Rank
(total)
CountryProved Natural Gas Reserves
(million cubic meters)
per Capita
(thousand cubic meters)
per Square km
(thousand cubic meters)
Date
1Russia47,570,000339.692,904.6January 2009 est.
2Iran29,610,000441.6919,332.8January 2010 est.
3Qatar25,260,00030,313.762,180,217.5January 2009 est.
4Turkmenistan7,940,0001,625.4216,896.1January 2009 est.
5Saudi Arabia7,319,000255.143,404.7January 2009 est.
6United States of America6,731,00021.91734.7January 2009 est.
7United Arab Emirates6,071,0001,265.1972,619.6January 2009 est.
8Nigeria5,215,00034.955,725.9January 2009 est.
9Venezuela4,840,000180.505,487.2January 2009 est.
10Algeria4,502,000131.721,890.2January 2009 est.
11Iraq3,170,000109.527,247.9January 2009 est.
12Indonesia3,001,00012.491,656.6January 2009 est.
13Kazakhstan2,407,000156.30891.6January 2009 est.
14Malaysia2,350,00091.387,150.3January 2009 est.
15Norway2,313,000496.297,601.5January 2009 est.
16China2,265,0001.69236.7January 2009 est.
17Uzbekistan1,841,00066.694,327.7January 2009 est.
18Kuwait1,794,000666.63100,684.7January 2009 est.
19Egypt1,656,00019.931,663.6January 2009 est.
20Canada1,640,00048.97180.3January 2009 est.
21Libya1,540,000244.04875.2January 2009 est.
22Netherlands1,416,00084.7141,778.5January 2009 est.
23Ukraine1,104,00024.161,905.6January 2009 est.
24India1,075,0000.92361.6January 2009 est.
25Pakistan885,3005.021,148.4January 2009 est.
26Australia849,50039.95110.6January 2009 est.
26Azerbaijan849,500103.1110,280.9January 2009 est.
26Oman849,500248.532,744.7January 2009 est.
29Bolivia750,40076.77692.7January 2009 est.
30Vietnam610,0007.011,967.3January 2009 est.
31Trinidad & Tobago531,500432.13103,646.6January 2009 est.
32Yemen478,50020.09906.3January 2009 est.
33Argentina441,70010.80161.4January 2009 est.
34Brunei390,8001,006.7274,226.0January 2009 est.
35Mexico372,7003.35191.7January 2009 est.
36Brazil365,0001.8443.1January 2009 est.
37Great Britain & Northern Ireland342,9005.611,417.4January 2009 est.
38Peru335,30011.35262.0January 2009 est.
39Thailand317,1004.81620.7January 2009 est.
40Myanmar283,2005.88433.4January 2009 est.
41Angola269,80021.08216.4January 2009 est.
42Syria240,70011.931,310.8January 2009 est.
43Papua New Guinea226,50037.39500.2January 2009 est.
44East Timor200,000188.1913,446.3January 2006 est.
45Germany175,6002.13503.6January 2009 est.
46Poland164,8004.28541.7January 2009 est.
47Bangladesh141,6000.911,087.8January 2009 est.
48Cameroon135,1007.16285.8January 2009 est.
49Mozambique127,4005.88162.0January 2009 est.
50Colombia105,9002.3295.5January 2009 est.
51Philippines98,5401.01330.5January 2009 est.
52Chile97,9705.90131.7January 2009 est.
53Italy94,1501.62320.1January 2009 est.
54Bahrain92,030126.45124,197.0January 2009 est.
55Congo (Republic)90,61022.58265.3January 2009 est.
56Sudan84,9502.0735.8January 2009 est.
57Cuba70,7906.18644.6January 2009 est.
58Tunisia65,1306.21419.2January 2009 est.
59Romania63,0002.84274.0January 2009 est.
60Namibia62,29029.5475.7January 2009 est.
61Denmark61,30011.141,444.6January 2009 est.
62Rwanda56,6305.412,295.7January 2009 est.
63Korea (South)50,0001.02515.9January 2008 est.
64Afghanistan49,5501.7476.0January 2009 est.
65Serbia48,1406.52621.4January 2009 est.
66Equatorial Guinea36,81058.111,312.3January 2009 est.
67New Zealand33,9808.06126.9January 2009 est.
68Croatia30,5806.81546.3January 2009 est.
69Israel30,4404.211,406.5January 2009 est.
70Cote d'Ivoire28,3201.3789.1January 2009 est.
70Gabon28,32018.69109.9January 2009 est.
70Mauritania28,3209.0527.5January 2009 est.
73Ethiopia24,9200.2924.9January 2009 est.
74Ghana22,6500.9599.5January 2009 est.
75Japan20,9000.1657.3January 2009 est.
76Austria16,1401.97195.8January 2009 est.
77Slovakia14,1602.59294.4January 2009 est.
78Ireland9,9112.36143.9January 2009 est.
79Ecuador8,9190.6132.2January 2009 est.
80Georgia8,4951.84121.9January 2009 est.
80Turkey8,4950.1111.0January 2009 est.
82Hungary8,0980.8290.4January 2009 est.
83France6,9370.1112.6January 2009 est.
84Tanzania6,5130.167.4January 2009 est.
85Taiwan (Rep. of China)6,2290.27193.1January 2009 est.
86Jordan6,0310.9567.9January 2009 est.
87Bulgaria5,6630.7952.2January 2009 est.
87Kyrgyzstan5,6631.0429.5January 2009 est.
87Somalia5,6630.589.0January 2009 est.
87Tajikistan5,6630.7740.0January 2009 est.
91Czech Republic3,9640.3951.3January 2009 est.
92Guatemala2,9600.2427.6January 2006 est.
93Belarus2,8320.2914.0January 2009 est.
94Spain2,5480.065.1January 2009 est.
95Greece1,9820.1815.2January 2009 est.
96Morocco1,5010.043.4January 2009 est.
97Benin1,1330.1310.2January 2009 est.
98Congo (Dem. Rep.)9910.010.4January 2009 est.
99Albania8500.2331.0January 2009 est.
100Barbados1420.50329.3January 2009 est.
101South Africa270.000.0January 2006 est.
102Macau00.0010.6January 2008 est.
103American Samoa00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Antigua & Barbuda00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Armenia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Aruba00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Belgium00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Belize00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Bermuda00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Bhutan00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Bosnia & Herzegovina00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Botswana00.000.0January 2009 est.
103British Virgin Islands00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Burkina Faso00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Burundi00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Cambodia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Cape Verde00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Cayman Islands00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Central African Republic00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Chad00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Comoros00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Cook Islands00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Costa Rica00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Cyprus00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Djibouti00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Dominica00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Dominican Republic00.000.0January 2009 est.
103El Salvador00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Eritrea00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Estonia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Falkland Islands00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Faroe Islands00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Fiji Islands00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Finland00.000.0January 2009 est.
103French Polynesia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Gambia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Gibraltar00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Greenland00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Grenada00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Guinea00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Guinea-Bissau00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Guyana00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Haiti00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Honduras00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Hong Kong00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Iceland00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Jamaica00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Kenya00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Kiribati00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Korea (North)00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Laos00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Lebanon00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Lesotho00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Liberia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Lithuania00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Luxembourg00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Macedonia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Madagascar00.000.0January 2006 est.
103Malawi00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Maldives00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Mali00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Malta00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Mauritius00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Moldova00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Mongolia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Montserrat00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Nauru00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Nepal00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Netherlands Antilles00.000.0January 2009 est.
103New Caledonia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Nicaragua00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Niger00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Niue00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Panama00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Paraguay00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Portugal00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Puerto Rico00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Saint Kitts & Nevis00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Saint Lucia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Saint Pierre & Miquelon00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Saint Vincent & the Grenadines00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Samoa00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Sao Tome and Principe00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Seychelles00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Sierra Leone00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Singapore00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Slovenia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Solomon Islands00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Sri Lanka00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Suriname00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Swaziland00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Sweden00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Togo00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Tonga00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Turks & Caicos Islands00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Uganda00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Uruguay00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Vanuatu00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Virgin Islands of the US00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Western Sahara00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Zambia00.000.0January 2009 est.
103Zimbabwe00.000.0January 2009 est.
 World......... 

For non-listed countries is no information available.

1 cubic meter corresponds to 1.308 cubic yards.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2010-08-04)

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