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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.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Russia | 47.57 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
2 | Iran | 29.61 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
3 | Qatar | 25.47 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 8.19 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
4 | Turkmenistan | 7.5 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
5 | Saudi Arabia | 7.46 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
6 | United States | 6.93 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
7 | United Arab Emirates | 6.07 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
8 | Nigeria | 5.25 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
9 | Venezuela | 4.98 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 4.61 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
10 | Algeria | 4.5 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 4.38 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
11 | Iraq | 3.17 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
12 | Australia | 3.12 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
13 | China | 3.03 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 3.01 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
14 | Indonesia | 3 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 2.93 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 2.45 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
15 | Kazakhstan | 2.41 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
16 | Malaysia | 2.35 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
17 | Norway | 2.31 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
18 | European Union | 2.25 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 2.13 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
19 | Uzbekistan | 1.84 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
20 | Kuwait | 1.8 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 1.78 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
21 | Canada | 1.75 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
22 | Egypt | 1.66 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
23 | Libya | 1.54 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
24 | Netherlands | 1.42 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 1.32 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 1.22 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 1.11 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
25 | Ukraine | 1.1 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
26 | India | 1.07 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 1.07 trillion cu m | 2010 | |||
=27 | Azerbaijan | 849.5 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
=27 | Oman | 849.5 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
29 | Pakistan | 840.2 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 838.96 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
30 | Bolivia | 750.4 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 719.23 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 707.04 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
31 | Vietnam | 680 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 570.19 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
32 | Yemen | 478.5 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 436.1 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 432.03 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
34 | Argentina | 398.4 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 397.29 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
35 | Brunei | 390.8 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
36 | Brazil | 364.2 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
37 | Mexico | 359.7 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
38 | Thailand | 342 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
39 | Peru | 334.1 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 297.35 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
40 | United Kingdom | 292 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
41 | Burma | 283.2 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
42 | Angola | 271.8 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 263.17 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 253.82 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 245.72 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
43 | Syria | 240.7 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 232.79 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 231.39 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
44 | Papua New Guinea | 226.5 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
45 | East Timor | 200 billion cu m | 2006 | ||
46 | Bangladesh | 195.4 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
47 | Germany | 175.6 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
48 | Poland | 164.8 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 143.31 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
49 | Cameroon | 135.1 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
50 | Mozambique | 127.4 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
51 | Colombia | 112 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
52 | Philippines | 108.7 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 101.23 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
53 | Chile | 97.97 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
54 | Bahrain | 92.03 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
55 | Congo, Republic of the | 90.61 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 87.02 billion cu m | 2010 | |||
56 | Sudan | 84.95 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
57 | Cuba | 70.79 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
58 | Italy | 69.83 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
59 | Tunisia | 65.13 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
60 | Romania | 63 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
61 | Namibia | 62.29 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
62 | Denmark | 61.3 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
63 | Rwanda | 56.63 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
64 | South Korea | 50 billion cu m | 2008 | ||
65 | Afghanistan | 49.55 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
66 | Serbia and Montenegro | 48.14 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
67 | Equatorial Guinea | 36.81 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
68 | New Zealand | 33.98 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
69 | Croatia | 30.58 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
70 | Israel | 30.44 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
=71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.32 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
=71 | Gabon | 28.32 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
=71 | Mauritania | 28.32 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
74 | Ethiopia | 24.92 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
75 | Austria | 24.8 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
76 | Ghana | 22.65 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
77 | Japan | 20.9 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
78 | Slovakia | 14.16 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
79 | Ireland | 9.91 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
80 | Georgia | 8.49 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
81 | Hungary | 8.1 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
82 | Ecuador | 7.99 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
83 | France | 7.08 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
84 | Tanzania | 6.51 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
85 | Taiwan | 6.23 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
86 | Turkey | 6.09 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
87 | Jordan | 6.03 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
=88 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.66 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
=88 | Bulgaria | 5.66 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
=88 | Tajikistan | 5.66 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
=88 | Somalia | 5.66 billion cu m | 2009 | ||
92 | Czech Republic | 3.07 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
93 | Guatemala | 2.96 billion cu m | 2006 | ||
94 | Belarus | 2.83 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
95 | Spain | 2.55 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
96 | Morocco | 1.5 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
97 | Benin | 1.13 billion cu m | 2010 | ||
=98 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 991.1 million cu m | 2010 | ||
=98 | Greece | 991.1 million cu m | 2010 | ||
100 | Albania | 849.5 million cu m | 2010 | ||
101 | Barbados | 113.3 million cu m | 2010 | ||
102 | South Africa | 27.16 million cu m | 2006 | ||
103 | Macau | 300,000 cu m | 2008 | ||
=104 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Sri Lanka | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Singapore | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Honduras | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Guyana | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | North Korea | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | New Caledonia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Montserrat | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Iceland | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Malta | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Nicaragua | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Uruguay | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Seychelles | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Grenada | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | French Polynesia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Haiti | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Kiribati | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Belgium | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Puerto Rico | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Faroe Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Niger | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Chad | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Mali | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Sweden | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Cayman Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Tonga | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Armenia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Togo | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Cook Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Laos | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Bermuda | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Cyprus | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Saint Lucia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Solomon Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Eritrea | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Kenya | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Guam | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Jamaica | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Samoa | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Niue | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Greenland | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Slovenia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Cape Verde | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Aruba | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | The Gambia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Cambodia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Lithuania | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Paraguay | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Suriname | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Nepal | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Fiji | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Lebanon | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Estonia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Moldova | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Sierra Leone | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Hong Kong | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Belize | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | El Salvador | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Gibraltar | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | American Samoa | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Costa Rica | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Panama | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Guinea | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Portugal | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Mauritius | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Finland | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Dominican Republic | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Malawi | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Nauru | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Liberia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Dominica | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=104 | Swaziland | 0.0 | 2010 |