T34
World Proven Natural Gas Reserves by Country, 1980 -2003
(Thousand Million Standard Cubic Metres)
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
% change
03/02
NORTH AMERICA
8,132.4
8,205.0
8,269.9
8,262.2
8,205.0
8,284.9
8,209.8
8,047.3
7,451.2
7,465.2
7,521.4
7,442.2
7,344.9
6,832.0
6,538.0
6,605.9
6,555.8
6,544.6
6,393.3
6,459.9
6,707.7
6,889.5
6,958.6
7,105.0
2.1
Canada
2,496.0
2,491.9
2,563.0
2,591.1
2,612.7
2,808.6
2,784.0
2,745.4
2,692.7
2,732.4
2,725.4
2,710.9
2,671.6
2,232.3
1,898.0
1,928.9
1,841.2
1,808.7
1,747.6
1,718.9
1,682.9
1,693.8
1,664.2
1,675.0
0.6
United States
5,636.4
5,713.1
5,706.9
5,671.1
5,592.3
5,476.3
5,425.8
5,301.9
4,758.5
4,732.8
4,796.0
4,731.3
4,673.3
4,599.7
4,640.0
4,677.0
4,714.6
4,735.9
4,645.7
4,741.0
5,024.8
5,195.7
5,294.4
5,430.0
2.6
LATIN AMERICA
4,597.5
5,039.4
5,165.9
5,279.8
5,408.0
5,652.3
6,545.8
7,029.8
7,098.5
7,108.6
7,538.3
7,656.1
7,839.0
7,934.7
7,868.0
7,931.6
8,001.0
8,086.7
7,263.9
7,746.4
7,813.7
7,916.2
7,641.0
7,842.1
2.6
Argentina
623.1
662.7
692.0
679.0
667.9
681.0
671.0
693.0
773.0
671.0
660.0
643.0
642.4
752.0
535.5
619.3
688.3
683.8
687.0
729.0
778.0
764.0
664.0
616.0
-7.2
Colombia
117.7
112.9
107.6
102.6
125.0
129.0
137.0
132.4
127.6
122.3
117.0
116.0
120.0
120.0
126.4
127.0
131.0
130.0
122.9
518.0
675.0
775.0
813.0
820.0
0.9
Mexico
1,827.0
2,134.0
2,134.0
2,181.0
2,172.0
2,168.0
2,147.0
2,119.0
2,077.5
2,060.0
2,025.0
2,009.0
1,984.0
1,973.0
1,937.0
1,916.1
1,809.8
1,796.9
851.3
860.6
835.0
797.0
424.0
421.0
-0.7
Trinidad and Tobago
339.9
334.8
329.0
322.7
350.0
487.0
479.4
471.7
463.8
455.9
447.5
439.0
430.9
422.3
314.6
349.0
456.0
517.0
560.0
603.0
557.0
576.0
733.0
736.0
0.4
Venezuela
1,262.4
1,365.1
1,471.2
1,562.3
1,666.3
1,734.8
2,622.0
2,838.0
2,856.0
2,992.7
3,429.0
3,581.8
3,693.0
3,693.0
3,965.1
4,064.7
4,051.5
4,120.8
4,147.5
4,152.4
4,152.4
4,180.0
4,180.8
4,218.8
0.9
Latin America others
427.5
429.9
432.1
432.2
426.8
452.5
489.4
775.7
800.6
806.7
859.8
867.3
968.7
974.4
989.5
855.5
864.4
838.2
895.2
883.3
816.2
824.2
826.2
1,030.2
24.7
EASTERN EUROPE
30,897.1
33,380.1
35,630.5
36,494.6
37,974.5
40,527.1
41,547.7
42,204.1
42,974.0
52,435.9
54,926.0
55,754.6
56,743.0
56,728.0
58,806.1
58,005.1
57,268.0
57,708.8
57,249.8
56,623.8
56,561.8
56,713.8
56,899.8
56,774.8
-0.2
Hungary
126.0
126.0
126.0
126.0
133.0
133.0
125.0
116.0
113.0
108.0
102.0
97.0
97.0
98.0
49.0
47.0
43.0
40.0
35.0
30.0
32.0
34.0
30.0
27.0
-10.0
Poland
120.0
115.2
118.0
115.0
108.9
102.5
165.0
163.0
171.0
168.0
164.1
153.0
158.0
158.0
155.0
153.0
160.0
155.0
145.0
146.0
152.0
115.0
116.0
116.0
-
Romania
125.0
261.9
244.5
230.0
210.0
270.0
235.0
199.2
165.9
133.6
105.0
481.0
466.0
445.0
425.0
407.0
389.0
374.0
360.0
348.0
335.0
322.0
311.0
305.0
-1.9
Former USSR
30,499.8
32,851.9
35,117.5
36,000.0
37,500.0
40,000.0
41,000.0
41,700.0
42,500.0
52,000.0
54,530.0
55,000.0
56,000.0
56,000.0
58,150.0
57,370.0
56,650.0
57,112.0
56,682.0
56,072.0
56,015.0
56,215.0
56,415.0
56,300.0
-0.2
Eastern Europe others
26.3
25.2
24.4
23.6
22.6
21.6
22.7
25.9
24.1
26.3
24.9
23.6
22.0
27.0
27.1
28.1
26.0
27.8
27.8
27.8
27.8
27.8
27.8
26.8
-3.6
WESTERN EUROPE
4,463.5
5,087.9
5,017.8
5,278.1
5,377.5
5,358.2
5,406.1
5,353.0
5,259.6
5,232.3
5,439.0
5,585.3
5,639.7
5,620.4
5,780.6
5,842.5
6,520.4
7,161.3
7,152.2
7,127.7
7,050.1
6,952.8
6,665.6
6,262.6
-6.0
Denmark
155.7
155.7
155.7
155.2
154.6
153.8
151.9
149.0
144.7
139.3
171.0
201.0
214.0
215.0
190.0
179.0
167.0
137.0
123.0
142.0
144.0
141.0
129.0
136.0
5.4
Germany
325.8
320.5
321.0
317.5
306.1
295.9
382.0
376.0
363.0
351.0
327.0
307.7
288.3
268.9
302.8
319.0
329.3
343.0
347.5
340.0
325.6
364.3
319.9
305.9
-4.4
Italy
258.5
244.7
230.1
217.0
250.0
292.0
290.0
289.0
290.0
317.0
322.0
350.0
375.0
375.0
373.6
374.1
297.7
278.0
222.0
208.0
199.0
191.0
210.0
190.0
-9.5
Netherlands
2,180.3
2,097.6
2,026.5
1,951.8
1,900.0
1,855.0
1,815.0
1,770.0
1,730.0
1,725.0
1,970.0
1,950.0
1,930.0
1,876.0
1,845.0
1,815.0
1,765.0
1,787.0
1,771.0
1,714.0
1,655.0
1,616.0
1,567.0
1,672.0
6.7
Norway
637.2
1,398.2
1,440.0
1,702.0
1,882.0
1,884.0
1,906.0
1,897.0
1,915.0
1,909.0
1,875.0
2,009.0
1,992.0
2,028.0
2,196.0
2,245.0
3,001.0
3,654.0
3,780.0
3,808.0
3,841.0
3,833.0
3,667.0
3,188.0
-13.1
United Kingdom
716.4
669.4
633.0
712.0
663.6
648.0
634.0
644.0
590.9
560.0
545.0
540.0
610.0
630.0
660.0
700.0
760.0
770.0
760.0
760.0
740.0
660.0
630.0
630.0
-
Western Europe others
189.6
201.8
211.5
222.6
221.2
229.5
227.2
228.0
226.0
231.0
229.0
227.6
230.4
227.5
213.2
210.4
200.4
192.3
148.7
155.7
145.5
147.5
142.7
140.7
-1.4
MIDDLE EAST
24,700.4
25,027.4
25,906.6
26,404.6
27,384.7
27,704.3
30,427.7
31,192.6
34,358.6
37,864.3
38,014.4
43,138.1
44,431.9
44,939.8
46,008.5
45,635.1
49,467.0
49,794.6
53,406.0
52,053.0
59,811.0
71,374.6
71,788.0
72,766.2
1.4
Iran, I.R.
14,101.0
14,085.0
14,069.0
14,045.0
14,016.0
13,986.0
13,955.0
13,922.0
14,200.0
17,000.0
17,003.0
19,800.0
20,700.0
20,700.0
20,764.0
19,350.0
23,000.0
23,000.0
24,100.0
22,370.0
26,600.0
26,600.0
26,690.0
27,570.0
3.3
Iraq
777.4
773.2
815.6
821.2
818.0
821.2
821.2
1,000.0
2,690.0
3,115.0
3,107.0
3,100.0
3,100.0
3,100.0
3,115.0
3,360.0
3,360.0
3,188.0
3,188.0
3,285.0
3,109.0
3,109.0
3,190.0
3,170.0
-0.6
Kuwait
1,054.0
1,046.0
1,040.0
1,036.0
1,037.8
1,036.5
1,167.0
1,205.0
1,378.0
1,400.0
1,518.0
1,511.0
1,495.0
1,492.0
1,499.3
1,494.0
1,489.0
1,490.0
1,482.0
1,482.0
1,557.0
1,557.0
1,557.0
1,572.0
1.0
Qatar
2,800.0
2,830.0
3,145.0
3,400.0
4,280.0
4,440.0
4,440.0
4,440.0
4,621.0
4,620.0
4,615.0
6,428.0
6,713.0
7,070.0
7,070.0
8,500.0
8,500.0
8,500.0
10,900.0
11,157.0
14,443.0
25,783.0
25,783.0
25,783.0
-
Saudi Arabia
3,183.2
3,346.1
3,432.2
3,544.0
3,608.0
3,687.0
4,021.0
4,189.5
5,020.0
5,218.4
5,222.7
5,220.6
5,248.8
5,248.8
5,260.0
5,544.5
5,693.3
5,882.0
6,068.0
6,146.0
6,301.0
6,455.6
6,646.0
6,754.2
1.6
UAE
2,370.0
2,529.0
2,973.0
3,049.0
3,108.0
3,148.0
5,414.2
5,684.0
5,663.0
5,650.0
5,623.0
5,793.0
5,795.0
5,795.0
6,777.0
5,859.0
5,784.0
6,063.0
5,996.0
5,936.0
6,060.0
6,060.0
6,060.0
6,060.0
-
Middle East others
414.8
418.2
431.8
509.4
516.9
585.6
609.3
752.1
786.6
860.9
925.7
1,285.5
1,380.1
1,534.0
1,523.2
1,527.6
1,640.7
1,671.6
1,672.0
1,677.0
1,741.0
1,810.0
1,862.0
1,857.0
-0.3
AFRICA
5,872.2
6,019.4
6,395.2
6,382.6
6,235.4
6,142.8
7,379.1
7,369.7
7,683.7
8,466.4
8,523.8
9,603.2
9,946.7
10,188.1
9,222.9
9,923.3
10,172.9
10,635.1
10,793.0
11,440.0
12,463.3
13,232.0
13,880.6
13,965.6
0.6
Algeria
3,721.0
3,678.0
3,613.0
3,531.0
3,442.0
3,349.0
3,259.0
3,163.0
3,234.0
3,250.0
3,300.0
3,626.0
3,650.0
3,700.0
2,963.0
3,690.0
3,700.0
4,077.0
4,077.0
4,520.0
4,523.0
4,523.0
4,523.0
4,545.0
0.5
Egypt
174.4
179.8
230.5
252.9
219.5
219.3
251.0
286.7
325.6
346.7
345.0
341.2
345.5
545.1
535.5
631.3
851.9
927.1
1,020.0
1,223.0
1,433.0
1,557.0
1,657.0
1,756.0
6.0
Libya, S.P.A.J.
685.0
665.0
653.0
640.0
628.0
626.0
728.0
727.0
827.0
1,218.0
1,208.0
1,309.0
1,299.0
1,289.0
1,310.0
1,313.0
1,313.0
1,315.0
1,315.0
1,314.0
1,314.0
1,314.0
1,503.0
1,491.0
-0.8
Nigeria
1,161.1
1,147.0
1,385.0
1,370.0
1,355.0
1,340.0
2,400.0
2,407.0
2,476.0
2,832.0
2,840.0
3,400.0
3,716.2
3,683.0
3,450.0
3,474.0
3,475.0
3,483.0
3,512.0
3,512.0
4,106.0
4,632.7
4,997.3
4,997.3
-
Africa others
130.7
349.6
513.7
588.7
590.9
608.5
741.1
786.0
821.1
819.7
830.8
927.0
936.0
971.0
964.4
815.0
833.0
833.0
869.0
871.0
1,087.3
1,205.3
1,200.3
1,176.3
-2.0
ASIA and PACIFIC
5,638.8
5,829.2
6,174.7
6,718.7
7,709.9
8,314.4
9,400.7
9,717.3
10,060.1
10,535.7
11,020.0
10,933.4
11,677.6
13,114.5
12,732.0
11,739.8
12,305.0
12,582.0
12,729.0
13,630.0
13,686.0
14,217.0
14,826.0
15,073.0
1.7
Australia
849.6
880.0
908.0
1,027.0
1,457.0
1,522.0
2,089.0
2,238.0
2,159.0
2,130.0
2,146.0
2,294.0
2,350.0
2,986.0
2,992.0
3,010.0
3,260.0
3,280.0
3,310.0
3,500.0
3,530.0
3,550.0
3,930.0
3,930.0
-
China
735.0
736.0
765.0
800.0
850.0
865.0
870.0
900.0
1,000.0
1,000.0
1,005.0
1,400.0
1,680.0
2,000.0
2,040.0
1,070.0
1,120.0
1,199.0
1,200.0
1,375.0
1,515.0
1,679.0
1,753.0
1,823.0
4.0
India
410.7
419.8
475.3
478.3
478.6
497.1
540.8
579.5
647.6
686.5
657.5
697.0
731.3
730.8
715.3
695.3
679.0
665.0
650.0
650.0
650.0