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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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Russia | 47.57 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
2 | Iran | 29.61 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
3 | Qatar | 25.37 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 8.27 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
4 | Saudi Arabia | 7.81 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
5 | Turkmenistan | 7.5 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
6 | United States | 6.93 trillion cu m | 2010 | ||
7 | United Arab Emirates | 6.45 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
8 | Nigeria | 5.29 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
9 | Venezuela | 5.07 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 4.69 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
10 | Algeria | 4.5 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 4.38 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
11 | Iraq | 3.17 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
12 | Australia | 3.12 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
13 | China | 3.03 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
14 | Indonesia | 3 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 2.88 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 2.62 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
15 | Kazakhstan | 2.41 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 2.37 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
16 | Malaysia | 2.35 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
17 | Egypt | 2.19 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
18 | Norway | 2.04 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 2.03 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
19 | Uzbekistan | 1.84 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
20 | Kuwait | 1.8 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
21 | Canada | 1.75 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 1.59 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
22 | Libya | 1.55 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
23 | Netherlands | 1.39 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 1.28 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
24 | Ukraine | 1.1 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 1.09 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
25 | India | 1.07 trillion cu m | 2011 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 1.07 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 1.03 trillion cu m | 2011 | |||
=26 | Oman | 849.5 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=26 | Azerbaijan | 849.5 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
28 | Pakistan | 840.2 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 798.61 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
29 | Bolivia | 750.4 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 696.65 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 663.34 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 522.45 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
30 | Yemen | 478.5 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 431.83 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 408.2 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
32 | Brunei | 390.8 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 379.48 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
33 | Argentina | 378.8 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
34 | Brazil | 366.4 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 365.19 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
35 | Peru | 345.5 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
36 | Mexico | 338.8 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 336.4 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
37 | Thailand | 312.2 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
38 | Angola | 309.8 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
39 | Burma | 283.2 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
40 | United Kingdom | 256 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
41 | Syria | 240.7 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 233.63 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 232.13 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 228.61 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
42 | Papua New Guinea | 226.5 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 222.93 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
43 | East Timor | 200 billion cu m | 2006 | ||
44 | Israel | 198.2 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
45 | Bangladesh | 195.4 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
46 | Vietnam | 192.5 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 181.49 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
47 | Germany | 175.6 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
48 | Poland | 164.8 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 148.25 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 139.24 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
49 | Cameroon | 135.1 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
50 | Mozambique | 127.4 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
51 | Colombia | 113.3 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 98.63 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
52 | Philippines | 98.54 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
53 | Chile | 97.97 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
54 | Bahrain | 92.03 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
55 | Congo, Republic of the | 90.61 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
56 | Sudan | 84.95 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 83.75 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
57 | Cuba | 70.79 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
58 | Tunisia | 65.13 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
59 | Italy | 63.57 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
60 | Romania | 63 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
61 | Namibia | 62.29 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
62 | Denmark | 58.13 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
63 | Rwanda | 56.63 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
64 | South Korea | 50 billion cu m | 2008 | ||
65 | Afghanistan | 49.55 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
66 | Serbia | 48.14 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
67 | Equatorial Guinea | 36.81 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
68 | New Zealand | 34.38 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=69 | Mauritania | 28.32 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=69 | Gabon | 28.32 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.32 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=72 | Ethiopia | 24.92 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=72 | Croatia | 24.92 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
74 | Ghana | 22.65 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
75 | Japan | 20.9 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
76 | Austria | 16.14 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=77 | Slovakia | 14.16 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=77 | Uganda | 14.16 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
79 | Ireland | 9.91 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
80 | Georgia | 8.49 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
81 | Hungary | 8.1 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
82 | Ecuador | 7.99 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 7.88 billion cu m | 2011 | |||
83 | France | 6.8 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
84 | Tanzania | 6.51 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
85 | Taiwan | 6.23 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
86 | Turkey | 6.17 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
87 | Jordan | 6.03 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=88 | Tajikistan | 5.66 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=88 | Somalia | 5.66 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=88 | Bulgaria | 5.66 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=88 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.66 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
92 | Czech Republic | 3.96 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
93 | Guatemala | 2.96 billion cu m | 2006 | ||
94 | Belarus | 2.83 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
95 | Spain | 2.55 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
96 | Morocco | 1.44 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
97 | Benin | 1.13 billion cu m | 2011 | ||
=98 | Greece | 991.1 million cu m | 2011 | ||
=98 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 991.1 million cu m | 2011 | ||
100 | Albania | 849.5 million cu m | 2011 | ||
101 | Barbados | 113.3 million cu m | 2011 | ||
102 | South Africa | 27.16 million cu m | 2006 | ||
103 | Macau | 174,000 cu m | 2010 | ||
=104 | Saint Helena | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Swaziland | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Dominica | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Liberia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Nauru | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Malawi | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Montenegro | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Dominican Republic | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Finland | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Mauritius | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Portugal | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Guinea | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Panama | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Costa Rica | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | American Samoa | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Gibraltar | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | El Salvador | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Belize | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Hong Kong | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Sierra Leone | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Moldova | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Estonia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Lebanon | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Fiji | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Nepal | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Suriname | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Senegal | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Paraguay | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Lithuania | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Cambodia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | The Gambia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Aruba | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Cape Verde | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Slovenia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Greenland | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Niue | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Samoa | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Jamaica | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | West Bank | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Guam | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Kenya | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Eritrea | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Solomon Islands | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Saint Lucia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Cyprus | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Bermuda | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Laos | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Cook Islands | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Togo | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Armenia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Tonga | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Western Sahara | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Cayman Islands | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Sweden | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Mali | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Chad | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Niger | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Faroe Islands | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Puerto Rico | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Belgium | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Kiribati | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Haiti | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | French Polynesia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Grenada | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Seychelles | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Uruguay | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Nicaragua | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Malta | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Iceland | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Montserrat | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | New Caledonia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | North Korea | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Guyana | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Honduras | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Singapore | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Sri Lanka | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=104 | The Bahamas | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
=104 | Switzerland | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
=104 | Madagascar | 0.0 | 2006 |