauru00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Nepal00.000.0January 2014 est.
107New Caledonia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Nicaragua00.000.0January 2015 est.
107Niger00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Niue00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Palestinian Territories00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Panama00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Paraguay00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Portugal00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Puerto Rico00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Saint Kitts and Nevis00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Saint Lucia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Saint Pierre and Miquelon00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Saint Vincent and the Grenadines00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Samoa00.000.0January 2014 est.
107São Tomé and Príncipe00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Seychelles00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Sierra Leone00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Singapore00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Slovenia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Solomon Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Sri Lanka00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Suriname00.000.0January 2011 est.
107Swaziland00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Sweden00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Togo00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Tonga00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Turks and Caicos Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Uruguay00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Vanuatu00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Virgin Islands of the U.S.00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Western Sahara00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Zambia00.000.0January 2014 est.
107Zimbabwe00.000.0January 2014 est.
 World197,200,00026.931,324.0January 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)