Natural Gas left in the world (BOE):
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| Million Cubic Ft (MMcf) | Million BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) | |
| 6,922,922,000 | 1,153,820 | |
| 132,290,211 | 22,048 |
See also: List of countries by Gas Reserves
There are 6,923 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves in the world as of 2017.
The world has proven reserves equivalent to 52.3 times its annual consumption. This means it has about 52 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).
See also: List of countries by Gas Consumption
| # | Country | Gas Reserves (MMcf) | World Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 1,688,228,000 | 24.3% |
| 2 | Iran | 1,201,382,000 | 17.3% |
| 3 | Qatar | 871,585,000 | 12.5% |
| 4 | United States | 368,704,000 | 5.3% |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 294,205,000 | 4.2% |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 265,000,000 | 3.8% |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 215,098,000 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Venezuela | 197,087,000 | 2.8% |
| 9 | Nigeria | 180,490,000 | 2.6% |
| 10 | China | 163,959,000 | 2.4% |
| 11 | Algeria | 159,054,000 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Iraq | 111,522,000 | 1.6% |
| 13 | Indonesia | 103,350,000 | 1.5% |
| 14 | Mozambique | 100,000,000 | 1.4% |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 85,000,000 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Egypt | 77,200,000 | 1.1% |
| 17 | Norway | 72,358,000 | 1.0% |
| 18 | Canada | 71,794,000 | 1.0% |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 65,000,000 | 0.9% |
| 20 | Kuwait | 63,500,000 | 0.9% |
| 21 | Libya | 53,183,000 | 0.8% |
| 22 | India | 50,398,000 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Ukraine | 39,000,000 | 0.6% |
| 24 | Malaysia | 38,284,000 | 0.6% |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 35,000,000 | 0.5% |
| 26 | Netherlands | 31,702,000 | 0.5% |
| 27 | Australia | 30,400,000 | 0.4% |
| 28 | Oman | 24,910,000 | 0.4% |
| 29 | Vietnam | 24,700,000 | 0.4% |
| 30 | Pakistan | 24,700,000 | 0.4% |
| 31 | Yemen | 16,900,000 | 0.2% |
| 32 | Mexico | 16,549,000 | 0.2% |
| 33 | Brazil | 16,172,000 | 0.2% |
| 34 | Peru | 15,047,000 | 0.2% |
| 35 | Brunei | 13,800,000 | 0.2% |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,240,000 | 0.2% |
| 37 | Argentina | 11,142,000 | 0.2% |
| 38 | Bolivia | 10,450,000 | 0.2% |
| 39 | Myanmar | 10,000,000 | 0.14% |
| 40 | Angola | 9,711,000 | 0.14% |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 8,502,000 | 0.12% |
| 42 | Syria | 8,500,000 | 0.12% |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 8,500,000 | 0.12% |
| 44 | Thailand | 8,415,000 | 0.12% |
| 45 | Israel | 7,027,000 | 0.10% |
| 46 | Colombia | 5,508,000 | 0.08% |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 5,467,000 | 0.08% |
| 48 | Cameroon | 4,770,000 | 0.07% |
| 49 | Romania | 3,725,000 | 0.05% |
| 50 | Philippines | 3,480,000 | 0.05% |
| 51 | Chile | 3,460,000 | 0.05% |
| 52 | Bahrain | 3,250,000 | 0.05% |
| 53 | Congo | 3,200,000 | 0.05% |
| 54 | Poland | 3,015,000 | 0.04% |
| 55 | Sudan | 3,000,000 | 0.04% |
| 56 | Cuba | 2,500,000 | 0.04% |
| 57 | Tunisia | 2,300,000 | 0.03% |
| 58 | Namibia | 2,200,000 | 0.03% |
| 59 | Germany | 2,048,000 | 0.03% |
| 60 | Rwanda | 2,000,000 | 0.03% |
| 61 | Italy | 1,985,000 | 0.03% |
| 62 | Afghanistan | 1,750,000 | 0.03% |
| 63 | Serbia | 1,700,000 | 0.02% |
| 64 | New Zealand | 1,361,000 | 0.02% |
| 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,300,000 | 0.02% |
| 66 | Denmark | 1,210,000 | 0.02% |
| 67 | Gabon | 1,000,000 | 0.01% |
| 68 | Mauritania | 1,000,000 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,000,000 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Croatia | 880,000 | 0.013% |
| 71 | Ethiopia | 880,000 | 0.013% |
| 72 | Ghana | 800,000 | 0.012% |
| 73 | Japan | 738,000 | 0.011% |
| 74 | Slovakia | 500,000 | 0.007% |
| 75 | Uganda | 500,000 | 0.007% |
| 76 | Ireland | 350,000 | 0.005% |
| 77 | France | 314,000 | 0.005% |
| 78 | Hungary | 304,000 | 0.004% |
| 79 | Austria | 301,000 | 0.004% |
| 80 | Georgia | 300,000 | 0.004% |
| 81 | South Korea | 250,000 | 0.004% |
| 82 | Tanzania | 230,000 | 0.003% |
| 83 | Taiwan | 220,000 | 0.003% |
| 84 | Turkey | 218,000 | 0.003% |
| 85 | Jordan | 213,000 | 0.003% |
| 86 | Ecuador | 212,000 | 0.003% |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 200,000 | 0.003% |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 200,000 | 0.003% |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 200,000 | 0.003% |
| 90 | Somalia | 200,000 | 0.003% |
| 91 | Czech Republic (Czechia) | 140,000 | 0.002% |
| 92 | Belarus | 100,000 | 0.001% |
| 93 | Spain | 90,000 | 0.0013% |
| 94 | Morocco | 51,000 | 0.0007% |
| 95 | Benin | 40,000 | 0.0006% |
| 96 | Greece | 35,000 | 0.0005% |
| 97 | DR Congo | 35,000 | 0.0005% |
| 98 | Albania | 29,000 | 0.0004% |
| 99 | Barbados | 5,000 | 0.0001% |