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.[ 1]
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 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 Asia 46,900 Nigeria Africa 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 South America 25,400 Azerbaijan Europe /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 Timor-Leste 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
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