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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 175,400,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
2
 Russia 47,570,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
3
 Iran 26,850,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
4
 Qatar 25,630,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
5
 Saudi Arabia 7,167,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
6
 United Arab Emirates 6,071,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
7
 United States 5,977,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
8
 Nigeria 5,210,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
9
 Venezuela 4,708,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
10
 Algeria 4,502,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
11
 Iraq 3,170,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
12
 Kazakhstan 2,832,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
13
 Turkmenistan 2,832,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
14
 Indonesia 2,659,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
15
 European Union 2,476,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
16
 Malaysia 2,350,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
17
 China 2,265,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
18
 Norway 2,241,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
19
 Uzbekistan 1,841,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
20
 Egypt 1,656,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
21
 Canada 1,648,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
22
 Kuwait 1,586,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
23
 Libya 1,419,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
24
 Netherlands 1,416,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
25
 Ukraine 1,104,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
26
 India 1,075,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
27
 Azerbaijan 849,500,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
28
 Australia 849,500,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
29
 Oman 849,500,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
30
 Pakistan 792,800,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
31
 Bolivia 750,400,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
32
 Trinidad and Tobago 531,500,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
33
 Yemen 478,500,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
34
 Argentina 446,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
35
 United Kingdom 412,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
36
 Mexico 392,200,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
37
 Brunei 390,800,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
38
 Brazil 347,700,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
39
 Peru 337,800,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
40
 Thailand 331,200,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
41
 Burma 283,200,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
42
 Angola 269,800,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
43
 Germany 254,800,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
44
 Syria 240,700,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
45
 Papua New Guinea 226,500,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
46
 Timor-Leste 200,000,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
47
 Vietnam 192,500,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
48
 Poland 164,800,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
49
 Bangladesh 141,600,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
50
 Cameroon 135,100,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
51
 Mozambique 127,400,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
52
 Colombia 122,900,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
53
 Philippines 98,540,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
54
 Chile 97,970,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
55
 Italy 94,150,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
56
 Bahrain 92,030,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
57
 Congo, Republic of the 90,610,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
58
 Sudan 84,950,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
59
 Cuba 70,790,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
60
 Denmark 70,510,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
61
 Tunisia 65,130,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
62
 Romania 63,000,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
63
 Namibia 62,290,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
64
 Rwanda 56,630,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
65
 Afghanistan 49,550,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
66
 Serbia 48,140,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
67
 Equatorial Guinea 36,810,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
68
 Israel 30,440,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
69
 New Zealand 29,670,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
70
 Croatia 28,540,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
71
 Gabon 28,320,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
72
 Mauritania 28,320,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
73
 Cote d'Ivoire 28,320,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
74
 Ethiopia 24,920,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
75
 Ghana 22,650,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
76
 Japan 20,900,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
77
 Austria 16,140,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
78
 Slovakia 14,160,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
79
 Ireland 9,911,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
80
 Ecuador 9,369,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
81
 Georgia 8,495,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
82
 Turkey 8,495,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
83
 Hungary 8,098,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
84
 France 7,277,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
85
 Tanzania 6,513,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
86
 Taiwan 6,229,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
87
 Jordan 6,031,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
88
 Bulgaria 5,663,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
89
 Somalia 5,663,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
90
 Tajikistan 5,663,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
91
 Kyrgyzstan 5,663,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
92
 Czech Republic 3,964,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
93
 Guatemala 2,960,000,000 1 January 2006 est.
94
 Belarus 2,832,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
95
 Spain 2,548,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
96
 Greece 1,982,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
97
 Morocco 1,557,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
98
 Benin 1,133,000,000 1 January 2008 est.
99
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 991,100,000 1 January 2008 est.
100
 Albania 849,500,000 1 January 2008 est.
101
 Barbados 141,600,000 1 January 2008 est.
102
 South Africa 27,160,000 1 January 2006 est.
103
 Aruba 0 1 January 2006
104
 Botswana 0 1 January 2006 est.
105
 Belgium 0 1 January 2006
106
 Solomon Islands 0 1 January 2006 est.
107
 Mali 0 1 January 2006 est.
108
 Macedonia 0 1 January 2008 est.
109
 Malawi 0 1 January 2006 est.
110
 Montserrat 0 1 January 2006 est.
111
 Mongolia 0 1 January 2006 est.
112
 Moldova 0 1 January 2006 est.
113
 Macau 0 1 January 2006 est.
114
 Madagascar 0 1 January 2006 est.
115
 Lithuania 0 1 January 2006 est.
116
 Zimbabwe 0 1 January 2006 est.
117
 Zambia 0 1 January 2006 est.
118
 Swaziland 0 1 January 2006 est.
119
 Samoa 0 1 January 2006 est.
120
 Western Sahara 0 1 January 2006 est.
121
 Virgin Islands 0 1 January 2006 est.
122
 British Virgin Islands 0 1 January 2006 est.
123
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1 January 2006 est.
124
 Uruguay 0 1 January 2006 est.
125
 Burkina Faso 0 1 January 2006 est.
126
 Uganda 0 1 January 2006 est.
127
 Sao Tome and Principe 0 1 January 2006 est.
128
 Togo 0 1 January 2006 est.
129
 Tonga 0 1 January 2007 est.
130
 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 1 January 2006 est.
131
 Switzerland 0 1 January 2006 est.
132
 Sweden 0 1 January 2006 est.
133
 Saint Lucia 0 1 January 2006 est.
134
 Singapore 0 1 January 2006 est.
135
 Sierra Leone 0 1 January 2006 est.
136
 Slovenia 0 1 January 2006 est.
137
 Saint Helena 0 1 January 2006 est.
138
 Seychelles 0 1 January 2006 est.
139
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1 January 2006 est.
140
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 1 January 2006 est.
141
 Puerto Rico 0 1 January 2006 est.
142
 Guinea-Bissau 0 1 January 2006 est.
143
 Portugal 0 1 January 2006 est.
144
 Panama 0 1 January 2006 est.
145
 Paraguay 0 1 January 2007 est.
146
 Nicaragua 0 1 January 2006 est.
147
 Netherlands Antilles 0 1 January 2006 est.
148
 Suriname 0 1 January 2006 est.
149
 Nauru 0 1 January 2006 est.
150
 Nepal 0 1 January 2006 est.
151
 Vanuatu 0 1 January 2006 est.
152
 Niger 0 1 January 2006 est.
153
 Niue 0 1 January 2006 est.
154
 New Caledonia 0 1 January 2006 est.
155
 Maldives 0 1 January 2006 est.
156
 Malta 0 1 January 2006 est.
157
 Mauritius 0 1 January 2006 est.
158
 Lebanon 0 1 January 2006 est.
159
 Laos 0 1 January 2006 est.
160
 Korea, South 0 1 January 2006 est.
161
 Kiribati 0 1 January 2006 est.
162
 Korea, North 0 1 January 2007
163
 Kenya 0 1 January 2006 est.
164
 Jamaica 0 1 January 2006 est.
165
 Iceland 0 1 January 2006 est.
166
 Luxembourg 0 1 January 2006 est.
167
 Lesotho 0 1 January 2006 est.
168
 Liberia 0 1 January 2006 est.
169
 Honduras 0 1 January 2006 est.
170
 Hong Kong 0 1 January 2006 est.
171
 Haiti 0 1 January 2006 est.
172
 Guyana 0 1 January 2006 est.
173
 Guinea 0 1 January 2006 est.
174
 Guam 0 1 January 2006 est.
175
 Greenland 0 1 January 2006 est.
176
 Grenada 0 1 January 2006 est.
177
 Gibraltar 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
 Burundi 0 1 January 2006 est.
200
 Bhutan 0 1 January 2006 est.
201
 Belize 0 1 January 2006 est.
202
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1 January 2006
203
 Bahamas, The 0 1 January 2006 est.
204
 Bermuda 0 1 January 2006 est.
205
 Armenia 0 1 January 2006
206
 American Samoa 0 1 January 2006 est.
207
 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1 January 2006 est.

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