|
Rank
|
Country
|
Natural gas - proved reserves
(cu m)
|
Date of Information
|
|
1
|
World
|
172,800,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
2
|
Russia
|
47,570,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
3
|
Iran
|
26,620,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
4
|
Qatar
|
25,770,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
5
|
Saudi Arabia
|
6,654,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
6
|
United Arab Emirates
|
6,006,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
7
|
United States
|
5,451,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
8
|
Nigeria
|
4,984,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
9
|
Algeria
|
4,545,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
10
|
Venezuela
|
4,276,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
11
|
European Union
|
3,219,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
12
|
Iraq
|
3,115,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
13
|
Indonesia
|
2,760,000,000,000
|
31 December 2005 est.
|
|
14
|
China
|
2,350,000,000,000
|
2005 est.
|
|
15
|
Malaysia
|
2,124,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
16
|
Norway
|
2,085,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
17
|
Turkmenistan
|
2,010,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
18
|
Uzbekistan
|
1,875,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
19
|
Kazakhstan
|
1,841,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
20
|
Netherlands
|
1,756,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
21
|
Egypt
|
1,657,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
22
|
Canada
|
1,603,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
23
|
Kuwait
|
1,572,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
24
|
Libya
|
1,472,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
25
|
Ukraine
|
1,121,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
26
|
India
|
853,500,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
27
|
Azerbaijan
|
849,500,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
28
|
Oman
|
829,100,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
29
|
Australia
|
821,200,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
30
|
Pakistan
|
759,700,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
31
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
733,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
32
|
Bolivia
|
679,600,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
33
|
Argentina
|
612,500,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
34
|
United Kingdom
|
589,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
35
|
Yemen
|
478,600,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
36
|
Mexico
|
420,500,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
37
|
Brunei
|
390,800,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
38
|
Thailand
|
377,700,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
39
|
Papua New Guinea
|
345,500,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
40
|
France
|
341,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
41
|
Brazil
|
306,000,000,000
|
2005 est.
|
|
42
|
Bangladesh
|
300,200,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
43
|
Romania
|
300,000,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
44
|
Burma
|
283,200,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
45
|
Germany
|
279,100,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
46
|
Peru
|
246,800,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
47
|
Syria
|
240,000,000,000
|
2006 est.
|
|
48
|
Italy
|
226,500,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
49
|
Vietnam
|
192,600,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
50
|
Poland
|
164,800,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
51
|
Mozambique
|
127,400,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
52
|
Colombia
|
114,400,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
53
|
Cameroon
|
110,400,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
54
|
Philippines
|
106,800,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
55
|
Denmark
|
99,990,000,000
|
2006 est.
|
|
56
|
Afghanistan
|
99,960,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
57
|
Chile
|
97,980,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
58
|
Bahrain
|
92,030,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
59
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
90,610,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
60
|
Sudan
|
84,950,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
61
|
Tunisia
|
77,870,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
62
|
Taiwan
|
76,460,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
63
|
Cuba
|
70,790,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
64
|
Namibia
|
62,300,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
65
|
Rwanda
|
56,630,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
66
|
Serbia
|
48,140,000,000
|
1 January 2005
|
|
67
|
Angola
|
45,870,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
68
|
Japan
|
39,640,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
69
|
Israel
|
38,940,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
70
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
36,810,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
71
|
Hungary
|
34,260,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
72
|
Gabon
|
33,980,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
73
|
New Zealand
|
33,360,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
74
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
28,320,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
75
|
Ethiopia
|
24,920,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
76
|
Croatia
|
24,640,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
77
|
Ghana
|
23,790,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
78
|
Tanzania
|
22,650,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
79
|
Ireland
|
19,820,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
80
|
Austria
|
15,010,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
81
|
Slovakia
|
15,010,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
82
|
Ecuador
|
9,769,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
83
|
Turkey
|
8,495,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
84
|
Jordan
|
6,230,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
85
|
Bulgaria
|
5,947,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
86
|
Somalia
|
5,663,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
87
|
Czech Republic
|
3,964,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
88
|
Guatemala
|
3,087,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
89
|
Albania
|
2,832,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
90
|
Spain
|
2,549,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
91
|
Morocco
|
1,218,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
92
|
Benin
|
1,133,000,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
93
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
991,100,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
94
|
Greece
|
991,100,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
95
|
Barbados
|
141,600,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
96
|
South Africa
|
28,320,000
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
97
|
Bhutan
|
0
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
98
|
Suriname
|
0
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
99
|
Mauritania
|
0
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
|
100
|
Madagascar
|
0
|
1 January 2005 est.
|
This page was last updated on 8 March, 2007
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