The Top 5 Countries with the Most Natural Gas Reserves

  Country Natural Gas Reserves (2009) Percentage of World Total
1 Russia 1,680 trillion cubic feet 26.9%
2 Iran 992 trillion cubic feet 15.9%
3 Qatar 892 trillion cubic feet 14.3%
4 Saudi Arabia 258 trillion cubic feet 4.1%
5 United States 238 trillion cubic feet 3.8%
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Sources:  Energy Information Administration report: Key World Energy Statistics, Worldwide Look at Reserves and Production,” Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 106, No. 48 (December 22, 2008), pp. 22-23.

List Notes: Data is as of January 1, 2009 in trillions of cubic feet.
Countries with the Most Natural Gas Reserves

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