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Energy: proved gas reserves (in million cubic metres)
rank
country
end 1980
end 1990
end 2000
end 2005
end 2006
percent of total
1.
Russian Federation
na
na
46,700,000
47,657,000
47,650,800
26.26%
2.
Iran
14,101,000
17,003,000
26,600,000
27,580,000
28,130,000
15.50%
3.
Qatar
2,800,000
4,615,000
14,443,000
25,361,000
25,361,000
13.98%
4.
Saudi Arabia
3,183,230
5,222,700
6,301,000
6,822,000
7,073,000
3.90%
5.
United Arab Emirates
2,370,000
5,623,000
6,060,000
6,065,000
6,061,000
3.34%
6.
USA
5,572,588
4,741,688
4,967,956
5,787,000
5,925,000
3.27%
7.
Nigeria
1,161,140
2,840,000
4,106,000
5,150,000
5,210,000
2.87%
8.
Algeria
3,721,000
3,300,000
4,523,000
4,504,200
4,504,200
2.48%
9.
Venezuela
1,262,410
3,429,000
4,152,418
4,315,000
4,315,000
2.38%
10.
Iraq
777,400
3,107,000
3,109,000
3,170,000
3,170,000
1.75%
11.
Kazakhstan
na
na
2,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
1.65%
12.
Norway
1,314,000
2,251,000
3,841,000
3,007,000
2,892,000
1.59%
13.
Turkmenistan
na
na
2,860,000
2,860,000
2,860,000
1.58%
14.
Indonesia
822,000
2,863,600
2,682,000
2,478,000
2,632,000
1.45%
15.
Australia
181,200
941,800
2,203,300
2,605,000
2,605,000
1.44%
16.
Malaysia
850,000
1,640,000
2,337,000
2,480,000
2,480,000
1.37%
17.
China
702,800
999,000
1,366,900
2,449,000
2,449,000
1.35%
18.
Egypt
84,000
379,000
1,433,000
1,895,000
1,940,000
1.07%
19.
Uzbekistan
na
na
1,850,000
1,850,000
1,870,000
1.03%
20.
Kuwait
1,054,000
1,518,000
1,557,000
1,572,000
1,780,000
0.98%
21.
Canada
2,492,000
2,725,000
1,683,000
1,632,560
1,665,000
0.92%
22.
Azerbaijan
na
na
1,370,000
1,350,000
1,350,000
0.74%
23.
Netherlands
1,578,000
1,970,000
1,655,000
1,387,000
1,347,000
0.74%
24.
Libya
685,000
1,208,000
1,314,000
1,316,000
1,316,000
0.73%
25.
Ukraine
na
na
1,110,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
0.61%
26.
India
343,000
700,000
759,810
1,101,000
1,075,000
0.59%
27.
Oman
81,000
280,000
859,000
995,000
980,000
0.54%
28.
Pakistan
450,000
642,000
677,000
798,000
798,000
0.44%
29.
Bolivia
122,000
113,000
675,000
740,000
740,000
0.41%
30.
Romania
300,000
105,000
335,000
628,000
628,000
0.35%
31.
Myanmar
93,000
265,000
287,000
538,000
538,000
0.30%
32.
Trinidad & Tobago
297,000
252,000
557,000
530,000
530,000
0.29%
33.
Yemen
na
245,000
479,000
479,000
485,000
0.27%
34.
United Kingdom
739,000
545,000
735,000
481,000
481,000
0.27%
35.
Bangladesh
286,000
725,000
306,000
436,000
435,000
0.24%
36.
Papua New Guinea
na
241,000
428,000
428,000
435,000
0.24%
37.
Argentina
641,000
660,000
778,000
439,000
415,000
0.23%
38.
Vietnam
na
15,000
170,000
365,000
400,000
0.22%
39.
Mexico
1,827,000
2,025,000
835,000
408,000
388,000
0.21%
40.
Brazil
53,000
115,000
221,000
306,395
347,903
0.19%
41.
Peru
32,000
339,000
247,000
334,000
340,000
0.19%
42.
Brunei
207,000
331,000
366,000
340,000
335,000
0.18%
43.
Thailand
292,000
224,000
360,000
301,000
301,000
0.17%
44.
Syria
90,000
182,000
241,000
300,000
290,000
0.16%
45.
Italy
160,000
322,000
249,000
170,490
159,511
0.09%
46.
Germany
265,000
217,000
264,000
178,000
155,000
0.09%
47.
Colombia
122,000
101,000
129,000
113,000
123,000
0.07%
48.
Poland
104,000
159,000
119,000
106,000
104,000
0.06%
49.
Bahrain
233,000
177,000
110,000
90,000
90,000
0.05%
50.
Denmark
82,000
99,000
86,000
68,000
77,000
0.04%
World
84,691,768
131,701,788
162,665,384
180,199,004
181,458,364
100%
source: "Statistical Review of World Energy 2007",
BP
.