Countries by natural gas proven reserves (2014), based on data from The World Factbook Natural gas production by region This is a list of countries by natural gas production based on statistics from The U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) .
Natural Gas in this list means dry natural gas; which is used in homes and business for heating, cooling, cooking and electricity generation, it can also be compressed and used as a fuel.
Dry natural gas is mainly composed of methane . In contrast, wet natural gas also contains significant portions of other liquids such as ethane , propane or butane (also known as Natural Gas Liquids ). Wet natural gas is used for petrochemicals as well as gasoline (petrol).
In 2023, the United States has led the world in both natural gas production and natural gas exports.
Countries by rank
Country
Continent
Natural gas2023 (million m )
United States North America 967,300
Russia Europe /Asia 701,000
Iran Asia 237,581
China Asia 179,317
Canada North America 178,725
Qatar Asia 167,480
Australia Oceania 142,110
Saudi Arabia Asia 114,000
Norway Europe 112,000
Algeria Africa 87,860
Turkmenistan Asia 83,630
Malaysia Asia 74,985
Egypt Africa 64,292
United Arab Emirates Asia 62,890
Indonesia Asia 62,612
Uzbekistan Africa 46,900
Nigeria Asia 46,300
Argentina South America 41,200
Thailand Asia 38,420
Pakistan Asia 38,100
Oman Asia 36,600
Netherlands Europe 32,858
United Kingdom Europe 32,480
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean 30,880
Bangladesh Asia 28,630
India Asia 27,735
Mexico North America 27,100
Kazakhstan Asia /Europe 25,800
Brazil North America 25,400
Azerbaijan Asia 23,075
Venezuela North America 22,700
Ukraine Europe 19,800
Kuwait Asia 19,510
Bahrain Asia 18,271
Myanmar Asia 18,200
Bolivia South America 15,330
Peru South America 12,990
Brunei Asia 12,500
Libya Africa 12,415
Papua New Guinea Oceania 11,785
Colombia South America 11,305
Iraq Asia 10,711
Israel Asia 10,475
Romania Europe 8,900
Vietnam Asia 7,200
New Zealand Oceania 7,000
Equatorial Guinea Africa 6,800
Angola Africa 6,500
Mozambique Africa 5,500
Ghana Africa 5,100
East Timor Asia 4,500
Cameroon Africa 4,000
Germany Europe 3,800
Poland Europe 3,600
Syria Asia 2,000
Italy Europe 2,800
Denmark Europe 1,400
Tunisia Africa 1,300
Chile South America 1,200
Croatia Europe 700
Cuba North America 700
Austria Europe 600
Gabon Africa 500
Congo Africa 400
Serbia Europe 400
Turkey Asia /Europe 400
Ecuador South America 300
Czech Republic Europe 200
Jordan Asia 200
Yemen Asia 200
Albania Europe <100
Barbados North America <100
Belarus Europe <100
Belgium Europe <100
Bulgaria Europe <100
France Europe <100
Georgia Europe /Asia <100
Guatemala North America <100
Kyrgyzstan Asia <100
Morocco Africa <100
Niger Africa <100
Rwanda Africa <100
Senegal Africa <100
Slovakia Europe <100
Slovenia Europe <100
South Africa Africa <100
Spain Europe <100
Taiwan Asia <100
Tajikistan Asia <100
World
4,108,000
See also
References
"Natural Gas 101: What is Dry Natural Gas? – Welcome to Well Said Coterra" . 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2024-04-18."natural gas production Annual" . EIA . United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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