Proved reserves - Natural gas - The World Factbook - CIA



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This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m). Proved reserves 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.
Proved reserves - Natural gas - The World Factbook - CIA

Rank

Country

(cu m)

1Russia43,300,000,000,000
2Iran29,610,000,000,000
3Qatar25,260,000,000,000
4Turkmenistan7,940,000,000,000
5Saudi Arabia7,319,000,000,000
6United States6,731,000,000,000
7United Arab Emirates6,071,000,000,000
8Nigeria5,215,000,000,000
9Venezuela4,840,000,000,000
10Algeria4,502,000,000,000
11Iraq3,170,000,000,000
12Indonesia3,001,000,000,000
13China2,460,000,000,000
14Kazakhstan2,407,000,000,000
15Malaysia2,350,000,000,000
16Norway2,313,000,000,000
17European Union2,259,000,000,000
18Egypt2,190,000,000,000
19Azerbaijan2,000,000,000,000
20Uzbekistan1,841,000,000,000
21Kuwait1,794,000,000,000
22Canada1,640,000,000,000
23Libya1,540,000,000,000
24Netherlands1,346,000,000,000
25Ukraine1,104,000,000,000
26India1,075,000,000,000
27Pakistan885,300,000,000
28Australia849,500,000,000
29Oman849,500,000,000
30Bolivia750,400,000,000
31Vietnam610,000,000,000
32Trinidad and Tobago531,500,000,000
33Yemen478,500,000,000
34Argentina441,700,000,000
35Brunei390,800,000,000
36Mexico372,700,000,000
37Brazil365,000,000,000
38United Kingdom342,900,000,000
39Peru335,300,000,000
40Thailand317,100,000,000
41Burma283,200,000,000
42Angola269,800,000,000
43Syria240,700,000,000
44Papua New Guinea226,500,000,000
45Timor-Leste200,000,000,000
46Germany175,600,000,000
47Poland164,800,000,000
48Bangladesh141,600,000,000
49Cameroon135,100,000,000
50Mozambique127,400,000,000
51Colombia105,900,000,000
52Philippines98,540,000,000
53Chile97,970,000,000
54Italy94,150,000,000
55Bahrain92,030,000,000
56Republic of the Congo90,610,000,000
57Sudan84,950,000,000
58Cuba70,790,000,000
59Tunisia65,130,000,000
60Romania63,000,000,000
61Namibia62,290,000,000
62Denmark60,000,000,000
63Rwanda56,630,000,000
64South Korea50,000,000,000
65Afghanistan49,550,000,000
66Serbia48,140,000,000
67Equatorial Guinea36,810,000,000
68Croatia36,440,000,000
69New Zealand33,980,000,000
70Israel30,440,000,000
71Ivory Coast28,320,000,000
72Mauritania28,320,000,000
73Gabon28,320,000,000
74Austria27,900,000,000
75Ethiopia24,920,000,000
76Ghana22,650,000,000
77Japan20,900,000,000
78Slovakia14,160,000,000
79Ireland9,911,000,000
80Ecuador8,919,000,000
81Georgia8,495,000,000
82Hungary8,098,000,000
83France6,937,000,000
84Turkey6,830,000,000
85Tanzania6,513,000,000
86Taiwan6,229,000,000
87Jordan6,031,000,000
88Bulgaria5,663,000,000
89Somalia5,663,000,000
90Tajikistan5,663,000,000
91Kyrgyzstan5,663,000,000
92Czech Republic3,964,000,000
93Guatemala2,960,000,000
94Belarus2,832,000,000
95Spain2,548,000,000
96Greece1,982,000,000
97Morocco1,501,000,000
98Benin1,133,000,000
99Democratic Republic of the Congo991,100,000
100Albania849,500,000
101Barbados141,600,000
102South Africa27,160,000
103Macau300,000
104American Samoa0
105Belgium0
106Bhutan0
107Botswana0
108Nauru0
109Montserrat0
110Mongolia0
111Moldova0
112Mauritius0
113Malta0
114Mali0
115Maldives0
116Lesotho0
117Zimbabwe0
118Zambia0
119Western Sahara0
120Virgin Islands0
121Vanuatu0
122Uruguay0
123Uganda0
124Turks and Caicos Islands0
125Tonga0
126Togo0
127Switzerland0
128Sweden0
129Swaziland0
130Suriname0
131Sao Tome and Principe0
132Samoa0
133St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
134Saint Pierre and Miquelon0
135St. Lucia0
136St. Kitts and Nevis0
137Saint Helena0
138Puerto Rico0
139Portugal0
140Sri Lanka0
141Solomon Islands0
142Slovenia0
143Singapore0
144Sierra Leone0
145Seychelles0
146Paraguay0
147Panama0
148Niue0
149Niger0
150Nicaragua0
151New Caledonia0
152Netherlands Antilles0
153Nepal0
154Lebanon0
155Laos0
156North Korea0
157Kiribati0
158Kenya0
159Jamaica0
160Iceland0
161Hong Kong0
162Malawi0
163Madagascar0
164Macedonia0
165Luxembourg0
166Lithuania0
167Liberia0
168Honduras0
169Haiti0
170Guyana0
171Guinea-Bissau0
172Guinea0
173Grenada0
174Greenland0
175Gibraltar0
176Gambia0
177French Polynesia0
178Finland0
179Fiji0
180Faroe Islands0
181Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)0
182Estonia0
183Eritrea0
184El Salvador0
185Dominican Republic0
186Dominica0
187Djibouti0
188Cyprus0
189Costa Rica0
190Cook Islands0
191Comoros0
192Chad0
193Central African Republic0
194Cayman Islands0
195Cape Verde0
196Cambodia0
197Burundi0
198Burkina Faso0
199British Virgin Islands0
200Bosnia and Herzegovina0
201Bermuda0
202Belize0
203Armenia0
204Bahamas0
205Aruba0
206Antigua and Barbuda0
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