|
Rank
|
Country
|
Natural gas - proved reserves
(cu m)
|
Date of Information
|
|
1
|
World
|
172,000,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
2
|
Russia
|
47,570,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006
|
|
3
|
Iran
|
26,370,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
4
|
Qatar
|
25,790,000,000,000
|
1 January 2007 est.
|
|
5
|
Saudi Arabia
|
6,568,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
6
|
United Arab Emirates
|
5,823,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
7
|
United States
|
5,551,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
8
|
Nigeria
|
5,015,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
9
|
Algeria
|
4,359,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
10
|
Venezuela
|
4,112,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
11
|
European Union
|
3,310,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
12
|
Iraq
|
3,170,000,000,000
|
1 January 2007 est.
|
|
13
|
Turkmenistan
|
2,860,000,000,000
|
1 January 2007 est.
|
|
14
|
Indonesia
|
2,630,000,000,000
|
1 January 2007 est.
|
|
15
|
China
|
2,450,000,000,000
|
2006 est.
|
|
16
|
Norway
|
2,288,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
17
|
Malaysia
|
2,037,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
18
|
Uzbekistan
|
1,798,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
19
|
Kazakhstan
|
1,765,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
20
|
Netherlands
|
1,684,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
21
|
Egypt
|
1,589,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
22
|
Canada
|
1,537,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
23
|
Kuwait
|
1,521,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
24
|
Libya
|
1,430,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
25
|
Ukraine
|
1,075,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
26
|
India
|
1,056,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
27
|
Azerbaijan
|
849,500,000,000
|
17 April 2007 est.
|
|
28
|
Oman
|
795,200,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
29
|
Pakistan
|
764,600,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
30
|
Australia
|
750,600,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
31
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
702,800,000,000
|
1 January 2007 est.
|
|
32
|
Bolivia
|
651,800,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
33
|
Argentina
|
512,400,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
34
|
United Kingdom
|
509,200,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
35
|
Yemen
|
459,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
36
|
Mexico
|
434,100,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
37
|
Thailand
|
400,700,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
38
|
Brunei
|
374,800,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
39
|
France
|
341,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
40
|
Papua New Guinea
|
331,300,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
41
|
Brazil
|
312,700,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
42
|
Burma
|
271,600,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
43
|
Germany
|
246,500,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
44
|
Syria
|
240,000,000,000
|
1 January 2007 est.
|
|
45
|
Peru
|
236,900,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
46
|
Italy
|
217,300,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
47
|
Timor-Leste
|
200,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
48
|
Vietnam
|
184,700,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
49
|
Poland
|
158,100,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
50
|
Bangladesh
|
135,800,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
51
|
Mozambique
|
122,200,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
52
|
Colombia
|
109,700,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
53
|
Philippines
|
107,500,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
54
|
Cameroon
|
105,900,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
55
|
Romania
|
96,410,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
56
|
Chile
|
93,970,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
57
|
Bahrain
|
88,260,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
58
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
86,900,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
59
|
Sudan
|
86,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
60
|
Denmark
|
75,660,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
61
|
Tunisia
|
74,680,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
62
|
Cuba
|
67,890,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
63
|
Namibia
|
59,750,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
64
|
Rwanda
|
54,320,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
65
|
Afghanistan
|
47,530,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
66
|
Serbia
|
46,170,000,000
|
1 January 2006
|
|
67
|
Angola
|
44,000,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
68
|
Japan
|
38,020,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
69
|
Israel
|
37,340,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
70
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
35,310,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
71
|
Hungary
|
32,860,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
72
|
Gabon
|
32,590,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
73
|
New Zealand
|
29,670,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
74
|
Croatia
|
27,160,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
75
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
27,160,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
76
|
Ethiopia
|
23,900,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
77
|
Ghana
|
22,810,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
78
|
Tanzania
|
21,730,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
79
|
Austria
|
14,390,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
80
|
Slovakia
|
14,390,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
81
|
Taiwan
|
13,550,000,000
|
2007 est.
|
|
82
|
Ireland
|
9,505,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
83
|
Ecuador
|
9,369,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
84
|
Georgia
|
8,147,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
85
|
Turkey
|
8,147,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
86
|
Jordan
|
5,975,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
87
|
Bulgaria
|
5,703,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
88
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
5,432,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
89
|
Tajikistan
|
5,432,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
90
|
Somalia
|
5,432,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
91
|
Czech Republic
|
3,802,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
92
|
Guatemala
|
2,960,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
93
|
Belarus
|
2,716,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
94
|
Spain
|
2,444,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
95
|
Morocco
|
1,629,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
96
|
Benin
|
1,086,000,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
97
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
950,500,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
98
|
Greece
|
950,500,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
99
|
Albania
|
814,700,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
100
|
Barbados
|
135,800,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
101
|
South Africa
|
27,160,000
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
102
|
Aruba
|
|
1 January 2006
|
|
103
|
Botswana
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
104
|
Belgium
|
|
1 January 2006
|
|
105
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
106
|
Mali
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
107
|
Macedonia
|
|
1 January 2008 est.
|
|
108
|
Malawi
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
109
|
Montserrat
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
110
|
Mongolia
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
111
|
Moldova
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
112
|
Macau
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
113
|
Madagascar
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
114
|
Liberia
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
115
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
116
|
Zambia
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
117
|
Swaziland
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
118
|
Samoa
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
119
|
Western Sahara
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
120
|
Virgin Islands
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
121
|
British Virgin Islands
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
122
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
123
|
Uruguay
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
124
|
Burkina Faso
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
125
|
Uganda
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
126
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
127
|
Togo
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
128
|
Tonga
|
|
1 January 2007 est.
|
|
129
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
130
|
Switzerland
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
131
|
Sweden
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
132
|
Saint Lucia
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
133
|
Singapore
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
134
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
135
|
Slovenia
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
136
|
Saint Helena
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
137
|
Seychelles
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
138
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
139
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
140
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
141
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
142
|
Portugal
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
143
|
Panama
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
144
|
Paraguay
|
|
1 January 2007 est.
|
|
145
|
Nicaragua
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
146
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
147
|
Suriname
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
148
|
Nauru
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
149
|
Nepal
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
150
|
Vanuatu
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
151
|
Niger
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
152
|
Niue
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
153
|
New Caledonia
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
154
|
Maldives
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
155
|
Malta
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
156
|
Mauritania
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
157
|
Mauritius
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
158
|
Lithuania
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
159
|
Lebanon
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
160
|
Laos
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
161
|
Korea, South
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
162
|
Kiribati
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
163
|
Korea, North
|
|
1 January 2007
|
|
164
|
Kenya
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
165
|
Iceland
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
166
|
Luxembourg
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
167
|
Lesotho
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
168
|
Honduras
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
169
|
Hong Kong
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
170
|
Haiti
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
171
|
Guyana
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
172
|
Guinea
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
173
|
Guam
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
174
|
Greenland
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
175
|
Grenada
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
176
|
Jamaica
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
177
|
Gibraltar
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
178
|
Gambia, The
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
179
|
French Polynesia
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
180
|
Faroe Islands
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
181
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
182
|
Fiji
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
183
|
Finland
|
|
1 January 2006
|
|
184
|
El Salvador
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
185
|
Eritrea
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
186
|
Estonia
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
187
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
188
|
Dominica
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
189
|
Djibouti
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
190
|
Cyprus
|
|
1 January 2006
|
|
191
|
Cook Islands
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
192
|
Cape Verde
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
193
|
Central African Republic
|
|
1 January 2006
|
|
194
|
Costa Rica
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
195
|
Comoros
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
196
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
197
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
198
|
Chad
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
199
|
Burundi
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
200
|
Bhutan
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
201
|
Belize
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
202
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
|
1 January 2006
|
|
203
|
Bahamas, The
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
204
|
Bermuda
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
205
|
Armenia
|
|
1 January 2006
|
|
206
|
American Samoa
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
|
|
207
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
|
1 January 2006 est.
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