Rank
(total)
CountryProved Natural Gas Reserves
(million cubic meters)
per Capita
(thousand cubic meters)
per Square km
(thousand cubic meters)
Date
1Russia44,650,000317.342,726.3January 2008 est.
2Iran26,850,000407.5917,530.7January 2008 est.
3Qatar25,630,00027,599.652,212,152.6January 2008 est.
4Saudi Arabia7,167,000254.503,334.0January 2008 est.
5United Arab Emirates6,071,0001,313.6772,619.6January 2008 est.
6United States of America5,977,00019.67652.4January 2008 est.
7Nigeria5,210,00037.685,720.4January 2008 est.
8Venezuela4,708,000178.235,337.6January 2008 est.
9Algeria4,502,000133.311,890.2January 2008 est.
10Iraq3,170,000112.337,247.9January 2008 est.
11Kazakhstan2,832,000184.611,049.0January 2008 est.
11Turkmenistan2,832,000546.766,026.4January 2008 est.
13Indonesia2,659,00011.201,467.8January 2008 est.
14Malaysia2,350,00092.987,150.3January 2008 est.
15China2,265,0001.70236.7January 2008 est.
16Norway2,241,000482.517,364.9January 2008 est.
17Uzbekistan1,841,00065.134,327.7January 2008 est.
18Egypt1,656,00020.271,663.6January 2008 est.
19Canada1,648,00049.62181.2January 2008 est.
20Kuwait1,586,000610.7589,011.1January 2008 est.
21Libya1,419,000229.85806.5January 2008 est.
22Netherlands1,416,00085.0741,778.5January 2008 est.
23Ukraine1,104,00024.001,905.6January 2008 est.
24India1,075,0000.94361.6January 2008 est.
25Australia849,50041.24110.6January 2008 est.
25Azerbaijan849,500103.8810,280.9January 2008 est.
25Oman849,500256.522,744.7January 2008 est.
28Pakistan792,8004.731,028.4January 2008 est.
29Bolivia750,40081.14692.7January 2008 est.
30Trinidad & Tobago481,300459.5393,857.3January 2008 est.
31Yemen478,50020.79906.3January 2008 est.
32Argentina446,00010.96163.0January 2008 est.
33Great Britain & Northern Ireland412,0006.761,703.0January 2008 est.
34Mexico392,2003.57201.8January 2008 est.
35Brunei390,8001,024.7274,226.0January 2008 est.
36Brazil347,7001.8141.1January 2008 est.
37Peru334,70011.47261.5January 2008 est.
38Thailand331,2005.06648.3January 2008 est.
39Myanmar283,2005.93433.4January 2008 est.
40Angola269,80021.53216.4January 2008 est.
41Germany254,8003.09730.8January 2008 est.
42Syria240,70012.191,310.8January 2008 est.
43Papua New Guinea226,50038.18500.2January 2008 est.
44East Timor200,000188.1913,446.3January 2006 est.
45Vietnam192,5002.24620.8January 2008 est.
46Poland164,8004.28541.7January 2008 est.
47Bangladesh141,6000.921,087.8January 2008 est.
48Cameroon135,1007.32285.8January 2008 est.
49Mozambique127,4005.99162.0January 2008 est.
50Colombia122,9002.73110.8January 2008 est.
51Philippines98,5401.06330.5January 2008 est.
52Chile97,9705.95131.7January 2008 est.
53Italy94,1501.62320.1January 2008 est.
54Bahrain92,030128.12124,197.0January 2008 est.
55Congo (Republic)90,61023.21265.3January 2008 est.
56Sudan84,9502.1135.8January 2008 est.
57Cuba70,7906.20644.6January 2008 est.
58Denmark70,51012.861,661.6January 2008 est.
59Tunisia65,1306.27419.2January 2008 est.
60Romania63,0002.83274.0January 2008 est.
61Namibia62,29029.8275.7January 2008 est.
62Rwanda56,6305.562,295.7January 2008 est.
63Korea (South)50,0001.02515.9January 2008 est.
64Afghanistan49,5501.5176.0January 2008 est.
65Serbia48,1404.74621.4January 2008 est.
66Croatia40,9009.11730.7January 2008 est.
67Equatorial Guinea36,81059.711,312.3January 2008 est.
68Israel30,4404.281,406.5January 2008 est.
69New Zealand29,6707.11110.8January 2008 est.
70Cote d'Ivoire28,3201.5489.1January 2008 est.
70Gabon28,32019.06109.9January 2008 est.
70Mauritania28,3208.4227.5January 2008 est.
73Ethiopia24,9200.3224.9January 2008 est.
74Ghana22,6500.9799.5January 2008 est.
75Japan20,9000.1657.3January 2008 est.
76Austria16,1401.97195.8January 2008 est.
77Slovakia14,1602.60294.4January 2008 est.
78Ireland9,9112.38143.9January 2008 est.
79Ecuador9,3690.6933.8January 2006 est.
80Georgia8,4951.83121.9January 2008 est.
80Turkey8,4950.1211.0January 2008 est.
82Hungary8,0980.8290.4January 2008 est.
83France7,2770.1213.2January 2008 est.
84Tanzania6,5130.167.4January 2008 est.
85Taiwan (Rep. of China)6,2290.27193.1January 2008
86Jordan6,0310.9767.9January 2008 est.
87Bulgaria5,6630.7852.2January 2008 est.
87Kyrgyzstan5,6631.0629.5January 2008 est.
87Somalia5,6630.599.0January 2008 est.
87Tajikistan5,6630.7940.0January 2008 est.
91Czech Republic3,9640.3951.3January 2008 est.
92Guatemala2,9600.2427.6January 2006 est.
93Belarus2,8320.2914.0January 2008 est.
94Spain2,5480.065.1January 2008 est.
95Greece1,9820.1815.2January 2008 est.
96Morocco1,5570.053.5January 2008 est.
97Benin1,1330.1410.2January 2008 est.
98Congo (Dem. Rep.)9910.010.4January 2008 est.
99Albania8500.2331.0January 2008 est.
100Barbados1420.50329.3January 2008 est.
101South Africa270.000.0January 2006 est.
102Macau00.0010.6January 2008 est.
103American Samoa00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Antigua & Barbuda00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Armenia00.000.0January 2006
103Aruba00.000.0January 2006
103Bahamas00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Belgium00.000.0January 2006
103Belize00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Bermuda00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Bhutan00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Bosnia & Herzegovina00.000.0January 2006
103Botswana00.000.0January 2006 est.
103British Virgin Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Burkina Faso00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Burundi00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Cambodia00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Cape Verde00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Cayman Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Central African Republic00.000.0January 2006
103Chad00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Comoros00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Cook Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Costa Rica00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Cyprus00.000.0January 2006
103Djibouti00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Dominica00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Dominican Republic00.000.0January 2006 est.
103El Salvador00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Eritrea00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Estonia00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Falkland Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Faroe Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Fiji Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Finland00.000.0January 2006
103French Polynesia00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Gambia00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Gibraltar00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Greenland00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Grenada00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Guinea00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Guinea-Bissau00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Guyana00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Haiti00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Honduras00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Hong Kong00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Iceland00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Jamaica00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Kenya00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Kiribati00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Korea (North)00.000.0January 2007
103Laos00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Lebanon00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Lesotho00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Liberia00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Lithuania00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Luxembourg00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Macedonia00.000.0January 2008 est.
103Madagascar00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Malawi00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Maldives00.000.0January 2008 est.
103Mali00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Malta00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Mauritius00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Moldova00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Mongolia00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Montserrat00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Nauru00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Nepal00.000.0January 2008 est.
103Netherlands Antilles00.000.0January 2006 est.
103New Caledonia00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Nicaragua00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Niger00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Niue00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Panama00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Paraguay00.000.0January 2007 est.
103Portugal00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Puerto Rico00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Saint Helena00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Saint Kitts & Nevis00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Saint Lucia00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Saint Pierre & Miquelon00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Saint Vincent & the Grenadines00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Samoa00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Sao Tome and Principe00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Seychelles00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Sierra Leone00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Singapore00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Slovenia00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Solomon Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Sri Lanka00.000.0January 2008 est.
103Suriname00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Swaziland00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Sweden00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Switzerland00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Togo00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Tonga00.000.0January 2007 est.
103Turks & Caicos Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Uganda00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Uruguay00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Vanuatu00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Virgin Islands of the US00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Western Sahara00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Zambia00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Zimbabwe00.000.0January 2006 est.
 World175,400,00026.271,177.7January 2008 est.

For non-listed countries is no information available.

1 cubic meter corresponds to 1.308 cubic yards.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2009-10-02)