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| 1 ||align="left"|{{flag|Russia}}|| 48,700,000,000,000 || 12 June 2013 est.<ref>OPEC, [http://www.opec.org/library/Annual%20Statistical%20Bulletin/interactive/current/FileZ/XL/T32.HTM Table 3.2 Natural gas proven reserves by country], accessed 1 Dec 2013.</ref> |
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| 2 || align="left"|{{flag|Iran}} (see: [[Natural gas reserves in Iran]])|| 33,600,000,000,000 || 12 June 2013 est.<ref name="en.apa.az"/> |
| 2 || align="left"|{{flag|Iran}} (see: [[Natural gas reserves in Iran]])|| 33,600,000,000,000 || 12 June 2013 est.<ref name="en.apa.az">http://en.apa.az/xeber_bp__iran_ranks_first_for_gas_reserves__t_194696.html</ref> |
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| 3 ||align="left"|{{flag|Qatar}} || 25,100,000,000,000 || 12 June 2013 est.<ref>http://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/pdf/statistical-review/statistical_review_of_world_energy_2013.pdf</ref> |
| 3 ||align="left"|{{flag|Qatar}} || 25,100,000,000,000 || 12 June 2013 est.<ref>http://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/pdf/statistical-review/statistical_review_of_world_energy_2013.pdf</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:26, 19 May 2014
This is a list of countries by natural gas proven reserves based on The World Factbook (when no citation is given).[1] or other authoritative third-party sources (as cited). Based on data from BP, at the end of 2009 proved gas reserves were dominated by three countries:Iran, Russia, and Qatar, which together held nearly half the world's proven reserves.[2]
There is some disagreement on which country has the largest proven gas reserves. Sources that consider that Russia has by far the largest proven reserves include the US CIA (47.6 trillion cubic meters),[3] the US Energy Information Administration (47.8 tcm),[4] and OPEC (48.7 tcm).[5] However, BP credits Russia with only 32.9 tcm,[6] which would place it in second place, slightly behind Iran (33.1 to 33.8 tcm, depending on the source).
Due to constant announcements of shale gas recoverable reserves, as well as drilling in Central Asia, South America and Africa, deepwater drilling, estimates are undergoing frequent updates, mostly increasing. Since 2000, some countries, notably the US and Canada, have seen large increases in proved gas reserves due to development of shale gas, but shale gas deposits in most countries are yet to be added to reserve calculations.
| Rank | Country/Region | Natural gas proven reserves (m³) |
Date of information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | World | 187,300,000,000,000 | |
| 1 |  Russia |
48,700,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est.[7] |
| 2 |  Iran (see: Natural gas reserves in Iran) |
33,600,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est.[8] |
| 3 |  Qatar |
25,100,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est.[9] |
| 4 |  Turkmenistan |
17,500,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est.[10] |
| 5 |  United States |
9,460,000,000,000 | 12 December 2013[11] |
| 6 |  Saudi Arabia |
8,200,000,000,000 | 1 January 2012 est.[12] |
| 7 |  Venezuela |
5,524,500,000,000 | 19 July 2011[13] |
| 8 |  Nigeria |
5,246,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 9 |  Algeria |
4,502,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 10 |  Australia |
3,825,000,000,000 | 1 January 2012 est.[12] |
| 11 |  Iraq |
3,600,000,000,000 | 1 January 2012 est.[12] |
| 12 |  China (see: Natural gas in China) |
3,100,000,000,000 | 1 January 2012 est.[12] |
| 13 |  Indonesia |
3,001,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 14 |  Kazakhstan |
1,900,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est.[10] |
| 15 |  Malaysia |
2,350,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 16 |  Norway |
2,313,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 17 |  United Arab Emirates |
2,250,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 18 |  Uzbekistan |
1,841,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 19 |  Kuwait |
1,798,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 20 |  Canada (see: Natural gas in Canada) |
1,754,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 21 |  Egypt |
1,656,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 22 |  Libya |
1,539,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 23 |  Netherlands |
1,416,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 24 |  Ukraine |
1,104,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 25 |  India |
1,075,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 26 |  Oman |
849,500,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 27 |  Azerbaijan |
849,500,000,000 | 1 January 2011 est.[1] |
| 28 |  Pakistan |
840,200,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 29 |  Lebanon |
750,400,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 30 |  Romania |
726,000,000,000 | 1 January 2013 est. |
| 31 |  Vietnam |
680,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 32 |  Yemen |
478,500,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 33 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
436,100,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 34 |  Argentina |
398,400,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 35 |  Brunei |
390,800,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 36 |  Brazil |
364,200,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 37 |  Mexico |
359,700,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 38 |  Thailand |
342,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 39 |  Peru |
334,100,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 40 |  United Kingdom |
292,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 41 |  Burma |
283,200,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 42 |  Angola |
271,800,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 43 |  Israel |
271,000,000,000 | 1 January 2013 est.[14] |
| 44 |  Syria |
240,700,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 45 |  Papua New Guinea |
226,500,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 46 |  Timor-Leste |
200,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 47 |  Bangladesh |
195,400,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 48 |  Germany |
175,600,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 49 |  Ghana |
165,000,000,000 | 13 May 2013 est.[15] |
| 50 |  Poland |
164,800,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 51 |  Cameroon |
135,100,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 52 |  Mozambique |
127,400,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 53 |  Colombia |
112,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 54 |  Philippines |
108,700,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 55 |  Chile |
97,970,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 56 |  Bahrain |
92,030,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 57 |  Congo, Republic of the |
90,610,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 58 |  Sudan |
84,950,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 59 |  Cuba |
70,790,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 60 |  Italy |
69,830,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 61 |  Tunisia |
65,130,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 62 |  Namibia |
62,290,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 63 |  Denmark |
61,300,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 64 |  Rwanda |
56,630,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 65 |  Korea, South |
50,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 66 |  Afghanistan |
49,550,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 67 |  Serbia |
48,140,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 68 |  Equatorial Guinea |
36,810,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 69 |  New Zealand |
33,980,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 70 |  Croatia |
30,580,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 71 |  Cote d'Ivoire |
28,320,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 72 |  Mauritania |
28,320,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 73 |  Gabon |
28,320,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 74 |  Ethiopia |
24,920,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 75 |  Austria |
24,800,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 76 |  Japan |
20,900,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 77 |  Slovakia |
14,160,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 78 |  Ireland |
9,911,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 79 |  Georgia |
8,495,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 80 |  Hungary |
8,098,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 81 |  Ecuador |
7,985,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 82 |  France |
7,079,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 83 |  Tanzania |
6,510,000,000 | 1 January 2013 est.[16] |
| 84 |  Taiwan |
6,229,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 85 |  Turkey |
6,088,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 86 |  Jordan |
6,031,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 87 |  Bulgaria |
5,663,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 88 |  Tajikistan |
5,663,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 89 |  Somalia |
5,663,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 90 |  Kyrgyzstan |
5,663,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 91 |  Czech Republic |
3,072,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 92 |  Guatemala |
2,960,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 93 |  Belarus |
2,832,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 94 |  Spain |
2,548,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 95 |  Morocco |
1,501,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 96 |  Benin |
1,133,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 97 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
991,100,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 98 |  Greece |
991,100,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 99 |  Albania |
849,500,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 100 |  Barbados |
113,300,000 | 1 January 2010 est. |
| 101 |  South Africa |
27,160,000 | 1 January 2006 est. |
| 102 |  Macau |
300,000 | 1 January 2008 est. |
- Star denotes includes "recoverable portion of shale reserves"
See also
References
- ^ a b Rank Order - Natural gas - proved reserves, accessed in March 2011
- ^ 2011 report on oil and gas companies, Promoting revenue Transparency Transparency International 2011 page reserves 113
- ^ Natural gas - proved reserves, accessed 1 Dec. 2013.
- ^ US Energy Information Administration, International statistics, accessed 1 Dec. 2013.
- ^ OPEC, Table 3.2 Natural gas proven reserves by country, accessed 1 Dec 2013.
- ^ BP,BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2013.
- ^ OPEC, Table 3.2 Natural gas proven reserves by country, accessed 1 Dec 2013.
- ^ http://en.apa.az/xeber_bp__iran_ranks_first_for_gas_reserves__t_194696.html
- ^ http://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/pdf/statistical-review/statistical_review_of_world_energy_2013.pdf
- ^ a b http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130612-706046.html
- ^ US Energy Information Administration, Dry Natural Gas Proved Reserves, 12 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/reports_and_publications/statistical_energy_review_2011/STAGING/local_assets/pdf/natural_gas_section_2012.pdf
- ^ "'Reservas de gas de Venezuela ascienden a 195.097 billones de pies cúbicos'". 20 July 2011. Retrieved 05 de febrero de 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|editorial=ignored (help) - ^ US Energy Information Administration, Israel, accessed 13 Sept. 2013.
- ^ "Atuabo gas project to propel more growth". Daily Graphic. graphic.com.gh. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ US EIA, Tanzania, accessed 3 January 2013.