| Rank | Land | Naturgas - Reserve (Kubikmeter) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russische Föderation | 44,800,000,000,000 | |
| 2 | Iran | 29,610,000,000,000 | |
| 3 | Katar | 25,370,000,000,000 | |
| 4 | Saudi-Arabien | 7,807,000,000,000 | |
| 5 | Vereinigte Staaten | 7,716,000,000,000 | |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 7,504,000,000,000 | |
| 7 | Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | 6,453,000,000,000 | |
| 8 | Nigeria | 5,292,000,000,000 | |
| 9 | Venezuela | 5,065,000,000,000 | |
| 10 | Algerien | 4,502,000,000,000 | |
| 11 | Irak | 3,170,000,000,000 | |
| 12 | Australien | 3,115,000,000,000 | |
| 13 | Indonesien | 3,001,000,000,000 | |
| 14 | Kasachstan | 2,407,000,000,000 | |
| 15 | Malaysia | 2,400,000,000,000 | |
| 16 | Ägypten | 2,186,000,000,000 | |
| 17 | Norwegen | 2,039,000,000,000 | |
| 18 | Usbekistan | 1,841,000,000,000 | |
| 19 | Kuwait | 1,798,000,000,000 | |
| 20 | Kanada | 1,754,000,000,000 | |
| 21 | Libyen | 1,548,000,000,000 | |
| 22 | Niederlande | 1,387,000,000,000 | |
| 23 | Ukraine | 1,104,000,000,000 | |
| 24 | Indien | 1,074,000,000,000 | |
| 25 | Oman | 849,500,000,000 | |
| 26 | Aserbaidschan | 849,500,000,000 | |
| 27 | Pakistan | 840,200,000,000 | |
| 28 | China | 800,000,000,000 | |
| 29 | Jemen | 478,500,000,000 | |
| 30 | Trinidad und Tobago | 408,200,000,000 | |
| 31 | Brunei Darussalam | 390,800,000,000 | |
| 32 | Argentinien | 378,800,000,000 | |
| 33 | Kolumbien | 377,000,000,000 | |
| 34 | Brasilien | 366,400,000,000 | |
| 35 | Peru | 345,500,000,000 | |
| 36 | Mexiko | 338,800,000,000 | |
| 37 | Thailand | 312,200,000,000 | |
| 38 | Angola | 309,800,000,000 | |
| 39 | Myanmar | 283,200,000,000 | |
| 40 | Bolivien | 281,500,000,000 | |
| 41 | Vereinigtes Königreich | 256,000,000,000 | |
| 42 | Syrien | 240,700,000,000 | |
| 43 | Papua-Neuguinea | 226,500,000,000 | |
| 44 | Osttimor | 200,000,000,000 | |
| 45 | Israel | 198,200,000,000 | |
| 46 | Bangladesch | 195,400,000,000 | |
| 47 | Vietnam | 192,500,000,000 | |
| 48 | Deutschland | 175,600,000,000 | |
| 49 | Polen | 164,800,000,000 | |
| 50 | Kamerun | 135,100,000,000 | |
| 51 | Mosambik | 127,400,000,000 | |
| 52 | Äthiopien | 113,000,000,000 | |
| 53 | Dänemark | 101,000,000,000 | |
| 54 | Philippinen | 98,540,000,000 | |
| 55 | Chile | 97,970,000,000 | |
| 56 | Bahrain | 92,030,000,000 | |
| 57 | Kongo | 90,610,000,000 | |
| 58 | Sudan | 84,950,000,000 | |
| 59 | Kuba | 70,790,000,000 | |
| 60 | Tunesien | 65,130,000,000 | |
| 61 | Italien | 63,570,000,000 | |
| 62 | Rumänien | 63,000,000,000 | |
| 63 | Namibia | 62,290,000,000 | |
| 64 | Ruanda | 56,630,000,000 | |
| 65 | Republik Korea | 50,000,000,000 | |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 49,550,000,000 | |
| 67 | Serbien | 48,140,000,000 | |
| 68 | Äquatorialguinea | 36,810,000,000 | |
| 69 | Neuseeland | 34,380,000,000 | |
| 70 | Kroatien | 31,580,000,000 | |
| 71 | Côte d'Ivoire | 28,320,000,000 | |
| 72 | Mauretanien | 28,320,000,000 | |
| 73 | Gabun | 28,320,000,000 | |
| 74 | Ghana | 22,650,000,000 | |
| 75 | Japan | 20,900,000,000 | |
| 76 | Österreich | 16,140,000,000 | |
| 77 | Slowakei | 14,160,000,000 | |
| 78 | Uganda | 14,160,000,000 | |
| 79 | Irland | 9,911,000,000 | |
| 80 | Georgien | 8,495,000,000 | |
| 81 | Ungarn | 8,098,000,000 | |
| 82 | Ecuador | 7,985,000,000 | |
| 83 | Frankreich | 6,796,000,000 | |
| 84 | Tansania | 6,513,000,000 | |
| 85 | Taiwan | 6,229,000,000 | |
| 86 | Türkei | 6,173,000,000 | |
| 87 | Jordanien | 6,031,000,000 | |
| 88 | Kirgisistan | 5,663,000,000 | |
| 89 | Bulgarien | 5,663,000,000 | |
| 90 | Somalia | 5,663,000,000 | |
| 91 | Tadschikistan | 5,663,000,000 | |
| 92 | Tschechische Republik | 3,964,000,000 | |
| 93 | Guatemala | 2,960,000,000 | |
| 94 | Belarus | 2,832,000,000 | |
| 95 | Spanien | 2,548,000,000 | |
| 96 | Marokko | 1,444,000,000 | |
| 97 | Benin | 1,133,000,000 | |
| 98 | Demokratische Republik Kongo | 991,100,000 | |
| 99 | Griechenland | 991,100,000 | |
| 100 | Albanien | 849,500,000 | |
| 101 | Barbados | 113,300,000 | |
| 102 | Südafrika | 27,160,000 | |
| 103 | Macau | 174,000 | |
| 104 | Republik Moldau | 0 | |
| 105 | Mongolei | 0 | |
| 106 | Montserrat | 0 | |
| 107 | Malawi | 0 | |
| 108 | Montenegro | 0 | |
| 109 | ehemalige jugoslawische Republik Mazedonien | 0 | |
| 110 | Mali | 0 | |
| 111 | Mauritius | 0 | |
| 112 | Malta | 0 | |
| 113 | Neukaledonien | 0 | |
| 114 | Niue | 0 | |
| 115 | Niger | 0 | |
| 116 | Vanuatu | 0 | |
| 117 | Paraguay | 0 | |
| 118 | Panama | 0 | |
| 119 | Portugal | 0 | |
| 120 | Malediven | 0 | |
| 121 | Nepal | 0 | |
| 122 | Nauru | 0 | |
| 123 | Suriname | 0 | |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 0 | |
| 125 | Guam | 0 | |
| 126 | Guinea | 0 | |
| 127 | Guyana | 0 | |
| 128 | Haiti | 0 | |
| 129 | Hongkong | 0 | |
| 130 | Honduras | 0 | |
| 131 | Island | 0 | |
| 132 | Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea | 0 | |
| 133 | Kiribati | 0 | |
| 134 | Kenia | 0 | |
| 135 | Jamaika | 0 | |
| 136 | Lesotho | 0 | |
| 137 | Luxemburg | 0 | |
| 138 | Madagaskar | 0 | |
| 139 | Laos | 0 | |
| 140 | Libanon | 0 | |
| 141 | Litauen | 0 | |
| 142 | Liberia | 0 | |
| 143 | Botsuana | 0 | |
| 144 | die Bermudas | 0 | |
| 145 | Belgien | 0 | |
| 146 | Bahamas | 0 | |
| 147 | Armenien | 0 | |
| 148 | Amerikanisch-Samoa | 0 | |
| 149 | Aruba | 0 | |
| 150 | Antigua und Barbuda | 0 | |
| 151 | Belize | 0 | |
| 152 | Bosnien und Herzegowina | 0 | |
| 153 | Salomonen | 0 | |
| 154 | Bhutan | 0 | |
| 155 | Burundi | 0 | |
| 156 | Kambodscha | 0 | |
| 157 | Tschad | 0 | |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 0 | |
| 159 | Kaimaninseln | 0 | |
| 160 | Komoren | 0 | |
| 161 | Costa Rica | 0 | |
| 162 | Zentralafrikanische Republik | 0 | |
| 163 | Kap Verde | 0 | |
| 164 | Cookinseln | 0 | |
| 165 | Dschibuti | 0 | |
| 166 | Dominica | 0 | |
| 167 | Dominikanische Republik | 0 | |
| 168 | Finnland | 0 | |
| 169 | Fidschi | 0 | |
| 170 | Falklandinseln | 0 | |
| 171 | Färöer | 0 | |
| 172 | Französisch-Polynesien | 0 | |
| 173 | Estland | 0 | |
| 174 | Eritrea | 0 | |
| 175 | El Salvador | 0 | |
| 176 | Gambia | 0 | |
| 177 | Gibraltar | 0 | |
| 178 | Grenada | 0 | |
| 179 | Grönland | 0 | |
| 180 | Senegal | 0 | |
| 181 | St. Helena | 0 | |
| 182 | Slowenien | 0 | |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 0 | |
| 184 | Singapur | 0 | |
| 185 | St. Pierre und Miquelon | 0 | |
| 186 | St. Kitts und Nevis | 0 | |
| 187 | Seychellen | 0 | |
| 188 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | |
| 189 | Puerto Rico | 0 | |
| 190 | St. Lucia | 0 | |
| 191 | Schweden | 0 | |
| 192 | Schweiz | 0 | |
| 193 | Turks- und Caicosinseln | 0 | |
| 194 | Tonga | 0 | |
| 195 | Togo | 0 | |
| 196 | São Tomé und Príncipe | 0 | |
| 197 | Amerikanische Jungferninseln | 0 | |
| 198 | Britische Jungferninseln | 0 | |
| 199 | St. Vincent und die Grenadinen | 0 | |
| 200 | Burkina Faso | 0 | |
| 201 | Uruguay | 0 | |
| 202 | West Bank | 0 | |
| 203 | Westsahara | 0 | |
| 204 | Samoa | 0 | |
| 205 | Swasiland | 0 | |
| 206 | Sambia | 0 | |
| 207 | Simbabwe | 0 | |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Januar 1, 2012
See also: Naturgas - Reserve map