This tab-delimited file can be read by most spreadsheet applications after being saved properly. At the top of your browser window, click 'File' and 'Save As...' After saving the file, open your spreadsheet, find the file you just saved and then 'Open' it. Rank Country Natural gas - proved reserves(cu m) Date of Information 1 World 174,600,000,000,000 1 January 2002 2 Russia 47,570,000,000,000 2003 3 Iran 26,620,000,000,000 2005 4 Qatar 25,770,000,000,000 2005 5 Saudi Arabia 6,544,000,000,000 2005 6 United Arab Emirates 6,006,000,000,000 2005 7 United States 5,353,000,000,000 1 January 2002 8 Algeria 4,531,000,000,000 2005 9 Nigeria 4,502,000,000,000 2005 10 Venezuela 4,191,000,000,000 2005 11 European Union 3,256,000,000,000 1 January 2002 12 Iraq 3,115,000,000,000 2005 13 Kazakhstan 3,000,000,000,000 1 January 2004 14 Indonesia 2,557,000,000,000 2005 15 Australia 2,549,000,000,000 1 January 2002 16 China 2,530,000,000,000 2004 17 Malaysia 2,124,000,000,000 2005 18 Norway 2,118,000,000,000 1 January 2002 19 Turkmenistan 2,010,000,000,000 1 January 2002 20 Egypt 1,900,000,000,000 2005 21 Uzbekistan 1,875,000,000,000 1 January 2005 22 Netherlands 1,756,000,000,000 1 January 2002 23 Canada 1,673,000,000,000 2004 24 Kuwait 1,572,000,000,000 2005 25 Libya 1,321,000,000,000 2005 26 Ukraine 1,121,000,000,000 9 November 2004 27 India 853,500,000,000 2005 28 Azerbaijan 849,500,000,000 1 January 2002 29 Oman 829,100,000,000 2005 30 Pakistan 759,700,000,000 2005 31 Trinidad and Tobago 733,000,000,000 1 January 2004 32 Bolivia 679,600,000,000 1 January 2002 33 Argentina 663,500,000,000 2005 34 United Kingdom 628,600,000,000 31 December 2004 35 Yemen 478,600,000,000 2005 36 Mexico 424,300,000,000 2005 37 Brunei 390,800,000,000 1 January 2002 38 Thailand 377,700,000,000 November 2003 39 Papua New Guinea 345,500,000,000 2005 40 Germany 305,800,000,000 1 January 2004 41 Bangladesh 300,200,000,000 1 January 2002 42 Burma 283,200,000,000 2005 43 Peru 247,100,000,000 2005 44 Syria 240,700,000,000 2005 45 Brazil 240,000,000,000 2005 46 Italy 226,500,000,000 1 January 2002 47 Vietnam 192,600,000,000 2005 48 Poland 154,400,000,000 December 2004 49 Colombia 127,600,000,000 2005 50 Mozambique 127,400,000,000 1 January 2002 51 Cameroon 110,400,000,000 2005 52 Philippines 106,800,000,000 1 January 2004 53 Romania 100,700,000,000 1 January 2002 54 Afghanistan 99,960,000,000 1 January 2002 55 Chile 97,980,000,000 1 January 2004 56 Bahrain 92,030,000,000 2005 57 Congo, Republic of the 90,610,000,000 1 January 2002 58 Sudan 84,950,000,000 2005 59 Tunisia 77,870,000,000 2005 60 Taiwan 76,460,000,000 2005 61 Denmark 73,510,000,000 1 January 2002 62 Cuba 70,790,000,000 1 January 2002 63 Namibia 62,300,000,000 1 January 2002 64 Rwanda 56,630,000,000 1 January 2002 65 Serbia and Montenegro 48,140,000,000 1 January 2002 66 Angola 45,870,000,000 2005 67 Japan 39,640,000,000 1 January 2002 68 Israel 38,940,000,000 1 January 2002 69 New Zealand 37,380,000,000 1 January 2002 70 Equatorial Guinea 36,810,000,000 1 January 2002 71 Hungary 34,260,000,000 1 January 2002 72 Gabon 33,980,000,000 2005 73 Cote d'Ivoire 29,730,000,000 2005 74 Ethiopia 24,920,000,000 1 January 2002 75 Croatia 24,720,000,000 1 January 2002 76 Ghana 23,790,000,000 1 January 2002 77 Austria 23,200,000,000 2004 78 Tanzania 22,650,000,000 1 January 2002 79 Ireland 19,820,000,000 1 January 2002 80 Slovakia 15,010,000,000 1 January 2002 81 France 14,330,000,000 1 January 2002 82 Ecuador 9,769,000,000 2005 83 Turkey 8,495,000,000 1 January 2002 84 Jordan 6,230,000,000 1 January 2002 85 Bulgaria 5,947,000,000 1 January 2002 86 Somalia 5,663,000,000 1 January 2002 87 Czech Republic 3,964,000,000 1 January 2002 88 Guatemala 3,087,000,000 1 January 2002 89 Albania 2,832,000,000 1 January 2002 90 Spain 2,662,000,000 1 January 2002 91 Benin 1,218,000,000 1 January 2002 92 Morocco 1,218,000,000 2005 93 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 991,100,000 1 January 2002 94 Greece 991,100,000 1 January 2002 95 Barbados 141,600,000 1 January 2002 96 South Africa 28,320,000 1 January 2002 97 Madagascar 0 1 January 2002 98 Mauritania 0 2005 99 Suriname 0 2005 This file was last updated on 16 May, 2006