Global Natural Gas Reserves
Updated on 08.25.2022
Middle School
Life and earth sciences
5 min read
The statistics refer to proven natural gas reserves and reservoirs identified in economically and technically producible conditions. Three countries – Russia, Iran and Qatar – own almost half the global identified conventional natural gas reserves.
Global Natural Gas Reserves (in trillions of cubic meters)
Country | Proved Reserves in 2020 | Share of Global Reserves |
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Russia | 1320,5 | 19,9% |
Iran | 1133,6 | 17,1% |
Qatar | 871,1 | 13,1% |
Turkmenistan | 480,3 | 7,2% |
United States | 445,6 | 6,7% |
China | 296,6 | 4,5% |
Venezuela | 221,1 | 3,3% |
Saudi Arabia | 212,6 | 3,2% |
United Arab Emirates | 209,7 | 3,2% |
Nigeria | 193,3 | 2,9% |
Iraq | 124,6 | 1,9% |
Azerbaijan | 88,4 | 1,3% |
Australia | 84,4 | 1,3% |
Canada | 83,1 | 1,3% |
Algeria | 80,5 | 1,2% |
Rest of the World | 796,4 | 12% |
Total World | 6641,8 | 100,00% |