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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.
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Rank
 country (cu m) Date of Information
1 Russia
44,800,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
2 Iran
29,610,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
3 Qatar
25,370,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
4 Saudi Arabia
7,807,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
5 United States
7,716,000,000,000
1 January 2009 est.
6 Turkmenistan
7,504,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
7 United Arab Emirates
6,453,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
8 Nigeria
5,292,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
9 Venezuela
5,065,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
10 Algeria
4,502,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
11 Iraq
3,170,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
12 Australia
3,115,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
13 Indonesia
3,001,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
14 Kazakhstan
2,407,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
15 Malaysia
2,400,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
16 European Union
2,211,000,000,000
1 January 2010 est.
17 Egypt
2,186,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
18 Norway
2,039,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
19 Uzbekistan
1,841,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
20 Kuwait
1,798,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
21 Canada
1,754,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
22 Libya
1,548,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
23 Netherlands
1,387,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
24 Ukraine
1,104,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
25 India
1,074,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
26 Oman
849,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
27 Azerbaijan
849,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
28 Pakistan
840,200,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
29 China
800,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
30 Yemen
478,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
31 Trinidad and Tobago
408,200,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
32 Brunei
390,800,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
33 Argentina
378,800,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
34 Colombia
377,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
35 Brazil
366,400,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
36 Peru
345,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
37 Mexico
338,800,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
38 Thailand
312,200,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
39 Angola
309,800,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
40 Burma
283,200,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
41 Bolivia
281,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
42 United Kingdom
256,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
43 Syria
240,700,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
44 Papua New Guinea
226,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
45 Timor-Leste
200,000,000,000
1 January 2006 est.
46 Israel
198,200,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
47 Bangladesh
195,400,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
48 Vietnam
192,500,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
49 Germany
175,600,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
50 Poland
164,800,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
51 Cameroon
135,100,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
52 Mozambique
127,400,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
53 Ethiopia
113,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
54 Denmark
101,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
55 Philippines
98,540,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
56 Chile
97,970,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
57 Bahrain
92,030,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
58 Congo, Republic of the
90,610,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
59 Sudan
84,950,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
60 Cuba
70,790,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
61 Tunisia
65,130,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
62 Italy
63,570,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
63 Romania
63,000,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
64 Namibia
62,290,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
65 Rwanda
56,630,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
66 Korea, South
50,000,000,000
1 January 2008 est.
67 Afghanistan
49,550,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
68 Serbia
48,140,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
69 Equatorial Guinea
36,810,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
70 New Zealand
34,380,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
71 Croatia
31,580,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
72 Gabon
28,320,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
73 Mauritania
28,320,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
74 Cote d'Ivoire
28,320,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
75 Ghana
22,650,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
76 Japan
20,900,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
77 Austria
16,140,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
78 Uganda
14,160,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
79 Slovakia
14,160,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
80 Ireland
9,911,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
81 Georgia
8,495,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
82 Hungary
8,098,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
83 Ecuador
7,985,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
84 France
6,796,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
85 Tanzania
6,513,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
86 Taiwan
6,229,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
87 Turkey
6,173,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
88 Jordan
6,031,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
89 Tajikistan
5,663,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
90 Somalia
5,663,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
91 Kyrgyzstan
5,663,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
92 Bulgaria
5,663,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
93 Czech Republic
3,964,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
94 Guatemala
2,960,000,000
1 January 2006 est.
95 Belarus
2,832,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
96 Spain
2,548,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
97 Morocco
1,444,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
98 Benin
1,133,000,000
1 January 2011 est.
99 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
991,100,000
1 January 2011 est.
100 Greece
991,100,000
1 January 2011 est.
101 Albania
849,500,000
1 January 2011 est.
102 Barbados
113,300,000
1 January 2011 est.
103 South Africa
27,160,000
1 January 2006 est.
104 Macau
174,000
July 2, 1905 est.
105 Aruba
0
1 January 2011 est.
106 Antigua and Barbuda
0
1 January 2011 est.
107 Armenia
0
1 January 2011 est.
108 American Samoa
0
1 January 2011 est.
109 Botswana
0
1 January 2011 est.
110 Bermuda
0
1 January 2011 est.
111 Belgium
0
1 January 2011 est.
112 Bahamas, The
0
1 January 2009 est.
113 Belize
0
1 January 2011 est.
114 Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
1 January 2011 est.
115 Solomon Islands
0
1 January 2011 est.
116 Bhutan
0
1 January 2011 est.
117 Burundi
0
1 January 2011 est.
118 Cambodia
0
1 January 2011 est.
119 Curacao
0
1 January 2011 est.
120 Chad
0
1 January 2011 est.
121 Sri Lanka
0
1 January 2011 est.
122 Cayman Islands
0
1 January 2011 est.
123 Comoros
0
1 January 2011 est.
124 Costa Rica
0
1 January 2011 est.
125 Central African Republic
0
1 January 2011 est.
126 Cape Verde
0
1 January 2011 est.
127 Cook Islands
0
1 January 2011 est.
128 Cyprus
0
1 January 2011 est.
129 Djibouti
0
1 January 2011 est.
130 Dominica
0
1 January 2011 est.
131 Dominican Republic
0
1 January 2011 est.
132 Estonia
0
1 January 2011 est.
133 Eritrea
0
1 January 2011 est.
134 El Salvador
0
1 January 2011 est.
135 Finland
0
1 January 2011 est.
136 Fiji
0
1 January 2011 est.
137 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
0
1 January 2011 est.
138 Faroe Islands
0
1 January 2011 est.
139 French Polynesia
0
1 January 2011 est.
140 Gambia, The
0
1 January 2011 est.
141 Gibraltar
0
1 January 2011 est.
142 Grenada
0
1 January 2011 est.
143 Greenland
0
1 January 2011 est.
144 Guinea
0
1 January 2011 est.
145 Guyana
0
1 January 2011 est.
146 Haiti
0
1 January 2011 est.
147 Hong Kong
0
1 January 2011 est.
148 Honduras
0
1 January 2011 est.
149 Iceland
0
1 January 2011 est.
150 Jamaica
0
1 January 2011 est.
151 Kenya
0
1 January 2011 est.
152 Korea, North
0
1 January 2011 est.
153 Kiribati
0
1 January 2011 est.
154 Laos
0
1 January 2011 est.
155 Lebanon
0
1 January 2011 est.
156 Lithuania
0
1 January 2011 est.
157 Liberia
0
1 January 2011 est.
158 Lesotho
0
1 January 2011 est.
159 Luxembourg
0
1 January 2011 est.
160 Madagascar
0
1 January 2006 est.
161 Moldova
0
1 January 2011 est.
162 Mongolia
0
1 January 2011 est.
163 Montserrat
0
1 January 2011 est.
164 Malawi
0
1 January 2011 est.
165 Montenegro
0
1 January 2011 est.
166 Macedonia
0
1 January 2011 est.
167 Mali
0
1 January 2011 est.
168 Mauritius
0
1 January 2011 est.
169 Malta
0
1 January 2011 est.
170 Maldives
0
1 January 2011 est.
171 New Caledonia
0
1 January 2011 est.
172 Niue
0
1 January 2011 est.
173 Niger
0
1 January 2011 est.
174 Vanuatu
0
1 January 2011 est.
175 Nepal
0
1 January 2011 est.
176 Nauru
0
1 January 2011 est.
177 Suriname
0
1 January 2011 est.
178 Nicaragua
0
1 January 2011 est.
179 Paraguay
0
1 January 2011 est.
180 Panama
0
1 January 2011 est.
181 Portugal
0
1 January 2011 est.
182 Guinea-Bissau
0
1 January 2011 est.
183 Puerto Rico
0
1 January 2011 est.
184 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0
1 January 2011 est.
185 Saint Kitts and Nevis
0
1 January 2011 est.
186 Seychelles
0
1 January 2011 est.
187 Senegal
0
1 January 2011 est.
188 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
0
1 January 2011 est.
189 Slovenia
0
1 January 2011 est.
190 Sierra Leone
0
1 January 2011 est.
191 Singapore
0
1 January 2011 est.
192 Saint Lucia
0
1 January 2011 est.
193 Sweden
0
1 January 2011 est.
194 Switzerland
0
1 January 2009 est.
195 Turks and Caicos Islands
0
1 January 2011 est.
196 Tonga
0
1 January 2011 est.
197 Togo
0
1 January 2011 est.
198 Sao Tome and Principe
0
1 January 2011 est.
199 Burkina Faso
0
1 January 2011 est.
200 Uruguay
0
1 January 2011 est.
201 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0
1 January 2011 est.
202 British Virgin Islands
0
1 January 2011 est.
203 Virgin Islands
0
1 January 2011 est.
204 West Bank
0
1 January 2011 est.
205 Western Sahara
0
1 January 2011 est.
206 Samoa
0
1 January 2011 est.
207 Swaziland
0
1 January 2011 est.
208 Zambia
0
1 January 2011 est.
209 Zimbabwe
0
1 January 2011 est.
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