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.
Rank
country
(cu m)
Date of Information
1
Russia
44,800,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
2
Iran
29,610,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
3
Qatar
25,370,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
8
Nigeria
5,292,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
9
Venezuela
5,065,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
10
Algeria
4,502,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
11
Iraq
3,170,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
12
Australia
3,115,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
13
Indonesia
3,001,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
14
Kazakhstan
2,407,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
15
Malaysia
2,400,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
17
Egypt
2,186,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
18
Norway
2,039,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
19
Uzbekistan
1,841,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
20
Kuwait
1,798,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
21
Canada
1,754,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
22
Libya
1,548,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
24
Ukraine
1,104,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
25
India
1,074,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
26
Oman
849,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
28
Pakistan
840,200,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
29
China
800,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
30
Yemen
478,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
32
Brunei
390,800,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
33
Argentina
378,800,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
34
Colombia
377,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
35
Brazil
366,400,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
36
Peru
345,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
37
Mexico
338,800,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
38
Thailand
312,200,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
39
Angola
309,800,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
40
Burma
283,200,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
41
Bolivia
281,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
43
Syria
240,700,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
46
Israel
198,200,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
48
Vietnam
192,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
49
Germany
175,600,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
50
Poland
164,800,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
51
Cameroon
135,100,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
53
Ethiopia
113,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
54
Denmark
101,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
56
Chile
97,970,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
57
Bahrain
92,030,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
59
Sudan
84,950,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
60
Cuba
70,790,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
61
Tunisia
65,130,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
62
Italy
63,570,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
63
Romania
63,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
64
Namibia
62,290,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
65
Rwanda
56,630,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
68
Serbia
48,140,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
71
Croatia
31,580,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
73
Gabon
28,320,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
75
Ghana
22,650,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
76
Japan
20,900,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
77
Austria
16,140,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
78
Uganda
14,160,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
79
Slovakia
14,160,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
80
Ireland
9,911,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
81
Georgia
8,495,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
82
Hungary
8,098,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
83
Ecuador
7,985,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
84
France
6,796,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
85
Tanzania
6,513,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
86
Taiwan
6,229,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
87
Turkey
6,173,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
88
Jordan
6,031,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
90
Somalia
5,663,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
92
Bulgaria
5,663,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
94
Guatemala
2,960,000,000
1 January 2006 est.
95
Belarus
2,832,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
96
Spain
2,548,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
97
Morocco
1,444,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
98
Benin
1,133,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
100
Greece
991,100,000
1 January 2011 est.
101
Albania
849,500,000
1 January 2011 est.
102
Barbados
113,300,000
1 January 2011 est.
104
Macau
174,000
July 2, 1905 est.
107
Nauru
0
1 January 2011 est.
108
Nepal
0
1 January 2011 est.
111
Niger
0
1 January 2011 est.
112
Niue
0
1 January 2011 est.
113
Panama
0
1 January 2011 est.
122
Samoa
0
1 January 2011 est.
133
Sweden
0
1 January 2011 est.
135
Togo
0
1 January 2011 est.
136
Tonga
0
1 January 2011 est.
143
Zambia
0
1 January 2011 est.
148
Aruba
0
1 January 2011 est.
151
Belize
0
1 January 2011 est.
153
Bhutan
0
1 January 2011 est.
163
Chad
0
1 January 2011 est.
167
Cyprus
0
1 January 2011 est.
176
Fiji
0
1 January 2011 est.
183
Guinea
0
1 January 2011 est.
185
Guyana
0
1 January 2011 est.
186
Haiti
0
1 January 2011 est.
191
Kenya
0
1 January 2011 est.
194
Laos
0
1 January 2011 est.
202
Malawi
0
1 January 2011 est.
204
Mali
0
1 January 2011 est.
205
Malta
0
1 January 2011 est.