Natural Gas by Country 2022

Natural gas is a nonrenewable fossil fuel derived from subsurface hydrocarbon gas formations. Heating, cooking, and energy production all rely on natural gas. Fuel for automobiles and polymers may also be made from natural gas.

While burning natural gas still contributes to global warming, it does it more cleanly than other fossil fuels like coal and oil. Carbon dioxide and water vapour are the principal consequences of natural gas oxidation.

Top 10 Natural Gas Producers (Cubic Meters, 2020):

  1. United States — 914.6 billion
  2. Russia — 638.5 billion
  3. Iran — 250.8 billion
  4. China — 194 billion
  5. Qatar — 171.3 billion
  6. Canada — 165.2 billion
  7. Australia — 142.5 billion
  8. Saudi Arabia — 112.1 billion
  9. Norway — 111.5 billion
  10. Algeria — 81.5 billion

Top 10 Gas Consuming Countries (Cubic Meters, 2020):

  1. United States — 832 billion
  2. Russia — 411.1 billion
  3. China — 330.6 billion
  4. Iran — 233.1 billion
  5. Canada — 112.6 billion
  6. Saudi Arabia — 112.1 billion
  7. Japan — 104.4 billion
  8. Germany — 86.5 billion
  9. Mexico — 86.3 billion
  10. United Kingdom — 72.5 billion

In 2020, the top 10 countries with the largest natural gas reserves will be determined.

RankCountry2020 Reserves (Cubic Meters)2020 Reserves (Cubic Feet)% of Global Reserves
1Russia37.4 trillion1320.5 trillion19.9%
2Iran32.1 trillion1133.6 trillion17.1%
3Qatar24.7 trillion871.1 trillion13.1%
4Turkmenistan13.6 trillion480.3 trillion7.2%
5United States12.6 trillion445.6 trillion6.7%
6China8.4 trillion296.6 trillion4.5%
7Venezuela6.3 trillion221.1 trillion3.3%
8Saudi Arabia6.0 trillion212.6 trillion3.2%
9United Arab Emirates5.9 trillion209.7 trillion3.2%
10Nigeria5.5 trillion193.3 trillion2.9%

Russia has the world’s greatest natural gas reserves and is expected to transport 238 billion cubic meters of gas in 2020, more than any other nation. In Russia, the use of natural gas in automobiles is strongly promoted.

Companies provide aftermarket kits, and some cars are built specifically to run on natural gas. By the end of 2020, Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned natural gas business, planned to have 500 filling stations.

The natural gas reserves of Iran are second only to those of Russia in terms of global size. Hydrocarbon fields have been identified in Iran, with an estimated 145 fields and 297 reservoirs so far, with the possibility for many more to be discovered in future explorations.

Iran is one of the few nations capable of delivering substantially bigger volumes of natural gas in the future, even though it is now only using a tiny percentage of its gas reserves.

Qatar holds over 13% of the world’s total natural gas reserves. Oil and gas deposits are concentrated mostly in the North Field offshore.

Qatar commenced drilling extension in North Field and is expected to increase production by 60% to grow its natural gas export and restore its position as the world’s top liquefied natural gas exporter.

The United States imports natural gas from Canada and Mexico through pipelines and its output. The greatest natural gas deposits in the United States are in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, respectively. Natural gas reserves in the United States are sufficient for at least another 60 years.

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude oil exporter, plans to begin exporting natural gas. Most of Saudi Arabia’s gas reserves are situated in the Persian Gulf, where the country possesses the fifth-largest reserves.

It is anticipated that 70 percent of the kingdom’s electricity will come from natural gas, with the remaining 30 percent coming from renewable sources.

A look at the natural gas’s chemical composition and dispersion.

Methane (70-90 percent) is the primary component of natural gas, followed by ethane, propane, and butane (0-20 percent), with traces of carbon dioxide (0-8 percent), nitrogen (0-5 percent), hydrogen sulphide (0-5 percent), and other inert gases (helium, argon, neon, and xenon) rounding out the composition.

The depth of the Earth’s mantle determines how natural gas is classed. Large fractures and crevices between overlying rock layers are where conventional natural gas is discovered. It is also known as “shale gas” or “tight gas” because it is found in pores inside shale, sandstone, or other kinds of sedimentary rock formations.

Finally, crude oil resources are accompanied by related natural gas. One kind of natural gas that may be discovered in coal beds is coalbed methane.

The following are the 10 nations with the greatest output of natural gas:

  1. Russia (47,805 billion cubic meters)
  2. Iran (33,721 billion cubic meters)
  3. Qatar (24,072 billion cubic meters)
  4. United States (15,484 billion cubic meters)
  5. Saudi Arabia (9,200 billion cubic meters)
  6. Turkmenistan (7,504 billion cubic meters)
  7. United Arab Emirates (6,091 billion cubic meters)
  8. Venezuela (5,740 billion cubic meters)
  9. Nigeria (5,475 billion cubic meters)
  10. China (5,440 billion cubic meters)
CountryReserves (EIA)Reserves (OPEC)Reserves (BP)
Russia478055061735000
Iran337213381033200
Qatar240722386124900
United States1548490678700
Saudi Arabia920087158000
Turkmenistan7504983819500
United Arab Emirates609160915900
Venezuela574057076400
Nigeria547556275200
China544029345500
Algeria450445044300
Iraq382037443500
Indonesia286628662900
Mozambique2832
Kazakhstan240718981100
Egypt218622211800
Canada205620591900
Australia198931733600
Uzbekistan184115641200
Kuwait178417841700
Norway178223141700
Libya150515051400
India129012891200
Malaysia118329092700
Ukraine11043041100
Azerbaijan99112271100
Netherlands801804700
Vietnam699203600
Oman651884700
Myanmar6372731200
Pakistan589757400
Yemen479300
Morocco474474
Peru456513400
Trinidad and Tobago447433300
Brazil377325400
Argentina337381300
Angola308422
Bolivia296310300
Mexico280146200
Brunei261252
Syria241300300
Papua New Guinea211200
Thailand193180200
Bangladesh186346200
Israel176500
United Kingdom176269200
Cameroon135152
Colombia114104100
Romania105105100
Philippines98.5000
Chile985.3000
Bahrain92200
Republic of the Congo90.6000111
Sudan85
Poland79.800056.3000100
Cuba70.8000
Tunisia65.1000
Namibia62.3000
Rwanda56.6000
Afghanistan49.6000
Serbia48.1000
Germany39.500039.6000100
Italy38.100027.1000100
Equatorial Guinea36.8000145
New Zealand33.7000
Gabon28.200025.5000
Mauritania28.2000
Ivory Coast28.2000
Croatia24.9000
Ethiopia24.9000
Ghana22.7000
Japan20.9000
Slovakia14.2000
Uganda14.2000
Denmark12.900073.9000100
Ecuador10.90005.4000
Ireland9.9100
Georgia8.5000
France8.4100
South Korea7.0800
Hungary6.6000
Austria6.5100
Tanzania6.5100
Taiwan6.2300
Jordan6.0300
Kyrgyzstan5.6600
Bulgaria5.6600
Tajikistan5.6600
Somalia5.6600
Turkey5.1000
Czech Republic3.9600
Belarus2.8300
Spain2.5500
Benin1.1300
Greece0.9910
DR Congo0.9910
Albania0.8210
Barbados0.1420
Armenia18
Moldova
South Africa

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