Global Natural Gas Reserves

Updated on 04.20.2023

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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)

Source: BP Statistical Review 2022
CountryProved Reserves in 2020Share of Global Reserves
Russia37,419,9%
Iran32,117,1%
Qatar24,713,1%
Turkmenistan13,67,2%
United States12,66,7%
China8,44,5%
Venezuela6,33,3%
Saudi Arabia6,03,2%
United Arab Emirates5,93,2%
Nigeria5,52,9%
Iraq3,51,9%
Azerbaijan2,51,3%
Australia2,41,3%
Canada2,41,3%
Algeria2,31,2%
Rest of the World22,612%
Total World188,1100,00%

 

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