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Country Comparison :: Natural gas - proved reserves
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.
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country (cu m) Date of Information
1 Russia
43,300,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
2 Iran
29,610,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
3 Qatar
25,260,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
4 Turkmenistan
7,940,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
5 Saudi Arabia
7,319,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
6 United States
6,731,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
7 United Arab Emirates
6,071,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
8 Nigeria
5,215,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
9 Venezuela
4,840,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
10 Algeria
4,502,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
11 Iraq
3,170,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
12 Indonesia
3,001,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
13 China
2,460,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
14 Kazakhstan
2,407,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
15 Malaysia
2,350,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
16 Norway
2,313,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
17 European Union
2,259,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
18 Egypt
2,190,000,000,000
1 June 2009 est.
19 Azerbaijan
2,000,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
20 Uzbekistan
1,841,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
21 Kuwait
1,794,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
22 Canada
1,640,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
23 Libya
1,540,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
24 Netherlands
1,346,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
25 Ukraine
1,104,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
26 India
1,075,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
27 Pakistan
885,300,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
28 Australia
849,500,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
29 Oman
849,500,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
30 Bolivia
750,400,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
31 Vietnam
610,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
32 Trinidad and Tobago
531,500,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
33 Yemen
478,500,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
34 Argentina
441,700,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
35 Brunei
390,800,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
36 Mexico
372,700,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
37 Brazil
365,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
38 United Kingdom
342,900,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
39 Peru
335,300,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
40 Thailand
317,100,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
41 Burma
283,200,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
42 Angola
269,800,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
43 Syria
240,700,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
44 Papua New Guinea
226,500,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
45 Timor-Leste
200,000,000,000
1 January 2006 est.
46 Germany
175,600,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
47 Poland
164,800,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
48 Bangladesh
141,600,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
49 Cameroon
135,100,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
50 Mozambique
127,400,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
51 Colombia
105,900,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
52 Philippines
98,540,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
53 Chile
97,970,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
54 Italy
94,150,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
55 Bahrain
92,030,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
56 Congo, Republic of the
90,610,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
57 Sudan
84,950,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
58 Cuba
70,790,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
59 Tunisia
65,130,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
60 Romania
63,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
61 Namibia
62,290,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
62 Denmark
60,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
63 Rwanda
56,630,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
64 Korea, South
50,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
65 Afghanistan
49,550,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
66 Serbia
48,140,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
67 Equatorial Guinea
36,810,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
68 Croatia
36,440,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
69 New Zealand
33,980,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
70 Israel
30,440,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
71 Gabon
28,320,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
72 Cote d'Ivoire
28,320,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
73 Mauritania
28,320,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
74 Austria
27,900,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
75 Ethiopia
24,920,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
76 Ghana
22,650,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
77 Japan
20,900,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
78 Slovakia
14,160,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
79 Ireland
9,911,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
80 Ecuador
8,919,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
81 Georgia
8,495,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
82 Hungary
8,098,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
83 France
6,937,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
84 Turkey
6,830,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
85 Tanzania
6,513,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
86 Taiwan
6,229,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
87 Jordan
6,031,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
88 Bulgaria
5,663,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
89 Somalia
5,663,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
90 Tajikistan
5,663,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
91 Kyrgyzstan
5,663,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
92 Czech Republic
3,964,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
93 Guatemala
2,960,000,000
1 January 2006 est.
94 Belarus
2,832,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
95 Spain
2,548,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
96 Greece
1,982,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
97 Morocco
1,501,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
98 Benin
1,133,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
99 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
991,100,000
1 January 2009 est.
100 Albania
849,500,000
1 January 2009 est.
101 Barbados
141,600,000
1 January 2009 est.
102 South Africa
27,160,000
1 January 2006 est.
103 Macau
300,000
1 January 2008 est.
104 Aruba
0
1 January 2009 est.
105 Botswana
0
1 January 2009 est.
106 Belgium
0
1 January 2009 est.
107 Solomon Islands
0
1 January 2009 est.
108 Mauritius
0
1 January 2009 est.
109 Mali
0
1 January 2009 est.
110 Macedonia
0
1 January 2009 est.
111 Malawi
0
1 January 2009 est.
112 Montserrat
0
1 January 2009 est.
113 Mongolia
0
1 January 2009 est.
114 Moldova
0
1 January 2009 est.
115 Madagascar
0
1 January 2006 est.
116 Liberia
0
1 January 2009 est.
117 Zimbabwe
0
1 January 2009 est.
118 Zambia
0
1 January 2009 est.
119 Swaziland
0
1 January 2009 est.
120 Samoa
0
1 January 2009 est.
121 Western Sahara
0
1 January 2009 est.
122 Virgin Islands
0
1 January 2009 est.
123 British Virgin Islands
0
1 January 2009 est.
124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0
1 January 2009 est.
125 Uruguay
0
1 January 2009 est.
126 Burkina Faso
0
1 January 2009 est.
127 Uganda
0
1 January 2009 est.
128 Sao Tome and Principe
0
1 January 2009 est.
129 Togo
0
1 January 2009 est.
130 Tonga
0
1 January 2009 est.
131 Turks and Caicos Islands
0
1 January 2009 est.
132 Switzerland
0
1 January 2006 est.
133 Sweden
0
1 January 2009 est.
134 Saint Lucia
0
1 January 2009 est.
135 Singapore
0
1 January 2009 est.
136 Sierra Leone
0
1 January 2009 est.
137 Slovenia
0
1 January 2009 est.
138 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
0
1 January 2009 est.
139 Seychelles
0
1 January 2009 est.
140 Saint Kitts and Nevis
0
1 January 2009 est.
141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0
1 January 2009 est.
142 Puerto Rico
0
1 January 2009 est.
143 Guinea-Bissau
0
1 January 2009 est.
144 Portugal
0
1 January 2009 est.
145 Panama
0
1 January 2009 est.
146 Paraguay
0
1 January 2009 est.
147 Nicaragua
0
1 January 2009 est.
148 Netherlands Antilles
0
1 January 2009 est.
149 Suriname
0
1 January 2009 est.
150 Nauru
0
1 January 2009 est.
151 Nepal
0
1 January 2009 est.
152 Vanuatu
0
1 January 2009 est.
153 Niger
0
1 January 2009 est.
154 Niue
0
1 January 2009 est.
155 New Caledonia
0
1 January 2009 est.
156 Maldives
0
1 January 2009 est.
157 Malta
0
1 January 2009 est.
158 Lithuania
0
1 January 2009 est.
159 Lebanon
0
1 January 2009 est.
160 Laos
0
1 January 2009 est.
161 Kiribati
0
1 January 2009 est.
162 Korea, North
0
1 January 2009 est.
163 Kenya
0
1 January 2009 est.
164 Jamaica
0
1 January 2009 est.
165 Iceland
0
1 January 2009 est.
166 Luxembourg
0
1 January 2009 est.
167 Lesotho
0
1 January 2009 est.
168 Honduras
0
1 January 2009 est.
169 Hong Kong
0
1 January 2009 est.
170 Haiti
0
1 January 2009 est.
171 Guyana
0
1 January 2009 est.
172 Guinea
0
1 January 2009 est.
173 Greenland
0
1 January 2009 est.
174 Grenada
0
1 January 2009 est.
175 Gibraltar
0
1 January 2009 est.
176 Gambia, The
0
1 January 2009 est.
177 French Polynesia
0
1 January 2009 est.
178 Faroe Islands
0
1 January 2009
179 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
0
1 January 2009 est.
180 Fiji
0
1 January 2009 est.
181 Finland
0
1 January 2009 est.
182 El Salvador
0
1 January 2009 est.
183 Eritrea
0
1 January 2009 est.
184 Estonia
0
1 January 2009 est.
185 Dominican Republic
0
1 January 2009 est.
186 Dominica
0
1 January 2009 est.
187 Djibouti
0
1 January 2009 est.
188 Cyprus
0
1 January 2009 est.
189 Cook Islands
0
1 January 2009 est.
190 Cape Verde
0
1 January 2009 est.
191 Central African Republic
0
1 January 2009 est.
192 Costa Rica
0
1 January 2009 est.
193 Comoros
0
1 January 2009 est.
194 Cayman Islands
0
1 January 2009 est.
195 Sri Lanka
0
1 January 2009 est.
196 Chad
0
1 January 2009 est.
197 Cambodia
0
1 January 2009 est.
198 Burundi
0
1 January 2009 est.
199 Bhutan
0
1 January 2009 est.
200 Belize
0
1 January 2009 est.
201 Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
1 January 2009 est.
202 Bahamas, The
0
1 January 2006 est.
203 Bermuda
0
1 January 2009 est.
204 Armenia
0
1 January 2009 est.
205 American Samoa
0
1 January 2009 est.
206 Antigua and Barbuda
0
1 January 2009 est.
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