This is a list of countries by natural gas

Natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...

 proven reserves

Proven reserves

Proven reserves, also called proved reserves, measured reserves, 1P, and Reserves, are business or political terms regarding fossil fuel energy sources....

  based on The World Factbook

The World Factbook

The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official paper copy version is available from the National Technical Information Service and the Government Printing Office...

. Based on data from BP

BP

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 at the end of 2009 proved gas reserves are dominated by three countries: Russia (24 %), Iran

Energy in Iran

Energy resources in Iran consist of the third largest oil reserves and the second largest natural gas reserves in the world. Iran is in a constant battle to use its energy resources more effectively in the face of subsidization and the need for technological advances in energy exploration and...

 (16 %) and Qatar

Energy in Qatar

Energy in Qatar describe energy issues in Qatar. Qatar is an OPEC member. Energy production in relation to population is remarkable. Qatar is significant producer of natural gas and its production has been increased since 2005.- Natural gas :...

(14 %). A study by Gaffney, Cline & Associates estimates Turkmenistan’s South Iolotan natural gas field reserve at 21.2 trillion cubic meters - far above the BP estimate of 2.9 tcm for this field. This places Turkmenistan's reserves at 25.8 trillion cubic meters, ahead of Qatar but still behind Iran.

Rank	Country/Region	Natural gas proven reserves (m³)	% of total	Date of information
—	World	190,163,119,460,000	100%	1 January 2010 est.
1	Russia	47,570,000,000,000	25.02%	1 January 2010 est.
2	Iran	33,500,000,000,000	16.24%	1 January 2011 est.
3	Qatar	25,470,000,000,000	13.39%	1 January 2010 est.
4	Turkmenistan	7,504,000,000,000	3.95%	1 January 2010 est.
5	Saudi Arabia	7,461,000,000,000	3.92%	1 January 2010 est.
6	United States	6,928,000,000,000	3.64%	1 January 2010 est.
7	United Arab Emirates	6,071,000,000,000	3.19%	1 January 2010 est.
8	Nigeria	5,246,000,000,000	2.76%	1 January 2010 est.
9	Venezuela	4,983,000,000,000	2.62%	1 January 2010 est.
10	Algeria	4,502,000,000,000	2.37%	1 January 2010 est.
11	Iraq	3,170,000,000,000	1.67%	1 January 2010 est.
12	Australia	3,115,000,000,000	1.64%	1 January 2010 est.
13	Mainland China	3,030,000,000,000	1.59%	1 January 2010 est.
14	Indonesia	3,001,000,000,000	1.58%	1 January 2010 est.
15	Azerbaijan	2,600,000,000,000	1.45%	1 January 2010 est.
16	Kazakhstan	2,407,000,000,000	1.27%	1 January 2010 est.
17	Malaysia	2,350,000,000,000	1.24%	1 January 2010 est.
18	Norway	2,313,000,000,000	1.22%	1 January 2010 est.
—	European Union	2,250,000,000,000	1.18%	1 January 2010 est.
19	Uzbekistan	1,841,000,000,000	0.97%	1 January 2010 est.
20	Kuwait	1,798,000,000,000	0.95%	1 January 2010 est.
21	Canada	1,754,000,000,000	0.92%	1 January 2010 est.
22	Egypt	1,656,000,000,000	0.87%	1 January 2010 est.
23	Libya	1,539,000,000,000	0.81%	1 January 2010 est.
24	Netherlands	1,416,000,000,000	0.74%	1 January 2010 est.
25	Ukraine	1,104,000,000,000	0.58%	1 January 2010 est.
26	India	1,075,000,000,000	0.57%	1 January 2010 est.
27	Oman	849,500,000,000	0.45%	1 January 2010 est.
28	Pakistan	840,200,000,000	0.44%	1 January 2010 est.
29	Bolivia	750,400,000,000	0.39%	1 January 2010 est.
30	Vietnam	680,000,000,000	0.36%	1 January 2010 est.
31	Yemen	478,500,000,000	0.25%	1 January 2010 est.
32	Trinidad and Tobago	436,100,000,000	0.23%	1 January 2010 est.
33	Argentina	398,400,000,000	0.21%	1 January 2010 est.
34	Brunei	390,800,000,000	0.21%	1 January 2010 est.
35	Brazil	364,200,000,000	0.19%	1 January 2010 est.
36	Mexico	359,700,000,000	0.19%	1 January 2010 est.
37	Thailand	342,000,000,000	0.18%	1 January 2010 est.
38	Peru	334,100,000,000	0.18%	1 January 2010 est.
39	United Kingdom	292,000,000,000	0.15%	1 January 2010 est.
40	Myanmar	283,200,000,000	0.15%	1 January 2010 est.
41	Angola	271,800,000,000	0.14%	1 January 2010 est.
42	Syria	240,700,000,000	0.13%	1 January 2010 est.
43	Papua New Guinea	226,500,000,000	0.12%	1 January 2010 est.
44	East Timor	200,000,000,000	0.11%	1 January 2010 est.
45	Bangladesh	195,400,000,000	0.10%	1 January 2010 est.
46	Germany	175,600,000,000	0.09%	1 January 2010 est.
47	Poland	164,800,000,000	0.09%	1 January 2010 est.
48	Cameroon	135,100,000,000	0.07%	1 January 2010 est.
49	Mozambique	127,400,000,000	0.07%	1 January 2010 est.
50	Colombia	112,000,000,000	0.06%	1 January 2010 est.
51	Philippines	108,700,000,000	0.06%	1 January 2010 est.
52	Chile	97,970,000,000	0.05%	1 January 2010 est.
53	Bahrain	92,030,000,000	0.05%	1 January 2010 est.
54	Republic of the Congo	90,610,000,000	0.05%	1 January 2010 est.
55	Sudan	84,950,000,000	0.04%	1 January 2010 est.
56	Cuba	70,790,000,000	0.04%	1 January 2010 est.
57	Italy	69,830,000,000	0.04%	1 January 2010 est.
58	Tunisia	65,130,000,000	0.03%	1 January 2010 est.
59	Kingdom of Romania	63,000,000,000	0.03%	1 January 2010 est.
60	Namibia	62,290,000,000	0.03%	1 January 2010 est.
61	Denmark	61,300,000,000	0.03%	1 January 2010 est.
62	Rwanda	56,630,000,000	0.03%	1 January 2010 est.
63	South Korea	50,000,000,000	0.03%	1 January 2010 est.
64	Afghanistan	49,550,000,000	0.03%	1 January 2010 est.
65	Serbia	48,140,000,000	0.03%	1 January 2010 est.
66	Equatorial Guinea	36,810,000,000	0.02%	1 January 2010 est.
67	New Zealand	33,980,000,000	0.02%	1 January 2010 est.
68	Independent State of Croatia	30,580,000,000	0.02%	1 January 2010 est.
69	Israel	30,440,000,000	0.02%	1 January 2010 est.
70	Côte d'Ivoire	28,320,000,000	0.01%	1 January 2010 est.
71	Mauritania	28,320,000,000	0.01%	1 January 2010 est.
72	Gabon	28,320,000,000	0.01%	1 January 2010 est.
73	Ethiopia	24,920,000,000	0.01%	1 January 2010 est.
74	Austria	24,800,000,000	0.01%	1 January 2010 est.
75	Ghana	22,650,000,000	0.01%	1 January 2010 est.
76	Japan	20,900,000,000	0.01%	1 January 2010 est.
77	Slovakia	14,160,000,000	0.01%	1 January 2010 est.
78	Republic of Ireland	9,911,000,000	0.01%	1 January 2010 est.
79	Georgia (country)	8,495,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
80	Hungary	8,098,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
81	Ecuador	7,985,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
82	Early Modern France	7,079,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
83	Tanzania	6,513,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
84	Republic of China	6,229,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
85	Turkey	6,088,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
86	Jordan	6,031,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
87	Kingdom of Bulgaria	5,663,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
88	Tajikistan	5,663,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
89	Somalia	5,663,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
90	Kyrgyzstan	5,663,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
91	Czech Republic	3,072,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
92	Guatemala	2,960,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
93	Belarus	2,832,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
94	Spain	2,548,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
95	Morocco	1,501,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
96	Benin	1,133,000,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
97	Democratic Republic of the Congo	991,100,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
98	Greece	991,100,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
99	Albania	849,500,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
100	Barbados	113,300,000	0.00%	1 January 2010 est.
101	South Africa	27,160,000	0.00%	1 January 2006 est.
102	Macau	300,000	0.00%	1 January 2008 est.