|
Rank
|
Country
|
Natural gas - proved reserves
(cu m)
|
Date of Information
|
|
1
|
World
|
161,200,000,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
2
|
Russia
|
47,000,000,000,000
|
2003
|
|
3
|
Iran
|
26,700,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
4
|
Qatar
|
14,410,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
5
|
Saudi Arabia
|
6,339,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
6
|
United Arab Emirates
|
6,060,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
7
|
United States
|
5,195,000,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
8
|
Algeria
|
4,739,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
9
|
Venezuela
|
4,190,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
10
|
Nigeria
|
4,007,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
11
|
European Union
|
3,256,000,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
12
|
Iraq
|
3,149,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
13
|
Indonesia
|
2,549,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
14
|
Burma
|
2,460,000,000,000
|
2003
|
|
15
|
Australia
|
2,407,000,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
16
|
China
|
2,230,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
17
|
Malaysia
|
2,230,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
18
|
Kazakhstan
|
1,800,000,000,000
|
1 January 2004
|
|
19
|
Norway
|
1,716,000,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
20
|
Netherlands
|
1,693,000,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
21
|
Canada
|
1,691,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
22
|
Kuwait
|
1,548,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
23
|
Turkmenistan
|
1,430,000,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
24
|
Libya
|
1,321,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
25
|
Egypt
|
1,264,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
26
|
Uzbekistan
|
937,300,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
27
|
Oman
|
829,700,000,000
|
2003
|
|
28
|
Argentina
|
768,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
29
|
Bolivia
|
727,200,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
30
|
United Kingdom
|
714,900,000,000
|
2003
|
|
31
|
Pakistan
|
695,600,000,000
|
2004
|
|
32
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
589,000,000,000
|
1 January 2004
|
|
33
|
Ukraine
|
560,700,000,000
|
9 November 2004
|
|
34
|
India
|
542,400,000,000
|
2004
|
|
35
|
Yemen
|
480,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
36
|
Mexico
|
420,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
37
|
Papua New Guinea
|
385,500,000,000
|
2004
|
|
38
|
Thailand
|
368,200,000,000
|
1 January 2003
|
|
39
|
Brunei
|
315,000,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
40
|
Germany
|
293,000,000,000
|
1 January 2004
|
|
41
|
Peru
|
245,100,000,000
|
2004
|
|
42
|
Syria
|
240,700,000,000
|
2004
|
|
43
|
Brazil
|
221,700,000,000
|
2004
|
|
44
|
Italy
|
209,700,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
45
|
Vietnam
|
192,600,000,000
|
2004
|
|
46
|
Poland
|
154,400,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
47
|
Bangladesh
|
150,300,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
48
|
Colombia
|
132,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
49
|
Romania
|
111,100,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
50
|
Philippines
|
107,600,000,000
|
1 January 2004
|
|
51
|
Ecuador
|
106,500,000,000
|
2004
|
|
52
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
104,800,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
53
|
Sudan
|
99,110,000,000
|
2004
|
|
54
|
Chile
|
99,050,000,000
|
1 January 2004
|
|
55
|
Denmark
|
81,980,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
56
|
Angola
|
79,570,000,000
|
2004
|
|
57
|
Tunisia
|
77,160,000,000
|
2004
|
|
58
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
68,530,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
59
|
Gabon
|
66,470,000,000
|
2004
|
|
60
|
Mozambique
|
63,710,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
61
|
Azerbaijan
|
62,300,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
62
|
New Zealand
|
58,940,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
63
|
Cameroon
|
55,220,000,000
|
2004
|
|
64
|
Hungary
|
50,450,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
65
|
Afghanistan
|
49,980,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
66
|
Bahrain
|
46,000,000,000
|
2004
|
|
67
|
Cuba
|
42,620,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
68
|
Taiwan
|
38,230,000,000
|
2004
|
|
69
|
Croatia
|
34,360,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
70
|
Namibia
|
31,150,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
71
|
Rwanda
|
28,320,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
72
|
Austria
|
24,900,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
73
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
24,070,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
74
|
Israel
|
20,810,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
75
|
Japan
|
20,020,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
76
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
14,870,000,000
|
2004
|
|
77
|
South Africa
|
14,160,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
78
|
France
|
12,860,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
79
|
Ethiopia
|
12,460,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
80
|
Ghana
|
11,890,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
81
|
Tanzania
|
11,330,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
82
|
Ireland
|
9,911,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
83
|
Turkey
|
8,685,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
84
|
Slovakia
|
7,504,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
85
|
Bulgaria
|
3,724,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
86
|
Albania
|
3,316,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
87
|
Jordan
|
3,256,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
88
|
Czech Republic
|
3,057,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
89
|
Somalia
|
2,832,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
90
|
Guatemala
|
1,543,000,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
91
|
Morocco
|
665,400,000
|
2004
|
|
92
|
Benin
|
608,800,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
93
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
495,500,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
94
|
Greece
|
254,900,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
95
|
Spain
|
254,900,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
96
|
Barbados
|
70,790,000
|
1 January 2002
|
|
97
|
Madagascar
|
0
|
1 January 2002
|
|
98
|
Suriname
|
0
|
2004
|
This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005
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