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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
1Russia47,800,000330.852,918.6January 2018 est.
2Iran33,720,000410.8022,016.3January 2018 est.
3Qatar24,070,0008,720.482,077,507.3January 2018 est.
4Saudi Arabia8,619,000257.954,009.4January 2018 est.
5Turkmenistan7,504,0001,386.8015,968.3January 2018 est.
6United Arab Emirates6,091,000650.2772,858.9January 2018 est.
7Venezuela5,739,000180.316,506.4January 2018 est.
8Nigeria5,475,00026.916,011.4January 2018 est.
9China5,440,0003.91583.3January 2018 est.
10Algeria4,504,000105.781,891.1January 2018 est.
11Iraq3,820,000100.208,734.1January 2018 est.
12Indonesia2,866,00010.851,582.1January 2018 est.
13Mozambique2,832,00098.423,601.3January 2018 est.
14Kazakhstan2,407,000131.70891.6January 2018 est.
15Egypt2,186,00022.502,196.0January 2018 est.
16Canada2,056,00055.48226.1January 2018 est.
17Australia1,989,00079.58258.9January 2018 est.
18Uzbekistan1,841,00055.864,327.7January 2018 est.
19Kuwait1,784,000412.63100,123.5January 2018 est.
20Norway1,782,000335.475,856.4January 2018 est.
21Libya1,505,000222.81855.3January 2018 est.
22India1,290,0000.99433.9January 2018 est.
23Malaysia1,183,00036.533,599.5January 2018 est.
24Ukraine1,104,00024.741,905.6January 2018 est.
25Azerbaijan991,10099.7111,994.6January 2018 est.
26Netherlands801,40046.5123,645.0January 2018 est.
27Vietnam699,4007.352,255.6January 2018 est.
28Oman651,300141.812,104.4January 2018 est.
29Myanmar (Burma)637,10011.83974.9January 2018 est.
30Pakistan588,8002.70763.8January 2018 est.
31Yemen478,50016.69906.3January 2018 est.
32Peru455,90014.44356.2January 2018 est.
33Trinidad and Tobago447,400329.1787,246.5January 2018 est.
34Brazil377,4001.8145.2January 2018 est.
35Argentina336,6007.56123.0January 2018 est.
36Angola308,10010.53247.1January 2018 est.
37Bolivia295,90026.17273.1January 2018 est.
38Mexico279,8002.23143.9January 2018 est.
39Brunei260,500588.8349,477.7January 2018 est.
40Syria240,70012.371,294.9January 2018 est.
41Papua New Guinea210,50024.59464.8January 2018 est.
42East Timor200,000188.1913,446.3January 2006 est.
43Thailand193,4002.85378.6January 2018 est.
44Bangladesh185,8001.121,427.4January 2018 est.
45United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland176,0002.65727.5January 2018 est.
45Israel176,00019.818,187.2January 2018 est.
47Cyprus141,600120.7715,323.0January 2014 est.
48Cameroon135,1005.68285.8January 2018 est.
49Colombia113,9002.36109.7January 2018 est.
50Romania105,5005.42458.9January 2018 est.
51Philippines98,5400.93330.5January 2018 est.
52Chile97,9705.22131.7January 2018 est.
53Bahrain92,03061.23121,092.1January 2018 est.
54Congo (Republic)90,61017.90265.3January 2018 est.
55Sudan84,9502.1649.1January 2018 est.
56Poland79,7902.08262.2January 2018 est.
57Cuba70,7906.31644.6January 2018 est.
58Tunisia65,1305.63419.2January 2018 est.
59South Sudan63,7105.0898.9January 2016 est.
60Namibia62,29025.8175.7January 2018 est.
61Rwanda56,6304.682,295.7January 2018 est.
62Afghanistan49,5501.5776.0January 2018 est.
63Serbia48,1406.89621.4January 2018 est.
64Germany39,5000.48113.3January 2018 est.
65Italy38,1100.63129.6January 2018 est.
66Equatorial Guinea36,81027.101,312.3January 2018 est.
67New Zealand33,7006.88127.4January 2018 est.
68Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)28,3201.1289.1January 2018 est.
68Gabon28,32013.70109.9January 2018 est.
68Mauritania28,3207.1127.5January 2018 est.
71Croatia24,9206.10445.2January 2018 est.
71Ethiopia24,9200.2622.7January 2018 est.
73Ghana22,6500.7699.5January 2018 est.
74Japan20,9000.1757.3January 2018 est.
75Slovakia14,1602.60294.4January 2018 est.
75Uganda14,1600.3671.8January 2018 est.
77Denmark12,8602.22303.1January 2018 est.
78Ecuador10,9000.6439.4January 2018 est.
79Ireland9,9112.04143.9January 2018 est.
80Georgia8,4952.11121.9January 2018 est.
81France8,4100.1315.3January 2018 est.
82Korea (South)7,0790.1373.0January 2018 est.
83Hungary6,5980.6873.6January 2018 est.
84Austria6,5130.7479.0January 2018 est.
84Tanzania6,5130.127.4January 2018 est.
86Taiwan6,2290.26193.1January 2018 est.
87Jordan6,0310.5967.9January 2018 est.
88Bulgaria5,6630.8152.2January 2018 est.
88Kyrgyzstan5,6630.9029.5January 2018 est.
88Somalia5,6630.419.0January 2018 est.
88Tajikistan5,6630.6340.0January 2018 est.
92Turkey5,0970.066.6January 2018 est.
93Czech Republic3,9640.3751.3January 2018 est.
94Guatemala2,9600.2427.6January 2006 est.
95Belarus2,8320.3014.0January 2018 est.
96Spain2,5480.055.1January 2018 est.
97Morocco1,4440.043.2January 2018 est.
98Benin1,1330.1010.2January 2018 est.
99Congo (Democratic Republic)9910.010.4January 2018 est.
99Greece9910.097.6January 2018 est.
101Albania8210.2930.0January 2018 est.
102Barbados1420.50329.3January 2018 est.
103American Samoa00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Andorra00.000.02016
103Antigua and Barbuda00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Armenia00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Aruba00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Bahamas00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Belgium00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Belize00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Bermuda00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Bhutan00.000.02016 est.
103Bosnia and Herzegovina00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Botswana00.000.0January 2014 est.
103British Virgin Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Burkina Faso00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Burundi00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Cambodia00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Cape Verde00.000.0January 2016 est.
103Cayman Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Central African Republic00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Chad00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Comoros00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Cook Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Costa Rica00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Curacao00.000.0January 2011 est.
103Djibouti00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Dominica00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Dominican Republic00.000.0January 2014 est.
103El Salvador00.000.0January 2017 est.
103Eritrea00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Estonia00.000.02016 est.
103Eswatini00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Falkland Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Faroe Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Fiji00.000.0January 2014 est.
103French Polynesia00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Gambia00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Gibraltar00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Greenland00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Grenada00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Guam00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Guinea00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Guinea-Bissau00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Guyana00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Haiti00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Honduras00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Hong Kong00.000.0January 2016 est.
103Iceland00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Jamaica00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Kenya00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Kiribati00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Korea (North)00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Kosovo00.000.02017 est.
103Laos00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Latvia00.000.02014 est.
103Lebanon00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Lesotho00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Liberia00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Lithuania00.000.02016 est.
103Luxembourg00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Macau00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Madagascar00.000.0January 2012 est.
103Malawi00.000.02017 est.
103Maldives00.000.0January 2016 est.
103Mali00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Malta00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Mauritius00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Micronesia0...0.0 
103Mongolia00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Montenegro00.000.02016 est.
103Montserrat00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Nauru00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Nepal00.000.0January 2014 est.
103New Caledonia00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Nicaragua00.000.0January 2015 est.
103Niger00.000.0January 2016 est.
103Niue00.000.0January 2014 est.
103North Macedonia00.000.0December 2016 est.
103Palestinian Territories00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Panama00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Paraguay00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Portugal00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Puerto Rico00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Saint Kitts and Nevis00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Saint Lucia00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Saint Pierre and Miquelon00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Saint Vincent and the Grenadines00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Samoa00.000.0January 2014 est.
103São Tomé and Príncipe00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Senegal00.000.0January 2012 est.
103Seychelles00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Sierra Leone00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Singapore00.000.0January 2017 est.
103Solomon Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
103South Africa00.000.0January 2012 est.
103Sri Lanka00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Suriname00.000.0January 2011 est.
103Sweden00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Togo00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Tonga00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Turks and Caicos Islands00.000.0January 2014 est.
103United States of America00.000.0January 2017 est.
103Uruguay00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Vanuatu00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Virgin Islands of the U.S.00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Western Sahara00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Zambia00.000.0January 2014 est.
103Zimbabwe00.000.0January 2014 est.
 World196,100,00026.781,316.6January 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 (2020-05-23)