Rank
(total)
CountryProved Natural Gas Reserves
(million cubic meters)
per Capita
(thousand cubic meters)
per Square km
(thousand cubic meters)
Date
1Russia47,570,000332.912,798.9January 2006
2Iran26,370,000383.9116,118.6January 2006 est.
3Qatar25,790,00028,427.222,254,962.0January 2007 est.
4Saudi Arabia6,568,000243.083,055.3January 2006 est.
5United Arab Emirates5,823,0002,237.2869,653.1January 2006 est.
6United States of America5,551,00018.60605.9January 2006 est.
7Nigeria5,015,00038.035,506.3January 2006 est.
8Algeria4,359,000132.371,830.2January 2006 est.
9Venezuela4,112,000159.814,661.9January 2006 est.
10Iraq3,170,000115.277,335.2January 2007 est.
11Turkmenistan2,860,000561.115,859.5January 2007 est.
12Indonesia2,630,00011.211,440.0January 2007 est.
13China2,450,0001.86262.72006 est.
14Norway2,288,000496.227,442.1January 2006 est.
15Malaysia2,037,00083.536,200.0January 2006 est.
16Uzbekistan1,798,00065.844,226.6January 2006 est.
17Kazakhstan1,765,000115.87661.1January 2006 est.
18Netherlands1,684,000102.1149,700.4January 2006 est.
19Egypt1,589,00020.141,596.3January 2006 est.
20Canada1,537,00046.44169.0January 2006 est.
21Kuwait1,521,000628.9385,353.5January 2006 est.
22Libya1,430,000242.34812.7January 2006 est.
23Ukraine1,075,00023.011,780.7January 2006 est.
24India1,056,0000.96355.2January 2006 est.
25Azerbaijan849,500104.629,866.4April 2007 est.
26Oman795,200256.333,742.8January 2006 est.
27Pakistan764,6004.61981.9January 2006 est.
28Australia750,60037.0498.5January 2006 est.
29Trinidad & Tobago702,800665.15137,051.5January 2007 est.
30Bolivia651,80072.51601.1January 2006 est.
31Argentina512,40012.84187.2January 2006 est.
32Great Britain & Northern Ireland509,2008.402,107.7January 2006 est.
33Yemen459,00021.39869.4January 2006 est.
34Mexico434,1004.04225.7January 2006 est.
35Thailand400,7006.20783.0January 2006 est.
36Brunei374,800987.7671,119.5January 2006 est.
37France341,0005.60625.0January 2006 est.
38Papua New Guinea331,30058.42731.6January 2006 est.
39Brazil312,7001.6637.0January 2006 est.
40Myanmar271,6005.73412.9January 2006 est.
41Germany246,5002.99705.9January 2006 est.
42Syria240,00012.431,304.0January 2007 est.
43Peru236,9008.37185.1January 2006 est.
44Italy217,3003.74739.1January 2006 est.
45East Timor200,000188.1913,327.1January 2006 est.
46Vietnam184,7002.19567.7January 2006 est.
47Poland158,1004.10519.3January 2006 est.
48Bangladesh135,8000.921,014.1January 2006 est.
49Mozambique122,2006.21155.8January 2006 est.
50Colombia109,7002.52105.6January 2006 est.
51Philippines107,5001.20360.5January 2006 est.
52Cameroon105,9006.11225.6January 2006 est.
53Romania96,4104.32418.6January 2006 est.
54Chile93,9705.82125.5January 2006 est.
55Bahrain88,260126.34132,721.8January 2006 est.
56Congo (Republic)86,90023.47254.5January 2006 est.
57Sudan86,0002.0936.2January 2006 est.
58Denmark75,66013.881,784.7January 2006 est.
59Tunisia74,6807.34480.7January 2006 est.
60Cuba67,8905.96612.4January 2006 est.
61Namibia59,75029.2372.4January 2006 est.
62Rwanda54,3206.282,177.3January 2006 est.
63Afghanistan47,5301.5373.4January 2006 est.
64Serbia46,1704.91595.9January 2006
65Angola44,0003.6335.3January 2006 est.
66Japan38,0200.30101.5January 2006 est.
67Israel37,3405.881,836.7January 2006 est.
68Equatorial Guinea35,31065.381,258.8January 2006 est.
69Hungary32,8603.29355.9January 2006 est.
70Gabon32,59022.87126.5January 2006 est.
71New Zealand29,6707.28110.4January 2006 est.
72Cote d'Ivoire27,1601.5485.4January 2006 est.
72Croatia27,1606.04481.4January 2006 est.
74Ethiopia23,9000.3221.3January 2006 est.
75Ghana22,8101.0298.8January 2006 est.
76Tanzania21,7300.5824.5January 2006 est.
77Austria14,3901.76174.5January 2006 est.
77Slovakia14,3902.65294.9January 2006 est.
79Taiwan (Rep. of China)13,5500.59420.02007 est.
80Ireland9,5052.34138.0January 2006 est.
81Ecuador9,3690.6933.8January 2006 est.
82Georgia8,1471.75116.9January 2006 est.
82Turkey8,1470.1210.6January 2006 est.
84Jordan5,9751.0165.0January 2006 est.
85Bulgaria5,7030.7751.6January 2006 est.
86Kyrgyzstan5,4321.0428.4January 2006 est.
86Somalia5,4320.618.7January 2006 est.
86Tajikistan5,4320.7438.1January 2006 est.
89Czech Republic3,8020.3749.2January 2006 est.
90Guatemala2,9600.2427.3January 2006 est.
91Belarus2,7160.2613.1January 2006 est.
92Spain2,4440.064.9January 2006 est.
93Morocco1,6290.053.7January 2006 est.
94Benin1,0860.149.8January 2006 est.
95Congo (Dem. Rep.)9510.020.4January 2006 est.
95Greece9510.097.3January 2006 est.
97Albania8150.2329.7January 2006 est.
98Barbados1360.49315.1January 2006 est.
99South Africa270.000.0January 2006 est.
100American Samoa00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Antigua & Barbuda00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Armenia00.000.0January 2006
100Aruba00.000.0January 2006
100Bahamas00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Belgium00.000.0January 2006
100Belize00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Bermuda00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Bhutan00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Bosnia & Herzegovina00.000.0January 2006
100Botswana00.000.0January 2006 est.
100British Virgin Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Burkina Faso00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Burundi00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Cape Verde00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Cayman Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Central African Republic00.000.0January 2006
100Chad00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Comoros00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Cook Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Costa Rica00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Cyprus00.000.0January 2006
100Djibouti00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Dominica00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Dominican Republic00.000.0January 2006 est.
100El Salvador00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Eritrea00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Estonia00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Falkland Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Faroe Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Fiji Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Finland00.000.0January 2006
100French Polynesia00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Gambia00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Gibraltar00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Greenland00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Grenada00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Guam00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Guinea00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Guinea-Bissau00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Guyana00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Haiti00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Honduras00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Hong Kong00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Iceland00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Jamaica00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Kenya00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Kiribati00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Korea (North)00.000.0January 2007
100Korea (South)00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Laos00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Lebanon00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Lesotho00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Liberia00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Lithuania00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Luxembourg00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Macau00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Macedonia00.000.0January 2008 est.
100Madagascar00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Malawi00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Maldives00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Mali00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Malta00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Mauritania00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Mauritius00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Moldova00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Mongolia00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Montserrat00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Nauru00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Nepal00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Netherlands Antilles00.000.0January 2006 est.
100New Caledonia00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Nicaragua00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Niger00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Niue00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Panama00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Paraguay00.000.0January 2007 est.
100Portugal00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Puerto Rico00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Saint Helena00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Saint Kitts & Nevis00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Saint Lucia00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Saint Pierre & Miquelon00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Saint Vincent & the Grenadines00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Samoa00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Sao Tome and Principe00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Seychelles00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Sierra Leone00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Singapore00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Slovenia00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Solomon Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Sri Lanka00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Suriname00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Swaziland00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Sweden00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Switzerland00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Togo00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Tonga00.000.0January 2007 est.
100Turks & Caicos Islands00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Uganda00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Uruguay00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Vanuatu00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Virgin Islands of the US00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Western Sahara00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Zambia00.000.0January 2006 est.
100Zimbabwe00.000.0January 2006 est.
 World172,000,00026.361,154.8January 2006 est.

For non-listed countries is no information available.

1 cubic meter corresponds to 1.308 cubic yards.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2008-07-24)

(c) Thomas Brinkhoff, 2008-07-28