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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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Rank
 country (cu m) Date of Information
1 Russia
47,570,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
2 Iran
29,610,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
3 Qatar
25,470,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
4 Turkmenistan
7,504,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
5 Saudi Arabia
7,461,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
6 United States
6,928,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
7 United Arab Emirates
6,071,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
8 Nigeria
5,246,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
9 Venezuela
4,983,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
10 Algeria
4,502,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
11 Iraq
3,170,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
12 Australia
3,115,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
13 China
3,030,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
14 Indonesia
3,001,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
15 Kazakhstan
2,407,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
16 Malaysia
2,350,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
17 Norway
2,313,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
18 European Union
2,250,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
19 Uzbekistan
1,841,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
20 Kuwait
1,798,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
21 Canada
1,754,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
22 Egypt
1,656,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
23 Libya
1,539,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
24 Netherlands
1,416,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
25 Ukraine
1,104,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
26 India
1,075,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
27 Oman
849,500,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
28 Azerbaijan
849,500,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
29 Pakistan
840,200,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
30 Bolivia
750,400,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
31 Vietnam
680,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
32 Yemen
478,500,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
33 Peru
453,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
34 Trinidad and Tobago
436,100,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
35 Argentina
398,400,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
36 Brunei
390,800,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
37 Brazil
364,200,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
38 Mexico
359,700,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
39 Thailand
342,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
40 United Kingdom
292,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
41 Burma
283,200,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
42 Angola
271,800,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
43 Syria
240,700,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
44 Papua New Guinea
226,500,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
45 Timor-Leste
200,000,000,000
1 January 2006 est.
46 Bangladesh
195,400,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
47 Germany
175,600,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
48 Poland
164,800,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
49 Cameroon
135,100,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
50 Mozambique
127,400,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
51 Colombia
112,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
52 Philippines
108,700,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
53 Chile
97,970,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
54 Bahrain
92,030,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
55 Congo, Republic of the
90,610,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
56 Sudan
84,950,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
57 Cuba
70,790,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
58 Italy
69,830,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
59 Tunisia
65,130,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
60 Romania
63,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
61 Namibia
62,290,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
62 Denmark
61,300,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
63 Rwanda
56,630,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
64 Korea, South
50,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
65 Afghanistan
49,550,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
66 Serbia
48,140,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
67 Equatorial Guinea
36,810,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
68 New Zealand
33,980,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
69 Croatia
30,580,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
70 Israel
30,440,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
71 Cote d'Ivoire
28,320,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
72 Gabon
28,320,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
73 Mauritania
28,320,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
74 Ethiopia
24,920,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
75 Austria
24,800,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
76 Ghana
22,650,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
77 Japan
20,900,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
78 Slovakia
14,160,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
79 Ireland
9,911,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
80 Georgia
8,495,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
81 Hungary
8,098,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
82 Ecuador
7,985,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
83 France
7,079,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
84 Tanzania
6,513,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
85 Taiwan
6,229,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
86 Turkey
6,088,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
87 Jordan
6,031,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
88 Tajikistan
5,663,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
89 Somalia
5,663,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
90 Kyrgyzstan
5,663,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
91 Bulgaria
5,663,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
92 Czech Republic
3,072,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
93 Guatemala
2,960,000,000
1 January 2006 est.
94 Belarus
2,832,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
95 Spain
2,548,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
96 Morocco
1,501,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
97 Benin
1,133,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
98 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
991,100,000
1 January 2010 est.
99 Greece
991,100,000
1 January 2010 est.
100 Albania
849,500,000
1 January 2010 est.
101 Barbados
113,300,000
1 January 2010 est.
102 South Africa
27,160,000
1 January 2006 est.
103 Macau
174,000
2010 est.
104 Aruba
0
1 January 2010 est.
105 Antigua and Barbuda
0
1 January 2010 est.
106 Armenia
0
1 January 2010 est.
107 American Samoa
0
1 January 2010 est.
108 Botswana
0
1 January 2010 est.
109 Bermuda
0
1 January 2010 est.
110 Belgium
0
1 January 2010 est.
111 Bahamas, The
0
1 January 2009 est.
112 Belize
0
1 January 2010 est.
113 Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
1 January 2010 est.
114 Solomon Islands
0
1 January 2010 est.
115 Bhutan
0
1 January 2010 est.
116 Burundi
0
1 January 2010 est.
117 Cambodia
0
1 January 2010 est.
118 Chad
0
1 January 2010 est.
119 Sri Lanka
0
1 January 2010 est.
120 Cayman Islands
0
1 January 2010 est.
121 Comoros
0
1 January 2010 est.
122 Costa Rica
0
1 January 2010 est.
123 Central African Republic
0
1 January 2010 est.
124 Cape Verde
0
1 January 2010 est.
125 Cook Islands
0
1 January 2010 est.
126 Cyprus
0
1 January 2010 est.
127 Djibouti
0
1 January 2010 est.
128 Dominica
0
1 January 2010 est.
129 Dominican Republic
0
1 January 2010 est.
130 Estonia
0
1 January 2010 est.
131 Eritrea
0
1 January 2010 est.
132 El Salvador
0
1 January 2010 est.
133 Finland
0
1 January 2010 est.
134 Fiji
0
1 January 2010 est.
135 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
0
1 January 2010 est.
136 Faroe Islands
0
1 January 2010 est.
137 French Polynesia
0
1 January 2010 est.
138 Gambia, The
0
1 January 2010 est.
139 Gibraltar
0
1 January 2010 est.
140 Grenada
0
1 January 2010 est.
141 Greenland
0
1 January 2010 est.
142 Guinea
0
1 January 2010 est.
143 Guyana
0
1 January 2010 est.
144 Haiti
0
1 January 2010 est.
145 Hong Kong
0
1 January 2011 est.
146 Honduras
0
1 January 2010 est.
147 Iceland
0
1 January 2010 est.
148 Jamaica
0
1 January 2010 est.
149 Kenya
0
1 January 2010 est.
150 Korea, North
0
1 January 2010 est.
151 Kiribati
0
1 January 2010 est.
152 Laos
0
1 January 2010 est.
153 Lebanon
0
1 January 2010 est.
154 Lithuania
0
1 January 2010 est.
155 Liberia
0
1 January 2010 est.
156 Lesotho
0
1 January 2010 est.
157 Luxembourg
0
1 January 2010 est.
158 Madagascar
0
1 January 2006 est.
159 Moldova
0
1 January 2010 est.
160 Mongolia
0
1 January 2010 est.
161 Montserrat
0
1 January 2010 est.
162 Malawi
0
1 January 2010 est.
163 Montenegro
0
1 January 2010 est.
164 Macedonia
0
1 January 2011 est.
165 Mali
0
1 January 2010 est.
166 Mauritius
0
1 January 2010 est.
167 Malta
0
1 January 2010 est.
168 Maldives
0
1 January 2010 est.
169 New Caledonia
0
1 January 2010 est.
170 Niue
0
1 January 2010 est.
171 Niger
0
1 January 2010 est.
172 Vanuatu
0
1 January 2010 est.
173 Nepal
0
1 January 2010 est.
174 Nauru
0
1 January 2010 est.
175 Suriname
0
1 January 2010 est.
176 Nicaragua
0
1 January 2010 est.
177 Paraguay
0
1 January 2010 est.
178 Panama
0
1 January 2010 est.
179 Portugal
0
1 January 2010 est.
180 Guinea-Bissau
0
1 January 2010 est.
181 Puerto Rico
0
1 January 2010 est.
182 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0
1 January 2010 est.
183 Saint Kitts and Nevis
0
1 January 2010 est.
184 Seychelles
0
1 January 2010 est.
185 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
0
1 January 2010 est.
186 Slovenia
0
1 January 2010 est.
187 Sierra Leone
0
1 January 2010 est.
188 Singapore
0
1 January 2010 est.
189 Saint Lucia
0
1 January 2010 est.
190 Sweden
0
1 January 2010 est.
191 Switzerland
0
1 January 2009 est.
192 Turks and Caicos Islands
0
1 January 2010 est.
193 Tonga
0
1 January 2010 est.
194 Togo
0
1 January 2010 est.
195 Sao Tome and Principe
0
1 January 2010 est.
196 Uganda
0
1 January 2010 est.
197 Burkina Faso
0
1 January 2010 est.
198 Uruguay
0
1 January 2010 est.
199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0
1 January 2010 est.
200 British Virgin Islands
0
1 January 2010 est.
201 Virgin Islands
0
1 January 2010 est.
202 West Bank
0
1 January 2009 est.
203 Western Sahara
0
1 January 2010 est.
204 Samoa
0
1 January 2010 est.
205 Swaziland
0
1 January 2010 est.
206 Zambia
0
1 January 2010 est.
207 Zimbabwe
0
1 January 2010 est.
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