| Natural Gas: Proved reserves | Change | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 over | share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trillion 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 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | of total |
| US | 5.64 | 5.71 | 5.71 | 5.67 | 5.59 | 5.48 | 5.43 | 5.30 | 4.76 | 4.73 | 4.80 | 4.73 | 4.67 | 4.60 | 4.64 | 4.68 | 4.71 | 4.74 | 4.65 | 4.74 | 5.02 | 5.20 | 5.29 | 5.35 | 5.45 | 5.79 | 5.98 | 6.73 | 6.73 | - | 3.6% |
| Canada | 2.49 | 2.56 | 2.59 | 2.61 | 2.81 | 2.78 | 2.75 | 2.69 | 2.67 | 2.73 | 2.73 | 2.71 | 2.67 | 2.23 | 1.90 | 1.93 | 1.94 | 1.81 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.68 | 1.69 | 1.66 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.63 | - | 0.9% |
| Mexico | 1.83 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.15 | 2.12 | 2.08 | 2.06 | 2.03 | 2.01 | 1.98 | 1.97 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.81 | 1.80 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 0.50 | -2.4% | 0.3% |
| Total North America | 9.95 | 10.41 | 10.43 | 10.46 | 10.57 | 10.43 | 10.32 | 10.11 | 9.51 | 9.52 | 9.55 | 9.45 | 9.33 | 8.80 | 8.47 | 8.52 | 8.47 | 8.34 | 7.24 | 7.32 | 7.54 | 7.69 | 7.38 | 7.38 | 7.47 | 7.83 | 8.00 | 8.88 | 8.87 | -0.1% | 4.8% |
| Argentina | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.44 | - | 0.2% |
| Bolivia | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.52 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.71 | - | 0.4% |
| Brazil | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 20.4% | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | -10.4% | 0.1% |
| Peru | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | - | 0.2% |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | - | 0.3% |
| Venezuela | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.56 | 1.67 | 1.73 | 2.62 | 2.84 | 2.86 | 2.99 | 3.43 | 3.58 | 3.69 | 3.69 | 3.97 | 4.06 | 4.05 | 4.12 | 4.15 | 4.15 | 4.15 | 4.18 | 4.18 | 4.22 | 4.29 | 4.32 | 4.71 | 4.84 | 4.84 | - | 2.6% |
| Other S. & Cent. America | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | -0.8% | w |
| Total S. & Cent. America | 2.69 | 2.88 | 3.02 | 3.08 | 3.15 | 3.24 | 4.15 | 4.67 | 4.79 | 4.80 | 5.17 | 5.30 | 5.39 | 5.40 | 5.75 | 5.88 | 5.98 | 6.20 | 6.35 | 6.81 | 6.88 | 7.01 | 6.97 | 6.82 | 6.95 | 6.84 | 7.24 | 7.27 | 7.31 | 0.6% | 4.0% |
| Azerbaijan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.81 | 0.81 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 3.1% | 0.6% |
| Denmark | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.06 | -20.3% | w |
| Germany | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.12 | -13.1% | 0.1% |
| Italy | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.12 | -7.1% | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.82 | -1.3% | 1.0% |
| Netherlands | 1.58 | 1.55 | 1.52 | 1.94 | 1.90 | 1.86 | 1.82 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.97 | 1.95 | 1.93 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.71 | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.57 | 1.49 | 1.45 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 1.39 | - | 0.8% |
| Norway | 1.31 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 2.04 | 2.24 | 2.23 | 2.30 | 2.29 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.25 | 2.35 | 2.76 | 2.81 | 2.87 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.65 | 3.79 | 3.81 | 3.84 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 3.19 | 3.16 | 3.01 | 2.89 | 2.88 | 2.91 | 1.0% | 1.6% |
| Poland | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | - | 0.1% |
| Romania | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Russian Federation | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 43.82 | 43.51 | 42.44 | 42.26 | 42.35 | 42.53 | 43.44 | 43.26 | 43.28 | 43.27 | 43.32 | 43.30 | w | 23.4% |
| Turkmenistan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2.62 | 2.51 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 7.94 | 227.6% | 4.3% |
| Ukraine | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.95 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.92 | -1.0% | 0.5% |
| United Kingdom | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.34 | - | 0.2% |
| Uzbekistan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.69 | 1.59 | 1.58 | -0.6% | 0.9% |
| Other Europe & Eurasia | 29.29 | 31.11 | 32.02 | 32.95 | 34.31 | 36.57 | 37.46 | 38.09 | 38.81 | 47.41 | 49.69 | 50.10 | 51.19 | 52.61 | 52.89 | 52.18 | 51.49 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 2.1% | 0.2% |
| Total Europe & Eurasia | 33.83 | 35.62 | 36.47 | 38.62 | 40.13 | 42.31 | 43.33 | 43.90 | 44.53 | 53.07 | 55.36 | 56.24 | 57.74 | 59.13 | 59.48 | 58.90 | 58.16 | 59.43 | 59.09 | 58.69 | 58.47 | 58.35 | 58.21 | 58.41 | 58.04 | 57.90 | 57.61 | 57.39 | 62.89 | 9.6% | 34.0% |
| Bahrain | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | - | w |
| Iran | 14.10 | 14.09 | 14.07 | 14.05 | 14.02 | 13.99 | 13.96 | 13.92 | 14.20 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 19.80 | 20.70 | 20.70 | 20.76 | 19.35 | 23.00 | 23.00 | 24.10 | 25.00 | 26.00 | 26.10 | 26.69 | 27.57 | 27.50 | 27.58 | 26.85 | 28.13 | 29.61 | 5.3% | 16.0% |
| Iraq | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 3.12 | 3.11 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.12 | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.19 | 3.19 | 3.29 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.19 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.17 | - | 1.7% |
| Kuwait | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.78 | - | 1.0% |
| Oman | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.98 | - | 0.5% |
| Qatar | 2.80 | 2.83 | 3.15 | 3.40 | 4.28 | 4.44 | 4.44 | 4.44 | 4.62 | 4.62 | 4.62 | 6.43 | 6.71 | 7.07 | 7.07 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 10.90 | 11.16 | 14.44 | 25.78 | 25.78 | 25.34 | 25.36 | 25.64 | 25.54 | 25.46 | 25.46 | - | 13.8% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.18 | 3.35 | 3.43 | 3.54 | 3.61 | 3.69 | 4.02 | 4.19 | 5.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 | 5.22 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.26 | 5.54 | 5.69 | 5.88 | 6.07 | 6.15 | 6.30 | 6.46 | 6.65 | 6.75 | 6.76 | 6.82 | 7.07 | 7.30 | 7.57 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| Syria | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | - | 0.2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2.37 | 2.53 | 2.97 | 3.05 | 3.11 | 3.15 | 5.41 | 5.68 | 5.66 | 5.65 | 5.62 | 5.79 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 6.78 | 5.86 | 5.78 | 6.06 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 5.99 | 6.06 | 6.05 | 6.05 | 6.08 | 6.12 | 6.44 | 6.44 | 6.43 | -0.1% | 3.5% |
| Yemen | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Other Middle East | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | - | w |
| Total Middle East | 24.69 | 25.00 | 25.88 | 26.38 | 27.40 | 27.67 | 30.41 | 31.18 | 34.34 | 37.83 | 37.99 | 42.72 | 44.00 | 44.43 | 45.56 | 45.37 | 49.31 | 49.53 | 53.17 | 54.74 | 59.15 | 70.89 | 71.76 | 72.36 | 72.35 | 72.80 | 72.75 | 74.17 | 75.91 | 2.3% | 41.0% |
| Algeria | 3.72 | 3.68 | 3.61 | 3.53 | 3.44 | 3.35 | 3.26 | 3.16 | 3.23 | 3.25 | 3.30 | 3.63 | 3.65 | 3.70 | 2.96 | 3.69 | 3.70 | 4.08 | 4.08 | 4.52 | 4.52 | 4.52 | 4.52 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | - | 2.4% |
| Egypt | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 1.02 | 1.22 | 1.43 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 1.72 | 1.87 | 1.90 | 2.05 | 2.07 | 2.17 | 4.8% | 1.2% |
| Libya | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.32 | 1.42 | 1.54 | 1.54 | - | 0.8% |
| Nigeria | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.34 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 2.48 | 2.83 | 2.84 | 3.40 | 3.72 | 3.68 | 3.45 | 3.47 | 3.48 | 3.48 | 3.51 | 3.51 | 4.11 | 4.63 | 5.00 | 5.06 | 5.23 | 5.15 | 5.22 | 5.22 | 5.22 | - | 2.8% |
| Other Africa | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Total Africa | 5.99 | 5.91 | 6.29 | 6.29 | 6.22 | 6.16 | 7.40 | 7.39 | 7.68 | 8.48 | 8.55 | 9.51 | 9.89 | 10.01 | 9.13 | 9.93 | 10.17 | 10.62 | 10.77 | 11.44 | 12.46 | 13.13 | 13.76 | 13.86 | 14.20 | 14.07 | 14.39 | 14.54 | 14.65 | 0.8% | 7.9% |
| Australia | 0.18 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.89 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 1.02 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 1.27 | 1.38 | 1.65 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.57 | 2.43 | 2.49 | 2.30 | 2.33 | 2.39 | 2.41 | 2.51 | 3.9% | 1.4% |
| Bangladesh | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.37 | -1.1% | 0.2% |
| Brunei | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 2.0% | 0.2% |
| China | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.53 | 1.68 | 2.26 | 2.46 | 8.9% | 1.3% |
| India | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 3.3% | 0.6% |
| Indonesia | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.96 | 1.19 | 1.70 | 1.98 | 2.27 | 2.37 | 2.56 | 2.55 | 2.86 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.95 | 2.05 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.62 | 2.68 | 2.60 | 2.56 | 2.56 | 2.77 | 2.48 | 2.63 | 3.00 | 3.18 | 6.1% | 1.7% |
| Malaysia | 0.85 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.74 | 1.83 | 1.93 | 2.27 | 2.40 | 2.46 | 2.41 | 2.48 | 2.34 | 2.48 | 2.52 | 2.46 | 2.46 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.39 | 2.39 | - | 1.3% |
| Myanmar | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.49 | - | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Papua New Guinea | - | - | - | - | - | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 1.6% | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.30 | -4.1% | 0.2% |
| Vietnam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 16.7% | 0.3% |
| Other Asia Pacific | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.39 | -1.3% | 0.2% |
| Total Asia Pacific | 4.47 | 5.59 | 5.86 | 6.12 | 7.02 | 7.57 | 8.14 | 8.45 | 8.86 | 9.55 | 9.88 | 9.35 | 9.37 | 9.84 | 10.07 | 10.54 | 10.40 | 10.73 | 11.39 | 12.18 | 12.28 | 13.05 | 13.00 | 13.23 | 13.44 | 13.48 | 13.81 | 14.80 | 15.39 | 4.0% | 8.3% |
| Total World | 81.63 | 85.42 | 87.95 | 90.95 | 94.49 | 97.37 | 103.75 | 105.69 | 109.72 | 123.25 | 126.49 | 132.58 | 135.72 | 137.61 | 138.47 | 139.14 | 142.48 | 144.86 | 148.01 | 151.19 | 156.78 | 170.12 | 171.09 | 172.04 | 172.45 | 172.92 | 173.80 | 177.05 | 185.02 | 4.5% | 100.0% |
| of which: European Union | 3.47 | 3.35 | 3.25 | 3.88 | 3.84 | 3.76 | 3.81 | 3.75 | 3.65 | 3.60 | 3.64 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.87 | 3.85 | 3.81 | 3.85 | 3.77 | 4.21 | 4.03 | 3.83 | 3.62 | 3.39 | 3.22 | 3.12 | 2.94 | 2.91 | 2.87 | -1.4% | 1.6% |
| OECD | 14.79 | 15.51 | 15.49 | 16.83 | 17.36 | 17.10 | 17.24 | 17.19 | 16.57 | 16.45 | 16.43 | 16.41 | 16.69 | 16.20 | 16.19 | 16.23 | 16.24 | 16.95 | 16.17 | 17.05 | 17.23 | 17.70 | 16.89 | 16.25 | 15.96 | 15.77 | 15.70 | 16.56 | 16.63 | 0.4% | 9.0% |
| Former Soviet Union | 28.96 | 30.77 | 31.67 | 32.58 | 33.94 | 36.20 | 37.10 | 37.74 | 38.46 | 47.06 | 49.35 | 49.77 | 50.86 | 52.31 | 52.62 | 51.92 | 51.27 | 51.85 | 51.48 | 50.59 | 50.52 | 50.61 | 50.85 | 51.76 | 51.58 | 51.69 | 51.70 | 51.50 | 57.00 | 10.7% | 30.8% |
| w Less than 0.05% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n/a not available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: Proved reserves of natural gas - Generally taken to be those quantities that geological and engineering information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| indicates with reasonable certainty can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| economic and operating conditions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source of data: The estimates in this table have been compiled using a combination of primary official sources and third party data from Cedigaz and the OPEC Secretariat. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||