| Rank | Country | Natural gas - proved reserves (cubic meters) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 44,800,000,000,000 |  |
| 2 | Iran | 29,610,000,000,000 | |
| 3 | Qatar | 25,370,000,000,000 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 7,807,000,000,000 | |
| 5 | United States | 7,716,000,000,000 | |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 7,504,000,000,000 | |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 6,453,000,000,000 | |
| 8 | Nigeria | 5,292,000,000,000 | |
| 9 | Venezuela | 5,065,000,000,000 | |
| 10 | Algeria | 4,502,000,000,000 | |
| 11 | Iraq | 3,170,000,000,000 | |
| 12 | Australia | 3,115,000,000,000 | |
| 13 | Indonesia | 3,001,000,000,000 | |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 2,407,000,000,000 | |
| 15 | Malaysia | 2,400,000,000,000 | |
| 16 | Egypt | 2,186,000,000,000 | |
| 17 | Norway | 2,039,000,000,000 | |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 1,841,000,000,000 | |
| 19 | Kuwait | 1,798,000,000,000 | |
| 20 | Canada | 1,754,000,000,000 | |
| 21 | Libya | 1,548,000,000,000 | |
| 22 | Netherlands | 1,387,000,000,000 | |
| 23 | Ukraine | 1,104,000,000,000 | |
| 24 | India | 1,074,000,000,000 | |
| 25 | Oman | 849,500,000,000 | |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 849,500,000,000 | |
| 27 | Pakistan | 840,200,000,000 | |
| 28 | China | 800,000,000,000 | |
| 29 | Yemen | 478,500,000,000 | |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 408,200,000,000 | |
| 31 | Brunei | 390,800,000,000 | |
| 32 | Argentina | 378,800,000,000 | |
| 33 | Colombia | 377,000,000,000 | |
| 34 | Brazil | 366,400,000,000 | |
| 35 | Peru | 345,500,000,000 | |
| 36 | Mexico | 338,800,000,000 | |
| 37 | Thailand | 312,200,000,000 | |
| 38 | Angola | 309,800,000,000 | |
| 39 | Burma | 283,200,000,000 | |
| 40 | Bolivia | 281,500,000,000 | |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 256,000,000,000 | |
| 42 | Syria | 240,700,000,000 | |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 226,500,000,000 | |
| 44 | East Timor | 200,000,000,000 | |
| 45 | Israel | 198,200,000,000 | |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 195,400,000,000 | |
| 47 | Vietnam | 192,500,000,000 | |
| 48 | Germany | 175,600,000,000 | |
| 49 | Poland | 164,800,000,000 | |
| 50 | Cameroon | 135,100,000,000 | |
| 51 | Mozambique | 127,400,000,000 | |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 113,000,000,000 | |
| 53 | Denmark | 101,000,000,000 | |
| 54 | Philippines | 98,540,000,000 | |
| 55 | Chile | 97,970,000,000 | |
| 56 | Bahrain | 92,030,000,000 | |
| 57 | Congo, Republic of the | 90,610,000,000 | |
| 58 | Sudan | 84,950,000,000 | |
| 59 | Cuba | 70,790,000,000 | |
| 60 | Tunisia | 65,130,000,000 | |
| 61 | Italy | 63,570,000,000 | |
| 62 | Romania | 63,000,000,000 | |
| 63 | Namibia | 62,290,000,000 | |
| 64 | Rwanda | 56,630,000,000 | |
| 65 | Korea, South | 50,000,000,000 | |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 49,550,000,000 | |
| 67 | Serbia | 48,140,000,000 | |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | 36,810,000,000 | |
| 69 | New Zealand | 34,380,000,000 | |
| 70 | Croatia | 31,580,000,000 | |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28,320,000,000 | |
| 72 | Mauritania | 28,320,000,000 | |
| 73 | Gabon | 28,320,000,000 | |
| 74 | Ghana | 22,650,000,000 | |
| 75 | Japan | 20,900,000,000 | |
| 76 | Austria | 16,140,000,000 | |
| 77 | Slovakia | 14,160,000,000 | |
| 78 | Uganda | 14,160,000,000 | |
| 79 | Ireland | 9,911,000,000 | |
| 80 | Georgia | 8,495,000,000 | |
| 81 | Hungary | 8,098,000,000 | |
| 82 | Ecuador | 7,985,000,000 | |
| 83 | France | 6,796,000,000 | |
| 84 | Tanzania | 6,513,000,000 | |
| 85 | Taiwan | 6,229,000,000 | |
| 86 | Turkey | 6,173,000,000 | |
| 87 | Jordan | 6,031,000,000 | |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,663,000,000 | |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 5,663,000,000 | |
| 90 | Somalia | 5,663,000,000 | |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 5,663,000,000 | |
| 92 | Czech Republic | 3,964,000,000 | |
| 93 | Guatemala | 2,960,000,000 | |
| 94 | Belarus | 2,832,000,000 | |
| 95 | Spain | 2,548,000,000 | |
| 96 | Morocco | 1,444,000,000 | |
| 97 | Benin | 1,133,000,000 | |
| 98 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 991,100,000 | |
| 99 | Greece | 991,100,000 | |
| 100 | Albania | 849,500,000 | |
| 101 | Barbados | 113,300,000 | |
| 102 | South Africa | 27,160,000 | |
| 103 | Macau | 174,000 | |
| 104 | Moldova | 0 | |
| 105 | Mongolia | 0 | |
| 106 | Montserrat | 0 | |
| 107 | Malawi | 0 | |
| 108 | Montenegro | 0 | |
| 109 | Macedonia | 0 | |
| 110 | Mali | 0 | |
| 111 | Mauritius | 0 | |
| 112 | Malta | 0 | |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 0 | |
| 114 | Niue | 0 | |
| 115 | Niger | 0 | |
| 116 | Vanuatu | 0 | |
| 117 | Paraguay | 0 | |
| 118 | Panama | 0 | |
| 119 | Portugal | 0 | |
| 120 | Maldives | 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 | Hong Kong | 0 | |
| 130 | Honduras | 0 | |
| 131 | Iceland | 0 | |
| 132 | Korea, North | 0 | |
| 133 | Kiribati | 0 | |
| 134 | Kenya | 0 | |
| 135 | Jamaica | 0 | |
| 136 | Lesotho | 0 | |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 0 | |
| 138 | Madagascar | 0 | |
| 139 | Laos | 0 | |
| 140 | Lebanon | 0 | |
| 141 | Lithuania | 0 | |
| 142 | Liberia | 0 | |
| 143 | Botswana | 0 | |
| 144 | Bermuda | 0 | |
| 145 | Belgium | 0 | |
| 146 | Bahamas, The | 0 | |
| 147 | Armenia | 0 | |
| 148 | American Samoa | 0 | |
| 149 | Aruba | 0 | |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | |
| 151 | Belize | 0 | |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 0 | |
| 154 | Bhutan | 0 | |
| 155 | Burundi | 0 | |
| 156 | Cambodia | 0 | |
| 157 | Chad | 0 | |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 0 | |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 0 | |
| 160 | Comoros | 0 | |
| 161 | Costa Rica | 0 | |
| 162 | Central African Republic | 0 | |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 0 | |
| 164 | Cook Islands | 0 | |
| 165 | Djibouti | 0 | |
| 166 | Dominica | 0 | |
| 167 | Dominican Republic | 0 | |
| 168 | Finland | 0 | |
| 169 | Fiji | 0 | |
| 170 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0 | |
| 171 | Faroe Islands | 0 | |
| 172 | French Polynesia | 0 | |
| 173 | Estonia | 0 | |
| 174 | Eritrea | 0 | |
| 175 | El Salvador | 0 | |
| 176 | Gambia, The | 0 | |
| 177 | Gibraltar | 0 | |
| 178 | Grenada | 0 | |
| 179 | Greenland | 0 | |
| 180 | Senegal | 0 | |
| 181 | Saint Helena | 0 | |
| 182 | Slovenia | 0 | |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 0 | |
| 184 | Singapore | 0 | |
| 185 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | |
| 187 | Seychelles | 0 | |
| 188 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | |
| 189 | Puerto Rico | 0 | |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 0 | |
| 191 | Sweden | 0 | |
| 192 | Switzerland | 0 | |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | |
| 194 | Tonga | 0 | |
| 195 | Togo | 0 | |
| 196 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | |
| 197 | Virgin Islands | 0 | |
| 198 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | |
| 199 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | |
| 200 | Burkina Faso | 0 | |
| 201 | Uruguay | 0 | |
| 202 | West Bank | 0 | |
| 203 | Western Sahara | 0 | |
| 204 | Samoa | 0 | |
| 205 | Swaziland | 0 | |
| 206 | Zambia | 0 | |
| 207 | Zimbabwe | 0 | |
Definition: 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.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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