Natural gas: Proved reserves |
at end 1990 |
at end 2000 |
at end 2009 |
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at end 2010 |
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Trillion |
Trillion |
Trillion |
Trillion |
Trillion |
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cubic |
cubic |
cubic |
cubic |
cubic |
Share |
R/P |
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metres |
metres |
metres |
feet |
metres |
of total |
ratio |
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US |
4.8 |
5.0 |
7.7 |
272.5 |
7.7 |
4.1% |
12.6 |
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Canada |
2.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
61.0 |
1.7 |
0.9% |
10.8 |
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Mexico |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
0.3% |
8.9 |
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Total North America |
9.5 |
7.5 |
9.9 |
350.8 |
9.9 |
5.3% |
12.0 |
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Argentina |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
12.2 |
0.3 |
0.2% |
8.6 |
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Bolivia |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
9.9 |
0.3 |
0.2% |
19.5 |
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Brazil |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
14.7 |
0.4 |
0.2% |
28.9 |
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Colombia |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
0.1% |
11.0 |
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Peru |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
12.5 |
0.4 |
0.2% |
48.8 |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
12.9 |
0.4 |
0.2% |
8.6 |
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Venezuela |
3.4 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
192.7 |
5.5 |
2.9% |
* |
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Other S. & Cent. America |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
w |
22.4 |
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Total S. & Cent. America |
5.2 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
261.6 |
7.4 |
4.0% |
45.9 |
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Azerbaijan |
n/a |
1.2 |
1.3 |
44.9 |
1.3 |
0.7% |
84.2 |
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Denmark |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
w |
6.4 |
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Germany |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
w |
6.5 |
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Italy |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
w |
11.1 |
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Kazakhstan |
n/a |
1.8 |
1.9 |
65.2 |
1.8 |
1.0% |
54.9 |
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Netherlands |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
41.5 |
1.2 |
0.6% |
16.6 |
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Norway |
1.7 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
72.1 |
2.0 |
1.1% |
19.2 |
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Poland |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
4.2 |
0.1 |
0.1% |
29.2 |
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Romania |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
21.0 |
0.6 |
0.3% |
54.4 |
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Russian Federation |
n/a |
42.3 |
44.4 |
1580.8 |
44.8 |
23.9% |
76.0 |
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Turkmenistan |
n/a |
2.6 |
8.0 |
283.6 |
8.0 |
4.3% |
* |
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Ukraine |
n/a |
1.0 |
1.0 |
33.0 |
0.9 |
0.5% |
50.4 |
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United Kingdom |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
9.0 |
0.3 |
0.1% |
4.5 |
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Uzbekistan |
n/a |
1.7 |
1.6 |
55.1 |
1.6 |
0.8% |
26.4 |
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Other Europe & Eurasia |
49.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
10.0 |
0.3 |
0.2% |
28.3 |
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Total Europe & Eurasia |
54.5 |
55.9 |
63.0 |
2227.6 |
63.1 |
33.7% |
60.5 |
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Bahrain |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
0.1% |
16.7 |
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Iran |
17.0 |
26.0 |
29.6 |
1045.7 |
29.6 |
15.8% |
* |
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Iraq |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
111.9 |
3.2 |
1.7% |
* |
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Kuwait |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
63.0 |
1.8 |
1.0% |
* |
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Oman |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
24.4 |
0.7 |
0.4% |
25.5 |
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Qatar |
4.6 |
14.4 |
25.3 |
894.2 |
25.3 |
13.5% |
* |
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Saudi Arabia |
5.2 |
6.3 |
7.9 |
283.1 |
8.0 |
4.3% |
95.5 |
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Syria |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
9.1 |
0.3 |
0.1% |
33.2 |
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United Arab Emirates |
5.6 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
213.0 |
6.0 |
3.2% |
* |
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Yemen |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
0.3% |
78.3 |
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Other Middle East |
^ |
0.1 |
0.1 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
0.1% |
62.1 |
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Total Middle East |
38.0 |
59.1 |
75.7 |
2677.0 |
75.8 |
40.5% |
* |
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Algeria |
3.3 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
159.1 |
4.5 |
2.4% |
56.0 |
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Egypt |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
78.0 |
2.2 |
1.2% |
36.0 |
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Libya |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
54.7 |
1.5 |
0.8% |
98.0 |
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Nigeria |
2.8 |
4.1 |
5.3 |
186.9 |
5.3 |
2.8% |
* |
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Other Africa |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
41.4 |
1.2 |
0.6% |
65.7 |
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Total Africa |
8.6 |
12.5 |
14.7 |
520.1 |
14.7 |
7.9% |
70.5 |
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Australia |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
103.1 |
2.9 |
1.6% |
58.0 |
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Bangladesh |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
12.9 |
0.4 |
0.2% |
18.3 |
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Brunei |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
10.6 |
0.3 |
0.2% |
24.7 |
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China |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
99.2 |
2.8 |
1.5% |
29.0 |
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India |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
51.2 |
1.5 |
0.8% |
28.5 |
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Indonesia |
2.9 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
108.4 |
3.1 |
1.6% |
37.4 |
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Malaysia |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
84.6 |
2.4 |
1.3% |
36.1 |
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Myanmar |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
11.8 |
0.3 |
0.2% |
27.5 |
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Pakistan |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
29.1 |
0.8 |
0.4% |
20.9 |
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Papua New Guinea |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
15.6 |
0.4 |
0.2% |
* |
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Thailand |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
11.0 |
0.3 |
0.2% |
8.6 |
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Vietnam |
^ |
0.2 |
0.7 |
21.8 |
0.6 |
0.3% |
66.0 |
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Other Asia Pacific |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
12.4 |
0.4 |
0.2% |
20.4 |
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Total Asia Pacific |
9.9 |
12.3 |
15.8 |
571.8 |
16.2 |
8.7% |
32.8 |
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Total World |
125.7 |
154.3 |
186.6 |
6608.9 |
187.1 |
100.0% |
58.6 |
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of which: OECD |
15.7 |
14.7 |
17.0 |
603.8 |
17.1 |
9.1% |
14.7 |
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Non-OECD |
109.9 |
139.6 |
169.6 |
6005.1 |
170.0 |
90.9% |
83.6 |
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European Union |
3.4 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
86.2 |
2.4 |
1.3% |
14.0 |
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Former Soviet Union |
49.3 |
50.8 |
58.4 |
2066.4 |
58.5 |
31.3% |
77.2 |
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* More than 100 years. |
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^ Less than 0.05 |
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w Less
than 0.05%. |
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n/a not available. |
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Notes: Proved reserves of oil - Generally
taken to be those quantities that geological and engineering information
indicates with reasonable certainty can be |
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recovered in the future from known
reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. |
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Reserves-to-production (R/P) ratio - If the
reserves remaining at the end of any year are divided by the production in that year, the result is the
length of time |
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that those remaining reserves would last if
production were to continue at that rate. |
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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. |
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