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International Energy Outlook 2011
Release Date: September 19, 2011 | Next Scheduled Release Date: June 10, 2013 | Report Number: DOE/EIA-0484(2011)
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| Table 7. World natural gas reserves by country as of January 1, 2011 |
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| Country | Reserves (trillion cubic feet) |
Percent of world total |
| World | 6,675 | 100.0 |
| Top 20 countries | 6,067 | 90.9 |
| Russia | 1,680 | 25.2 |
| Iran | 1,046 | 15.7 |
| Qatar | 896 | 13.4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 275 | 4.1 |
| United States | 273 | 4.1 |
| Turkmenistan | 265 | 4.0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 228 | 3.4 |
| Nigeria | 187 | 2.8 |
| Venezuela | 179 | 2.7 |
| Algeria | 159 | 2.4 |
| Iraq | 112 | 1.7 |
| Australia | 110 | 1.6 |
| China | 107 | 1.6 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 85 | 1.3 |
| Malaysia | 83 | 1.2 |
| Egypt | 77 | 1.2 |
| Norway | 72 | 1.1 |
| Uzbekistan | 65 | 1.0 |
| Kuwait | 63 | 0.9 |
| Rest of world | 608 | 9.1 |
Source: "Worldwide Look at Reserves and Production," Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 108, No. 46 (December 6, 2010), pp. 46-49. The estimates were adjusted to reflect the latest EIA natural gas reserve estimates for the United States (as of December 31, 2010). See website www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_enr_dry_a_EPG0_r11_bcf_a.htm. |
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