| Rank | Country | million cu m | Natural gas - proved reserves |
| World | 172,000,000 | 172 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
1 | Russia | 47,570,000 | 47.57 trillion cu m (1 January 2006) |
2 | Iran | 26,370,000 | 26.37 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
3 | Qatar | 25,790,000 | 25.79 trillion cu m (1 January 2007 est.) |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 6,568,000 | 6.568 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
5 | United Arab Emirates | 5,823,000 | 5.823 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
6 | United States | 5,551,000 | 5.551 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
7 | Nigeria | 5,015,000 | 5.015 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
8 | Algeria | 4,359,000 | 4.359 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
9 | Venezuela | 4,112,000 | 4.112 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
| European Union | 3,310,000 | 3.31 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
10 | Iraq | 3,170,000 | 3.17 trillion cu m (1 January 2007 est.) |
11 | Turkmenistan | 2,860,000 | 2.86 trillion cu m (1 January 2007 est.) |
12 | Indonesia | 2,630,000 | 2.63 trillion cu m (1 January 2007 est.) |
13 | China | 2,450,000 | 2.45 trillion cu m (2006 est.) |
14 | Norway | 2,288,000 | 2.288 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
15 | Malaysia | 2,037,000 | 2.037 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
16 | Uzbekistan | 1,798,000 | 1.798 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
17 | Kazakhstan | 1,765,000 | 1.765 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
18 | Netherlands | 1,684,000 | 1.684 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
19 | Egypt | 1,589,000 | 1.589 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
20 | Canada | 1,537,000 | 1.537 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
21 | Kuwait | 1,521,000 | 1.521 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
22 | Libya | 1,430,000 | 1.43 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
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