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  Rank Order - Natural gas - proved reserves


Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.
Rank
Country
Natural gas - proved reserves
(cu m)
Date of Information
1
World 172,000,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
2
Russia 47,570,000,000,000 1 January 2006
3
Iran 26,370,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
4
Qatar 25,790,000,000,000 1 January 2007 est.
5
Saudi Arabia 6,568,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
6
United Arab Emirates 5,823,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
7
United States 5,551,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
8
Nigeria 5,015,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
9
Algeria 4,359,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
10
Venezuela 4,112,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
11
European Union 3,310,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
12
Iraq 3,170,000,000,000 1 January 2007 est.
13
Turkmenistan 2,860,000,000,000 1 January 2007 est.
14
Indonesia 2,630,000,000,000 1 January 2007 est.
15
China 2,450,000,000,000 2006 est.
16
Norway 2,288,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
17
Malaysia 2,037,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
18
Uzbekistan 1,798,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
19
Kazakhstan 1,765,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
20
Netherlands 1,684,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
21
Egypt 1,589,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
22
Canada 1,537,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
23
Kuwait 1,521,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
24
Libya 1,430,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
25
Ukraine 1,075,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
26
India 1,056,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
27
Azerbaijan 849,500,000,000 17 April 2007 est.
28
Oman 795,200,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
29
Pakistan 764,600,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
30
Australia 750,600,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
31
Trinidad and Tobago 702,800,000,000 1 January 2007 est.
32
Bolivia 651,800,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
33
Argentina 512,400,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
34
United Kingdom 509,200,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
35
Yemen 459,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
36
Mexico 434,100,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
37
Thailand 400,700,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
38
Brunei 374,800,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
39
France 341,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
40
Papua New Guinea 331,300,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
41
Brazil 312,700,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
42
Burma 271,600,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
43
Germany 246,500,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
44
Syria 240,000,000,000 1 January 2007 est.
45
Peru 236,900,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
46
Italy 217,300,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
47
Timor-Leste 200,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
48
Vietnam 184,700,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
49
Poland 158,100,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
50
Bangladesh 135,800,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
51
Mozambique 122,200,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
52
Colombia 109,700,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
53
Philippines 107,500,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
54
Cameroon 105,900,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
55
Romania 96,410,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
56
Chile 93,970,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
57
Bahrain 88,260,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
58
Congo, Republic of the 86,900,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
59
Sudan 86,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
60
Denmark 75,660,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
61
Tunisia 74,680,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
62
Cuba 67,890,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
63
Namibia 59,750,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
64
Rwanda 54,320,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
65
Afghanistan 47,530,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
66
Serbia 46,170,000,000 1 January 2006
67
Angola 44,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
68
Japan 38,020,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
69
Israel 37,340,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
70
Equatorial Guinea 35,310,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
71
Hungary 32,860,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
72
Gabon 32,590,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
73
New Zealand 29,670,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
74
Croatia 27,160,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
75
Cote d'Ivoire 27,160,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
76
Ethiopia 23,900,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
77
Ghana 22,810,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
78
Tanzania 21,730,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
79
Austria 14,390,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
80
Slovakia 14,390,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
81
Taiwan 13,550,000,000 2007 est.
82
Ireland 9,505,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
83
Ecuador 9,369,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
84
Georgia 8,147,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
85
Turkey 8,147,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
86
Jordan 5,975,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
87
Bulgaria 5,703,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
88
Kyrgyzstan 5,432,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
89
Tajikistan 5,432,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
90
Somalia 5,432,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
91
Czech Republic 3,802,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
92
Guatemala 2,960,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
93
Belarus 2,716,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
94
Spain 2,444,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
95
Morocco 1,629,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
96
Benin 1,086,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
97
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 950,500,000 1 January 2006 est.
98
Greece 950,500,000 1 January 2006 est.
99
Albania 814,700,000 1 January 2006 est.
100
Barbados 135,800,000 1 January 2006 est.
101
South Africa 27,160,000 1 January 2006 est.
102
Aruba 0 1 January 2006
103
Botswana 0 1 January 2006 est.
104
Belgium 0 1 January 2006
105
Solomon Islands 0 1 January 2006 est.
106
Mali 0 1 January 2006 est.
107
Macedonia 0 1 January 2006 est.
108
Malawi 0 1 January 2006 est.
109
Montserrat 0 1 January 2006 est.
110
Mongolia 0 1 January 2006 est.
111
Moldova 0 1 January 2006 est.
112
Macau 0 1 January 2006 est.
113
Madagascar 0 1 January 2006 est.
114
Liberia 0 1 January 2006 est.
115
Zimbabwe 0 1 January 2006 est.
116
Zambia 0 1 January 2006 est.
117
Swaziland 0 1 January 2006 est.
118
Samoa 0 1 January 2006 est.
119
Western Sahara 0 1 January 2006 est.
120
Virgin Islands 0 1 January 2006 est.
121
British Virgin Islands 0 1 January 2006 est.
122
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1 January 2006 est.
123
Uruguay 0 1 January 2006 est.
124
Burkina Faso 0 1 January 2006 est.
125
Uganda 0 1 January 2006 est.
126
Sao Tome and Principe 0 1 January 2006 est.
127
Togo 0 1 January 2006 est.
128
Tonga 0 1 January 2007 est.
129
Turks and Caicos Islands 0 1 January 2006 est.
130
Switzerland 0 1 January 2006 est.
131
Sweden 0 1 January 2006 est.
132
Saint Lucia 0 1 January 2006 est.
133
Singapore 0 1 January 2006 est.
134
Sierra Leone 0 1 January 2006 est.
135
Slovenia 0 1 January 2006 est.
136
Saint Helena 0 1 January 2006 est.
137
Seychelles 0 1 January 2006 est.
138
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1 January 2006 est.
139
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 1 January 2006 est.
140
Puerto Rico 0 1 January 2006 est.
141
Guinea-Bissau 0 1 January 2006 est.
142
Portugal 0 1 January 2006 est.
143
Panama 0 1 January 2006 est.
144
Paraguay 0 1 January 2007 est.
145
Nicaragua 0 1 January 2006 est.
146
Netherlands Antilles 0 1 January 2006 est.
147
Suriname 0 1 January 2006 est.
148
Nauru 0 1 January 2006 est.
149
Nepal 0 1 January 2006 est.
150
Vanuatu 0 1 January 2006 est.
151
Niger 0 1 January 2006 est.
152
Niue 0 1 January 2006 est.
153
New Caledonia 0 1 January 2006 est.
154
Maldives 0 1 January 2006 est.
155
Malta 0 1 January 2006 est.
156
Mauritania 0 1 January 2006 est.
157
Mauritius 0 1 January 2006 est.
158
Lithuania 0 1 January 2006 est.
159
Lebanon 0 1 January 2006 est.
160
Laos 0 1 January 2006 est.
161
Korea, South 0 1 January 2006 est.
162
Kiribati 0 1 January 2006 est.
163
Korea, North 0 1 January 2007
164
Kenya 0 1 January 2006 est.
165
Honduras 0 1 January 2006 est.
166
Luxembourg 0 1 January 2006 est.
167
Lesotho 0 1 January 2006 est.
168
Hong Kong 0 1 January 2006 est.
169
Haiti 0 1 January 2006 est.
170
Guyana 0 1 January 2006 est.
171
Guinea 0 1 January 2006 est.
172
Guam 0 1 January 2006 est.
173
Greenland 0 1 January 2006 est.
174
Grenada 0 1 January 2006 est.
175
Gibraltar 0 1 January 2006 est.
176
Jamaica 0 1 January 2006 est.
177
Iceland 0 1 January 2006 est.
178
Gambia, The 0 1 January 2006 est.
179
French Polynesia 0 1 January 2006 est.
180
Faroe Islands 0 1 January 2006 est.
181
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0 1 January 2006 est.
182
Fiji 0 1 January 2006 est.
183
Finland 0 1 January 2006
184
El Salvador 0 1 January 2006 est.
185
Eritrea 0 1 January 2006 est.
186
Estonia 0 1 January 2006 est.
187
Dominican Republic 0 1 January 2006 est.
188
Dominica 0 1 January 2006 est.
189
Djibouti 0 1 January 2006 est.
190
Cyprus 0 1 January 2006
191
Cook Islands 0 1 January 2006 est.
192
Cape Verde 0 1 January 2006 est.
193
Central African Republic 0 1 January 2006
194
Costa Rica 0 1 January 2006 est.
195
Comoros 0 1 January 2006 est.
196
Cayman Islands 0 1 January 2006 est.
197
Sri Lanka 0 1 January 2006 est.
198
Chad 0 1 January 2006 est.
199
Cambodia 0 1 January 2006 est.
200
Burundi 0 1 January 2006 est.
201
Bhutan 0 1 January 2006 est.
202
Belize 0 1 January 2006 est.
203
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1 January 2006
204
Bahamas, The 0 1 January 2006 est.
205
Bermuda 0 1 January 2006 est.
206
Armenia 0 1 January 2006
207
American Samoa 0 1 January 2006 est.
208
Antigua and Barbuda 0 1 January 2006 est.

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