Greatest Natural Gas Reserves by Country, 2006
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
Rank | Country | Proved reserves (trillion cu ft) |
---|---|---|
1. | Russia | 1,680 |
2. | Iran | 971 |
3. | Qatar | 911 |
4. | Saudi Arabia | 241 |
5. | United Arab Emirates | 214 |
6. | United States | 193 |
7. | Nigeria | 185 |
8. | Algeria | 161 |
9. | Venezuela | 151 |
10. | Iraq | 112 |
11. | Indonesia | 98 |
12. | Norway | 84 |
13. | Malaysia | 75 |
14. | Turkmenistan | 71 |
15. | Uzbekistan | 66 |
16. | Kazakhstan | 65 |
17. | Netherlands | 62 |
18. | Egypt | 59 |
19. | Canada | 57 |
20. | Kuwait | 56 |
Top 20 countries | 5,510 | |
Rest of world | 602 | |
World total | 6,112 |
NOTE: Proved reserves are estimated with reasonable certainty to be recoverable with present technology and prices.
Source: Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 103, No. 47 (Dec. 19, 2005). From: U.S. Energy Information Administration. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/petroleu.html .