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
World
191,300,000,000,000.00
1 January 2011 est.
2
Russia
47,570,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
3
Iran
33,070,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
4
Qatar
25,200,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
9
Venezuela
5,524,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
10
Nigeria
5,110,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
11
Algeria
4,502,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
12
Indonesia
3,994,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
13
Iraq
3,158,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
14
China
3,030,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
15
Kazakhstan
2,407,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
16
Malaysia
2,350,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
17
Egypt
2,186,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
18
Norway
2,007,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
20
Uzbekistan
1,841,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
21
Kuwait
1,798,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
22
Canada
1,727,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
23
Libya
1,495,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
24
Netherlands
1,303,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
25
India
1,154,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
26
Ukraine
1,104,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
27
Oman
849,500,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
28
Azerbaijan
849,500,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
29
Australia
788,600,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
30
Pakistan
753,800,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
31
Vietnam
699,400,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
32
Mexico
490,300,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
33
Yemen
478,500,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
34
Brazil
416,900,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
35
Brunei
390,800,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
37
Argentina
378,800,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
38
Peru
352,800,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
39
Angola
310,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
40
Thailand
299,800,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
41
Burma
283,200,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
42
Bolivia
281,500,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
43
Israel
270,700,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
45
Syria
240,700,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
47
Bangladesh
183,700,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
48
Germany
175,600,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
50
Cameroon
135,100,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
51
Colombia
134,100,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
52
Mozambique
127,400,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
53
Ethiopia
113,000,000,000.00
1 January 2011 est.
55
Chile
97,970,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
56
Poland
95,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
57
Bahrain
92,030,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
59
Sudan
84,950,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
60
Cuba
70,790,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
61
Italy
66,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
62
Tunisia
65,130,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
63
Romania
63,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
64
Namibia
62,290,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
65
Rwanda
56,630,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
66
Denmark
51,990,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
68
Serbia
48,140,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
71
Mauritania
28,320,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
72
Gabon
28,320,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
74
Croatia
24,920,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
75
Ghana
22,650,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
76
Japan
20,900,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
77
Austria
16,140,000,000.00
1 January 2011 est.
78
Uganda
14,160,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
79
Slovakia
14,160,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
80
Ireland
9,911,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
81
Georgia
8,495,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
82
Hungary
8,013,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
83
Ecuador
7,985,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
85
Tanzania
6,513,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
86
Taiwan
6,229,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
87
Turkey
6,173,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
88
Jordan
6,031,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
89
Bulgaria
5,663,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
90
Tajikistan
5,663,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
91
Somalia
5,663,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
92
Kyrgyzstan
5,663,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
93
France
5,522,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
95
Guatemala
2,960,000,000.00
1 January 2006 est.
96
Belarus
2,832,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
97
Spain
2,548,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
98
Morocco
1,444,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
99
Benin
1,133,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
101
Greece
991,100,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
102
Albania
849,500,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
103
Barbados
113,300,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
105
Macau
174,000.00
July 2, 1905 est.
106
Aruba
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
108
Armenia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
111
Bermuda
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
112
Belgium
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
114
Belize
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
117
Bhutan
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
118
Burundi
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
120
Curacao
0.00
1 January 2011 est.
121
Chad
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
124
Comoros
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
129
Cyprus
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
133
Estonia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
134
Eritrea
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
136
Finland
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
137
Fiji
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
143
Grenada
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
145
Guam
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
146
Guinea
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
147
Guyana
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
148
Haiti
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
151
Iceland
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
152
Jamaica
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
153
Kenya
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
156
Laos
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
157
Lebanon
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
158
Latvia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
160
Liberia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
161
Lesotho
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
164
Moldova
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
167
Malawi
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
170
Mali
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
172
Malta
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
175
Niue
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
176
Niger
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
177
Vanuatu
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
178
Nepal
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
179
Nauru
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
183
Panama
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
190
Senegal
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
196
Sweden
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
199
Tonga
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
200
Togo
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
203
Uruguay
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
209
Samoa
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
211
Zambia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.