Gas resources by country
| Rank | Country/Region | Natural gas proven reserves (m³) |
Date of information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | World | 187,300,000,000,000 | |
| 1 |  Russia |
48,600,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est.[7] |
| 2 |  Iran (see: Natural gas reserves in Iran) |
33,600,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est.[7] |
| 3 |  Qatar |
25,100,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est.[8] |
| 4 |  Turkmenistan |
17,500,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est.[9] |
| 5 |  United States |
9,460,000,000,000 | 12 December 2013[10] |
| 6 |  Saudi Arabia |
8,200,000,000,000 | 1 January 2012 est.[11] |
| 7 |  Venezuela |
5,524,500,000,000 | 19 July 2011[12] |
| 8 |  Nigeria |
5,246,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 9 |  Algeria |
4,502,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 10 |  Australia |
3,825,000,000,000 | 1 January 2012 est.[11] |
| 11 |  Iraq |
3,600,000,000,000 | 1 January 2012 est.[11] |
| 12 |  China (see: Natural gas in China) |
3,100,000,000,000 | 1 January 2012 est.[11] |
| 13 |  Indonesia |
3,001,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 14 |  Kazakhstan |
1,900,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est.[9] |
| 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 |  Uzbekistan |
1,841,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 19 |  Kuwait |
1,798,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 20 |  Canada (see: Natural gas in Canada) |
1,754,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 21 |  Egypt |
1,656,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 22 |  Libya |
1,539,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 23 |  Netherlands |
1,416,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 24 |  Ukraine |
1,104,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 25 |  India |
1,075,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 26 |  Oman |
849,500,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 27 |  Azerbaijan |
849,500,000,000 | 1 January 2011 est.[1] |
| 28 |  Pakistan |
840,200,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 29 |  Lebanon |
750,400,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 30 |  Romania |
726,000,000,000 | 1 January 2013 est. |
| 31 |  Vietnam |
680,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 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 |
398,400,000,000 | 1 January 2010 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 |  Peru |
334,100,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 40 |  United Kingdom |
292,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 41 |  Burma |
283,200,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 42 |  Angola |
271,800,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 43 |  Israel |
271,000,000,000 | 1 January 2013 est.[13] |
| 44 |  Syria |
240,700,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 45 |  Papua New Guinea |
226,500,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 46 |  Timor-Leste |
200,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 47 |  Bangladesh |
195,400,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 48 |  Germany |
175,600,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 49 |  Poland |
164,800,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 50 |  Cameroon |
135,100,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 51 |  Mozambique |
127,400,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 52 |  Colombia |
112,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 53 |  Philippines |
108,700,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 54 |  Chile |
97,970,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 55 |  Bahrain |
92,030,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 56 |  Congo, Republic of the |
90,610,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 57 |  Sudan |
84,950,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 58 |  Cuba |
70,790,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 59 |  Italy |
69,830,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 60 |  Tunisia |
65,130,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 61 |  Namibia |
62,290,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 62 |  Denmark |
61,300,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 63 |  Rwanda |
56,630,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 64 |  Korea, South |
50,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 65 |  Afghanistan |
49,550,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 66 |  Serbia |
48,140,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 67 |  Equatorial Guinea |
36,810,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 68 |  New Zealand |
33,980,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 69 |  Croatia |
30,580,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 70 |  Cote d'Ivoire |
28,320,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 71 |  Mauritania |
28,320,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 72 |  Gabon |
28,320,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 73 |  Ethiopia |
24,920,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 74 |  Austria |
24,800,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 75 |  Ghana |
22,650,000,000 | 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.[14] |
| 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. |