03/02
correspond to totals due to individual rounding off. Revisions have been made throughout
the time series.
| T34 | World Proven Natural Gas Reserves by Country, 1980 -2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 | 735.0 | 751.0 | 854.0 | 13.7 | |
| Indonesia | 822.0 | 863.7 | 960.0 | 1,189.3 | 1,699.0 | 1,982.2 | 2,265.0 | 2,367.0 | 2,560.6 | 2,552.7 | 2,863.6 | 1,840.0 | 1,820.0 | 1,820.0 | 1,820.0 | 1,950.0 | 2,050.0 | 2,152.0 | 2,181.0 | 2,620.0 | 2,682.0 | 2,603.0 | 2,557.0 | 2,557.0 | - | |
| Malaysia | 1,180.1 | 1,225.4 | 1,364.1 | 1,417.8 | 1,378.2 | 1,482.9 | 1,502.7 | 1,477.3 | 1,463.1 | 1,485.8 | 1,610.3 | 1,672.5 | 1,918.7 | 2,170.6 | 2,286.6 | 2,271.0 | 2,400.0 | 2,464.0 | 2,410.0 | 2,476.0 | 2,337.0 | 2,480.0 | 2,520.0 | 2,520.0 | - | |
| Pakistan | 527.0 | 519.0 | 510.0 | 501.0 | 520.0 | 623.0 | 635.0 | 626.0 | 651.0 | 650.0 | 642.0 | 640.0 | 671.0 | 780.0 | 665.0 | 604.0 | 589.0 | 595.0 | 612.0 | 702.0 | 677.0 | 745.0 | 760.0 | 790.0 | 3.9 | |
| Asia and Pacific others | 1,114.3 | 1,185.3 | 1,192.4 | 1,305.3 | 1,327.1 | 1,342.2 | 1,498.2 | 1,529.5 | 1,578.8 | 2,030.7 | 2,095.6 | 2,389.9 | 2,506.6 | 2,627.1 | 2,213.1 | 2,139.5 | 2,207.0 | 2,227.0 | 2,366.0 | 2,307.0 | 2,295.0 | 2,425.0 | 2,555.0 | 2,599.0 | 1.7 | |
| Total World | 84,301.9 | 88,588.4 | 92,560.5 | 94,820.6 | 98,295.1 | 101,984.0 | 108,916.9 | 110,913.7 | 114,885.7 | 129,108.4 | 132,982.8 | 140,112.8 | 143,622.8 | 145,357.4 | 146,956.2 | 145,683.3 | 150,290.1 | 152,513.1 | 154,987.1 | 155,080.8 | 164,093.6 | 177,295.9 | 178,659.6 | 179,789.3 | 0.6 | |
| OPEC | 31,937.2 | 32,328.0 | 33,557.0 | 34,187.8 | 35,658.1 | 36,150.7 | 41,092.4 | 41,942.5 | 45,525.6 | 49,848.8 | 50,729.3 | 55,609.4 | 57,230.0 | 57,590.8 | 57,993.3 | 58,599.2 | 62,415.8 | 63,270.8 | 66,966.5 | 66,494.4 | 74,847.4 | 86,817.3 | 87,687.1 | 88,718.3 | 1.2 | |
| OPEC percentage | 37.9 | 36.5 | 36.3 | 36.1 | 36.3 | 35.4 | 37.7 | 37.8 | 39.6 | 38.6 | 38.1 | 39.7 | 39.8 | 39.6 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 43.2 | 42.9 | 45.6 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 49.3 | ||
| Notes: As at December
31 of the corresponding year.Figures, when added up, may not correspond to totals due to individual rounding off. Revisions have been made throughout the time series. |
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