Gas reserves by country
Proved reserves, measured in cubic meters, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
47.81 trillion cubic meters
Russia
Lowest
0 cubic meters
Antarctica
Median
0 cubic meters
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
8,321
What the numbers show
Gas reserves is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 47.81 trillion cubic meters in Russia; the lowest is 0 cubic meters in Antarctica.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 cubic meters, and the mean is 987.80 billion cubic meters.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 2,122.2%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).
Gas reserves: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 47.81 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | Iran | 33.99 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 3 | Qatar | 23.86 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 13.18 trillion cubic meters | 2020 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 11.33 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 9.42 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 7 | China | 6.65 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 6.09 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 5.76 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 10 | Venezuela | 5.67 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 11 | Algeria | 4.50 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 12 | Iraq | 3.73 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 3.23 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Mozambique | 2.83 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 2,122.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 2.41 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 2.07 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 1.84 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Egypt | 1.78 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Kuwait | 1.78 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 1.70 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 1.54 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 22 | Libya | 1.50 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 1.41 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 24 | India | 1.38 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 25 | Malaysia | 1.19 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | down 49.4% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 1.10 trillion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Vietnam | 699.43 billion cubic meters | 2021 | up 263.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Oman | 651.29 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Myanmar | 637.13 billion cubic meters | 2021 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Pakistan | 592.22 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 31 | Yemen | 478.56 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 396.46 billion cubic meters | 2021 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 363.99 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Angola | 343.00 billion cubic meters | 2021 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Bolivia | 302.99 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 300.16 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 298.06 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 38 | Congo | 283.99 billion cubic meters | 2021 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Brunei | 260.51 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 40 | Syria | 240.69 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 183.12 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 180.66 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 43 | Mexico | 180.32 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Israel | 176.02 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | 139.01 billion cubic meters | 2021 | up 277.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Thailand | 138.24 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 47 | Cameroon | 135.07 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Netherlands | 132.61 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 90.4% | falling |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 126.29 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 105.48 billion cubic meters | 2021 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Philippines | 98.54 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 52 | Chile | 97.98 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 91.49 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 54 | Colombia | 87.78 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 55 | Sudan | 84.95 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Bahrain | 81.38 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 57 | Cuba | 70.79 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 58 | Tunisia | 65.13 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 59 | Namibia | 62.30 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Rwanda | 56.63 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 49.55 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 62 | Serbia | 48.14 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Italy | 45.76 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 64 | New Zealand | 31.15 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 29.53 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 66 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.32 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Mauritania | 28.32 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Gabon | 25.99 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 24.92 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Croatia | 24.92 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 71 | Germany | 23.39 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 22.65 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Japan | 20.90 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 74 | Slovakia | 14.16 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 74 | Uganda | 14.16 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 76 | Ecuador | 10.90 billion cubic meters | 2021 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Georgia | 8.50 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | France | 7.79 billion cubic meters | 2021 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 80 | South Korea | 7.08 billion cubic meters | 2021 | up 614.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Tanzania | 6.51 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 82 | Taiwan | 6.23 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 83 | Jordan | 6.03 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 5.69 billion cubic meters | 2021 | up 570.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 5.66 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.66 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Somalia | 5.66 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 5.66 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Austria | 5.04 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 90 | Czechia | 3.96 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Turkey | 3.79 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Hungary | 3.74 billion cubic meters | 2021 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Belarus | 2.83 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Spain | 2.55 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 95 | Morocco | 1.44 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Benin | 1.13 billion cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 991.09 million cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Greece | 991.09 million cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Barbados | 113.27 million cubic meters | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Aruba | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Armenia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | American Samoa | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Burundi | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Belgium | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Belize | 0 cubic meters | 2015 | — | flat |
| 100 | Bermuda | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Bhutan | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Botswana | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Central African Republic | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Switzerland | 0 cubic meters | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Comoros | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Cape Verde | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Cayman Islands | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Cyprus | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Djibouti | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Dominica | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Eritrea | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Estonia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Finland | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Fiji | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Faroe Islands | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Gibraltar | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Guinea | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Gambia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Grenada | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Greenland | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Guatemala | 0 cubic meters | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Guam | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Guyana | 0 cubic meters | 2020 | — | flat |
| 100 | Hong Kong | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Honduras | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Haiti | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Iceland | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Jamaica | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Kenya | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Cambodia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Kiribati | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Laos | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Lebanon | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Liberia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Lesotho | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Lithuania | 0 cubic meters | 2015 | — | flat |
| 100 | Latvia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Macao | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Moldova | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Madagascar | 0 cubic meters | 2014 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 100 | Maldives | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Mali | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Montenegro | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Mongolia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Mauritius | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Malawi | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | New Caledonia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Niger | 0 cubic meters | 2014 | — | flat |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Nepal | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Nauru | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Panama | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Puerto Rico | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | North Korea | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Portugal | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Paraguay | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Palestine | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | French Polynesia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Senegal | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Singapore | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | El Salvador | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Suriname | 0 cubic meters | 2014 | — | flat |
| 100 | Slovenia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Sweden | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Eswatini | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Seychelles | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Chad | 0 cubic meters | 2015 | — | flat |
| 100 | Togo | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | East Timor | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Tonga | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Uruguay | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | British Virgin Islands | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Samoa | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | South Africa | 0 cubic meters | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Zambia | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | French Guiana | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Reunion | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Western Sahara | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Cook Islands | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Montserrat | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Niue | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Falkland Islands | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Saint Helena | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Antarctica | 0 cubic meters | 2021 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 45.31 trillion cubic meters
About this data
Proved reserves, measured in cubic meters, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information.