| Rank Order - Natural gas - proved reserves
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Rank | Country | Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m) | Date of Information
1 | World | 172,000,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
2 | Russia | 47,570,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006
3 | Iran | 26,370,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
4 | Qatar | 25,790,000,000,000 | 1 January 2007 est.
5 | Saudi Arabia | 6,568,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
6 | United Arab Emirates | 5,823,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
7 | United States | 5,551,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
8 | Nigeria | 5,015,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
9 | Algeria | 4,359,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
10 | Venezuela | 4,112,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
11 | European Union | 3,310,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
12 | Iraq | 3,170,000,000,000 | 1 January 2007 est.
13 | Turkmenistan | 2,860,000,000,000 | 1 January 2007 est.
14 | Indonesia | 2,630,000,000,000 | 1 January 2007 est.
15 | China | 2,450,000,000,000 | 2006 est.
16 | Norway | 2,288,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
17 | Malaysia | 2,037,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
18 | Uzbekistan | 1,798,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
19 | Kazakhstan | 1,765,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
20 | Netherlands | 1,684,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
21 | Egypt | 1,589,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
22 | Canada | 1,537,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
23 | Kuwait | 1,521,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
24 | Libya | 1,430,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
25 | Ukraine | 1,075,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
26 | India | 1,056,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
27 | Azerbaijan | 849,500,000,000 | 17 April 2007 est.
28 | Oman | 795,200,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
29 | Pakistan | 764,600,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
30 | Australia | 750,600,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 702,800,000,000 | 1 January 2007 est.
32 | Bolivia | 651,800,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
33 | Argentina | 512,400,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
34 | United Kingdom | 509,200,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
35 | Yemen | 459,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
36 | Mexico | 434,100,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
37 | Thailand | 400,700,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
38 | Brunei | 374,800,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
39 | France | 341,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
40 | Papua New Guinea | 331,300,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
41 | Brazil | 312,700,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
42 | Burma | 271,600,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
43 | Germany | 246,500,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
44 | Syria | 240,000,000,000 | 1 January 2007 est.
45 | Peru | 236,900,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
46 | Italy | 217,300,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
47 | Timor-Leste | 200,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
48 | Vietnam | 184,700,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
49 | Poland | 158,100,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
50 | Bangladesh | 135,800,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
51 | Mozambique | 122,200,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
52 | Colombia | 109,700,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
53 | Philippines | 107,500,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
54 | Cameroon | 105,900,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
55 | Romania | 96,410,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
56 | Chile | 93,970,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
57 | Bahrain | 88,260,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
58 | Congo, Republic of the | 86,900,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
59 | Sudan | 86,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
60 | Denmark | 75,660,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
61 | Tunisia | 74,680,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
62 | Cuba | 67,890,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
63 | Namibia | 59,750,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
64 | Rwanda | 54,320,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
65 | Afghanistan | 47,530,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
66 | Serbia | 46,170,000,000 | 1 January 2006
67 | Angola | 44,000,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
68 | Japan | 38,020,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
69 | Israel | 37,340,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
70 | Equatorial Guinea | 35,310,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
71 | Hungary | 32,860,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
72 | Gabon | 32,590,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
73 | New Zealand | 29,670,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
74 | Croatia | 27,160,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27,160,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
76 | Ethiopia | 23,900,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
77 | Ghana | 22,810,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
78 | Tanzania | 21,730,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
79 | Austria | 14,390,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
80 | Slovakia | 14,390,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
81 | Taiwan | 13,550,000,000 | 2007 est.
82 | Ireland | 9,505,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
83 | Ecuador | 9,369,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
84 | Georgia | 8,147,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
85 | Turkey | 8,147,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
86 | Jordan | 5,975,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
87 | Bulgaria | 5,703,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
88 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,432,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
89 | Tajikistan | 5,432,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
90 | Somalia | 5,432,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
91 | Czech Republic | 3,802,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
92 | Guatemala | 2,960,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
93 | Belarus | 2,716,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
94 | Spain | 2,444,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
95 | Morocco | 1,629,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
96 | Benin | 1,086,000,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
97 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 950,500,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
98 | Greece | 950,500,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
99 | Albania | 814,700,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
100 | Barbados | 135,800,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
101 | South Africa | 27,160,000 | 1 January 2006 est.
102 | Aruba | 0 | 1 January 2006
103 | Botswana | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
104 | Belgium | 0 | 1 January 2006
105 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
106 | Mali | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
107 | Macedonia | 0 | 1 January 2008 est.
108 | Malawi | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
109 | Montserrat | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
110 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
111 | Moldova | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
112 | Macau | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
113 | Madagascar | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
114 | Liberia | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
115 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
116 | Zambia | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
117 | Swaziland | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
118 | Samoa | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
119 | Western Sahara | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
120 | Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
121 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
123 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
124 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
125 | Uganda | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
126 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
127 | Togo | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
128 | Tonga | 0 | 1 January 2007 est.
129 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
130 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
131 | Sweden | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
132 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
133 | Singapore | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
134 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
135 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
136 | Saint Helena | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
137 | Seychelles | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
139 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
140 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
141 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
142 | Portugal | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
143 | Panama | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
144 | Paraguay | 0 | 1 January 2007 est.
145 | Nicaragua | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
146 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
147 | Suriname | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
148 | Nauru | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
149 | Nepal | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
150 | Vanuatu | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
151 | Niger | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
152 | Niue | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
153 | New Caledonia | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
154 | Maldives | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
155 | Malta | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
156 | Mauritania | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
157 | Mauritius | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
158 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
159 | Lebanon | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
160 | Laos | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
161 | Korea, South | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
162 | Kiribati | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
163 | Korea, North | 0 | 1 January 2007
164 | Kenya | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
165 | Iceland | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
166 | Luxembourg | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
167 | Lesotho | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
168 | Honduras | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
169 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
170 | Haiti | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
171 | Guyana | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
172 | Guinea | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
173 | Guam | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
174 | Greenland | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
175 | Grenada | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
176 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
177 | Gibraltar | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
178 | Gambia, The | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
179 | French Polynesia | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
180 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
181 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
182 | Fiji | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
183 | Finland | 0 | 1 January 2006
184 | El Salvador | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
185 | Eritrea | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
186 | Estonia | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
187 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
188 | Dominica | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
189 | Djibouti | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
190 | Cyprus | 0 | 1 January 2006
191 | Cook Islands | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
192 | Cape Verde | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
193 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 January 2006
194 | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
195 | Comoros | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
196 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
197 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
198 | Chad | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
199 | Burundi | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
200 | Bhutan | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
201 | Belize | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
202 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 1 January 2006
203 | Bahamas, The | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
204 | Bermuda | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
205 | Armenia | 0 | 1 January 2006
206 | American Samoa | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
207 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 January 2006 est.
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