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 in 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 2022, the United States has led the world in both natural gas production and natural gas exports.
United States North America 1,029,000 Russia Europe /Asia 618,000 Iran Asia 263,000 China Asia 225,000 Canada North America 188,000 Qatar Asia 170,000 Australia Oceania 154,000 Saudi Arabia Asia 122,000 Norway Europe 124,000 Algeria Africa 101,000 Turkmenistan Asia 86,000 Malaysia Asia 75,000 Egypt Africa 65,000 Indonesia Asia 57,000 United Arab Emirates Asia 57,000 Uzbekistan Asia 48,000 Argentina South America 43,000 Oman Asia 41,000 Nigeria Africa 40,000 United Kingdom Europe 38,000 Pakistan Asia 37,000 Azerbaijan Asia /Europe 34,000 India Asia 33,000 Mexico North America 31,000 Thailand Asia 31,000 Kazakhstan Asia /Europe 27,000 Trinidad and Tobago South America 27,000 Bangladesh Asia 25,000 Brazil South America 23,000 Israel Asia 23,000 Kuwait Asia 19,000 Ukraine Europe 19,000 Bahrain Asia 18,000 Netherlands Europe 18,000 Venezuela South America 18,000 Myanmar Asia 17,000 Bolivia South America 14,000 Libya Africa 12,000 Peru South America 12,000 Brunei Asia 11,000 Colombia South America 11,000 Papua New Guinea Oceania 11,000 Iraq Asia 9,900 Romania Europe 9,500 Vietnam Asia 7,700 Equatorial Guinea Africa 6,800 Poland Europe 5,600 Angola Africa 5,500 Mozambique Africa 5,300 Germany Europe 4,800 New Zealand Oceania 3,800 Ghana Africa 3,200 Italy Europe 3,100 Syria Asia 3,100 East Timor Asia 2,900 Cameroon Africa 2,600 Ivory Coast Africa 2,600 Philippines Asia 2,300 Japan Asia 2,200 Denmark Europe 1,900 Tanzania Africa 1,800 Hungary Europe 1,500 Ireland 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