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Countries by natural gas proven reserves (2014), based on data from The World Factbook
World natural gas proved reserves 1960–2012 (OPEC)
Trends in the five countries with largest proved reserves of natural gas, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

This is a list of countries by natural gas proven reserves based on The World Factbook (when no citation is given).[1] or other authoritative third-party sources (as cited). Based on data from BP, at the end of 2009 proved gas reserves were dominated by three countries:Iran, Russia, and Qatar, which together held nearly half the world's proven reserves.[2]

There is some disagreement on which country has the largest proven gas reserves. Sources that consider that Russia has by far the largest proven reserves include the US CIA (47.6 trillion cubic meters),[3] the US Energy Information Administration (49 tcm),[4] and OPEC (48.7 tcm).[5] However, BP credits Russia with only 32.9 tcm,[6] which would place it in second place, slightly behind Iran (33.1 to 33.8 tcm, depending on the source).

Due to constant announcements of shale gas recoverable reserves, as well as drilling in Central Asia, South America and Africa, deepwater drilling, estimates are undergoing frequent updates, mostly increasing. Since 2000, some countries, notably the US and Canada, have seen large increases in proved gas reserves due to development of shale gas, but shale gas deposits in most countries are yet to be added to reserve calculations.

Rank Country/Region Natural gas
proven reserves
(m³)		 Date of
information
Total  World 187,300,000,000,000
1  Russia 48,700,000,000,000 12 June 2013 est.[5]
2  Iran (see: Natural gas reserves in Iran) 33,600,000,000,000 12 June 2013 est.[7]
3  Qatar 24,700,000,000,000 June 2014.[8]
4  Turkmenistan 17,500,000,000,000 June 2014.[8]
5  United States (see: Natural gas in the United States) 9,860,000,000,000 12 December 2013[9][10]
6  Saudi Arabia 8,600,000,000,000 June 2014.[8]
7  Iraq 6,400,000,000,000 1 January 2012 est.[11]
8  Venezuela 5,724,500,000,000 19 July 2011[12]
9  Nigeria 5,100,000,000,000 June 2014.[8]
10  China (see: Natural gas in China) 4,643,000,000,000 1 January 2015[9]
11  Algeria 4,502,000,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
12  Australia 4,300,000,000,000 1 January 2014 est.[11]
14  Indonesia 3,001,000,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
15  Malaysia 2,350,000,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
16  Norway 2,313,000,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
17  United Arab Emirates 2,250,000,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
18  Kazakhstan 1,900,000,000,000 12 June 2013 est.[13]
19  Uzbekistan 1,841,000,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
20  Kuwait 1,798,000,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
21  Canada (see: Natural gas in 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 2014 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 2011 est.[1]
29  Pakistan 754,000,000,000 1 January 2014 est.[9]
30  Lebanon 750,400,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
31  Romania 726,000,000,000 1 January 2013 est.
32  Yemen 478,500,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
33  Trinidad and Tobago 436,100,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
34  Argentina 430,000,000,000 1 January 2014 est.
35  Brunei 390,800,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
36  Brazil 364,200,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
37  Mexico 359,700,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
38  Thailand 342,000,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
39  Colombia 377,000,000,000 1 January 2011 est.[14]
40  Peru 334,100,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
41  United Kingdom 292,000,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
42  Burma 283,200,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
43  Israel 199,000,000,000 1 January 2015 est.[15]
44  Bolivia 281,000,000,000 1 January 2015[16][17]
45  Angola 271,800,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
46  Syria 240,700,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
47  Papua New Guinea 226,500,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
47  Timor-Leste 200,000,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
48  Bangladesh 195,400,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
49  Germany 175,600,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
50  Ghana 165,000,000,000 13 May 2013 est.[18]
51  Poland 164,800,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
52  Cameroon 135,100,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
53  Mozambique 127,400,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
54  Philippines 108,700,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
55  Chile 97,970,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
56  Bahrain 92,030,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
57  Congo, Republic of the 90,610,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
58  Sudan 84,950,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
59  Cuba 70,790,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
60  Italy 69,830,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
61  Tunisia 65,130,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
62  Namibia 62,290,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
63  Denmark 61,300,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
64  Rwanda 56,630,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
65  Korea, South 50,000,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
66  Afghanistan 49,550,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
67  Serbia 48,140,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
68  Equatorial Guinea 36,810,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
69  New Zealand 33,980,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
70  Croatia 30,580,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
71  Cote d'Ivoire 28,320,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
72  Mauritania 28,320,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
73  Gabon 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  Japan 20,900,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
77  Slovakia 14,160,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
78  Ireland 9,911,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
79  Georgia 8,495,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
80  Hungary 8,098,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
81  Ecuador 7,985,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
82  France 7,079,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
83  Tanzania 6,510,000,000 1 January 2013 est.[19]
84  Taiwan 6,229,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
85  Turkey 6,088,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
86  Jordan 6,031,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
87  Bulgaria 5,663,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
88  Tajikistan 5,663,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
89  Somalia 5,663,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
90  Kyrgyzstan 5,663,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
91  Czech Republic 3,072,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
92  Guatemala 2,960,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
93  Belarus 2,832,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
94  Spain 2,548,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
95  Morocco 1,501,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
96  Benin 1,133,000,000 1 January 2010 est.
97  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 991,100,000 1 January 2010 est.
98  Greece 991,100,000 1 January 2010 est.
99  Albania 849,500,000 1 January 2010 est.
100  Barbados 113,300,000 1 January 2010 est.
101  South Africa 27,160,000 1 January 2006 est.
102  Macau 300,000 1 January 2008 est.

TOTAL: 204.7 trillion cubic meters

  • Star denotes includes "recoverable portion of shale reserves"

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Rank Order - Natural gas - proved reserves, accessed in June 2014
  2. ^ 2011 report on oil and gas companies, Promoting revenue Transparency Transparency International 2011 page reserves 113
  3. ^ Natural gas - proved reserves, accessed 1 Dec. 2013.
  4. ^ US Energy Information Administration, [1] accessed 23 Oct. 2015.
  5. ^ a b OPEC, Table 3.2 Natural gas proven reserves by country, accessed 1 Dec 2013.
  6. ^ BP,BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2013.
  7. ^ http://en.apa.az/xeber_bp__iran_ranks_first_for_gas_reserves__t_194696.html
  8. ^ a b c d BP, Statistical Review of World Energy 2014, June 2014
  9. ^ a b c US Energy Information Administration, Dry Natural Gas Proved Reserves, 12 December 2013.
  10. ^ http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/crudeoilreserves/
  11. ^ a b http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/reports_and_publications/statistical_energy_review_2011/STAGING/local_assets/pdf/natural_gas_section_2012.pdf
  12. ^ "'Reservas de gas de Venezuela ascienden a 195.097 billones de pies cúbicos'". Informe21. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  13. ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130612-706046.html
  14. ^ "Colombia Gas natural - reservas comprobadas". indexmundi.com. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ US Energy Information Administration, Israel, accessed 31 August 2015.
  16. ^ http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=3&pid=3&aid=6
  17. ^ http://www.opec.org/library/Annual%20Statistical%20Bulletin/interactive/current/FileZ/Main.htm
  18. ^ "Atuabo gas project to propel more growth". Daily Graphic. graphic.com.gh. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ US EIA, Tanzania, accessed 3 January 2013.
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