South Africa 7,840,000 1 January 2002
83 Greece 4,500,000 1 January 2002
84 Slovakia 4,500,000 1 January 2002
85 Benin 4,105,000 1 January 2002
86 Taiwan 2,900,000 2004 est.
87 Israel 1,920,000 1 January 2002
88 Barbados 1,254,000 1 January 2002
89 Jordan 445,000 1 January 2002
90 Ethiopia 214,000 1 January 2002
91 Afghanistan 0 1 January 2002
92 Rwanda 0 1 January 2002
93 Tanzania 0 1 January 2002
94 Namibia 0 1 January 2002
95 Somalia 0 1 January 2002
96 Mozambique 0 1 January 2002
97 Ireland 0 1 January 2002
98 Madagascar 0 1 January 2002

This file was last updated on 20 October, 2005

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Rank code: @2179

Rank Country Natural gas - proved reserves(cu m) Date of Information

1 World 161,200,000,000,000 1 January 2002
2 Russia 47,000,000,000,000 2003
3 Iran 26,700,000,000,000 2004
4 Qatar 14,410,000,000,000 2004
5 Saudi Arabia 6,339,000,000,000 2004
6 United Arab Emirates 6,060,000,000,000 2004
7 United States 5,195,000,000,000 1 January 2002
8 Algeria 4,739,000,000,000 2004
9 Venezuela 4,190,000,000,000 2004
10 Nigeria 4,007,000,000,000 2004
11 European Union 3,256,000,000,000 1 January 2002
12 Iraq 3,149,000,000,000 2004
13 Indonesia 2,549,000,000,000 2004
14 Burma