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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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