Year-over-year change: 0.0%, trend flat
5-year change: 0.0%, trend flat
Russian Federation
Natural gas proved reserves: 1,688.2 trillion cubic feet
View MoreDry natural gas proved reserves
World Total6,825.7trillion cubic feet
19802021
2021
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Dry natural gas proved reserves (2021)
Among the 98 countries with 2021 data, Russia has the highest dry natural gas proved reserves at 1,688 trillion cubic feet in 2021, followed by Iran (1,200 trillion cubic feet) and Qatar (842.63 trillion cubic feet). The top 5 is rounded off by Turkmenistan (400 trillion cubic feet) and Saudi Arabia (332.76 trillion cubic feet). Further down, China (234.99 trillion cubic feet) and the United Arab Emirates (215.1 trillion cubic feet) hold the next two spots. Nigeria (203.44 trillion cubic feet), Venezuela (200.37 trillion cubic feet), and Algeria (159.05 trillion cubic feet) round out the top ten. Across the top ten, Russia is 11× as high as Algeria (159.05 trillion cubic feet). Six of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Western Asia. Among these countries, Turkmenistan saw the largest year-over-year change at +14.3%.
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How dry natural gas proved reserves changed between 2020 and 2021
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Key terms
- Proved reserves
- — Quantities of crude oil or natural gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty are recoverable under existing economic and operating conditions.
- Recoverable reserves
- — Coal that can be technically and economically extracted with current mining methods at current prices. Excludes inaccessible deposits.
- Billion barrels (B bbl)
- — Unit for oil reserves. One barrel equals 42 US gallons or about 159 litres.
- Trillion cubic feet (TCF)
- — Unit for natural gas reserves. One TCF is roughly 28.3 billion cubic metres.
- Million short tons (M ST)
- — Unit for coal reserves. One short ton equals 2,000 lb or 907 kg.
Frequently asked questions
- Which country has the highest dry natural gas proved reserves?
- Russia has the highest dry natural gas proved reserves among the 98 countries with 2021 data at 1,688.2 trillion cubic feet as of 2021, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
- Which country has the lowest dry natural gas proved reserves?
- Barbados has the lowest dry natural gas proved reserves among the 98 countries with 2021 data at 4.0 billion cubic feet as of 2021, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
- What is the total dry natural gas proved reserves worldwide?
- The combined dry natural gas proved reserves across 98 countries total 6,825.7 trillion cubic feet as of 2021, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
