List of countries by natural gas production

Countries by natural gas proven reserves (2014), based on data from The World Factbook
Trends in the five countries with largest production of natural gas (data from US Energy Information Administration

This is a list of countries by natural gas production based on statistics from the International Energy Agency.[1]

According to the International Energy Agency, the top 10 natural gas producers in 2013 were (in billion cubic meters): 1) United States 689 (19.8%), 2) Russia 671 (19.3%), 3) Qatar 161 (4.6%), 4) Iran 159 (4.6%), 5) Canada 155 (4.5%), 6) China 115 (3.3%), 7) Norway 109 (3.1%), 8) Netherlands 86 (2.5%), 9) Saudi Arabia 84 (2.4%), 10) Algeria 80 (2.3%), together producing two thirds of the total world production of 3,479 billion cubic meters.[2]

Production trends

In 2009, world production of natural gas was cut down by 2.8%.[3] Different trends were noticed among largest gas producers. The US became the world's largest gas producer in 2009, exceeding Russian volumes.[4]

In 2010, Russia returned to first place.[5] Its production increased by 4.4% and balanced a shrinking output in the European countries (-9%, despite increasing outputs in Norway and the Netherlands). The OECD thus posted a slight growth of 0.1% in 2009. Conversely, gas production in Russia was scaled down by 12% while Algeria experienced a substantial decline in its production (-6%). In the Middle East, gas production development slowed down and grew at a slower pace than the previous year (4% from 7% in 2008).

Natural gas production

The data in the following table comes from The World Factbook.[6]

Rank Country Continent Annual natural gas production (m³) Date of
information
—  World — 4,359,000,000,000 2010 est.
1  United States North America 728,200,000,000 2014 est.
2 Russia Eurasia 578,700,000,000 2014 est.
—  European Union — 132,300,000,000 2014 est.
3  Iran Asia 162,600,000,000 2012 est.
4  Canada North America 143,100,000,000 2012 est.
5  Qatar Asia 133,200,000,000 2011 est.
6  Norway Europe 114,700,000,000 2012 est.
7  China Asia 107,200,000,000 2012 est.
8  Saudi Arabia Asia 103,200,000,000 2012 est.
9  Algeria Africa 82,760,000,000 2011 est.
10  Netherlands Europe 80,780,000,000 2012 est.
11  Indonesia Asia 76,250,000,000 2011 est.
12  Turkmenistan Asia 64,400,000,000 2012 est.
13  Uzbekistan Asia 62,900,000,000 2012 est.
14  Malaysia Asia 61,730,000,000 2011 est.
15  Egypt Africa 61,260,000,000 2011 est.
16  Mexico North America 53,960,000,000 2012 est.
17  United Arab Emirates Asia 52,310,000,000 2011 est.
18  Bolivia South America 48,970,000,000 2012 est.
19  Australia Oceania 48,240,000,000 2012 est.
20  United Kingdom Europe 40,990,000,000 2012 est.
21  Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean 40,600,000,000 2011 est.
22  India Asia 40,380,000,000 2012 est.
23  Pakistan Asia 39,150,000,000 2011 est.
24  Argentina South America 38,770,000,000 2011 est.
25  Thailand Asia 36,990,000,000 2011 est.
26  Oman Asia 35,940,000,000 2012 est.
27  Peru South America 32,400,000,000 2012 est.
28  Nigeria Africa 31,360,000,000 2011 est.
29  Venezuela South America 25,280,000,000 2012 est.
30  Kazakhstan Asia 20,200,000,000 2011 est.
31  Bangladesh Asia 20,110,000,000 2011 est.
32  Ukraine Europe 19,800,000,000 2011 est.
33  Azerbaijan Asia 16,700,000,000 2013 [7]
34  Brazil South America 17,030,000,000 2012 est.
35  Kuwait Asia 13,530,000,000 2011 est.
36  Bahrain Asia 12,620,000,000 2011 est.
37  Brunei Asia 12,440,000,000 2011 est.
38  Myanmar Asia 11,910,000,000 2011 est.
39  Colombia South America 10,950,000,000 2011 est.
40  Romania Europe 10,610,000,000 2011 est.
41  Yemen Asia 9,620,000,000 2011 est.
42  Vietnam Asia 9,300,000,000 2012 est.
43  Germany Europe 9,000,000,000 2012 est.
44  Syria Asia 7,870,000,000 2011 est.
45  Libya Africa 7,855,000,000 2011 est.
46  Italy Europe 7,800,000,000 2012 est.
47  Equatorial Guinea Africa 6,880,000,000 2011 est.
48  Israel Asia 6,860,000,000 2013 est.
49  Denmark Europe 6,412,000,000 2012 est.
50  Poland Europe 6,193,000,000 2012 est.
51  Portugal Europe 4,904,000,000 2012 est.
52  New Zealand Oceania 4,590,000,000 2012 est.
53  Philippines Asia 3,910,000,000 2012 est.
54  Mozambique Africa 3,820,000,000 2011 est.
55  Japan Asia 3,273,000,000 2012 est.
56  Hungary Europe 2,462,000,000 2012 est.
57  Tunisia Africa 1,930,000,000 2011 est.
58  Austria Europe 1,906,000,000 2012 est.
59  Croatia Europe 1,863,000,000 2013 est.
60  Cote d'Ivoire Africa 1,500,000,000 2011 est.
61  South Africa Africa 1,280,000,000 2011 est.
62  Chile South America 1,144,000,000 2012 est.
63  Cuba Caribbean 1,030,000,000 2012 est.
64  Congo, Republic of the Africa 946,000,000 2012 est.
65  Iraq Asia 880,000,000 2011 est.
66  Tanzania Africa 860,000,000 2011 est.
67  Angola Africa 752,000,000 2011 est.
68  Turkey Asia 632,000,000 2012 est.
69  France Europe 508,000,000 2012 est.
70  Serbia Europe 484,700,000 2013 est.
71  South Korea Asia 424,900,000 2012 est.
72  Bulgaria Europe 410,000,000 2011 est.
73  Ireland Europe 373,000,000 2012 est.
74  Taiwan Asia 330,200,000 2011 est.
75  Ecuador South America 240,000,000 2011 est.
76  Jordan Asia 230,000,000 2011 est.
77  Belarus Europe 220,000,000 2011 est.
78  Czech Republic Europe 200,000,000 2012 est.
79  Cameroon Africa 150,000,000 2011 est.
80  Afghanistan Asia 140,000,000 2011 est.
81  Slovakia Europe 105,000,000 2012 est.
82  Papua New Guinea Oceania 100,000,000 2011 est.
83  Gabon Africa 70,000,000 2011 est.
84  Spain Europe 61,000,000 2012 est.
85  Morocco Africa 60,000,000 2011 est.
86  Ghana Africa 50,000,000 2010 est.
87  Barbados Caribbean 20,000,000 2010 est.
88  Senegal Africa 20,000,000 2011 est.
89  Kyrgyzstan Asia 10,000,000 2011 est.
90  Albania Europe 10,000,000 2011 est.
91  Georgia Europe 9,151,000 2012 est.
92  Greece Europe 6,000,000 2011 est.
93  Tajikistan Asia 3,928,000 2013 est.
94  Slovenia Europe 2,000,000 2011 est.

See also

References

  1. ↑ IEA. Key World Energy Statistics 2014. Natural Gas.
  2. ↑ Key World Statistics 2014 IEA
  3. ↑ Enerdata Statistical Yearbook Publication-April 2010.
  4. ↑ Statistical Yearbook 2010. Enerdata Publications.
  5. ↑ World natural gas production in 2010 — Global Energy Statistical Yearbook 2011: Enerdata, 2011
  6. ↑ CIA. The World Factbook. Natural gas - production.
  7. ↑ OPEC Statistical Bulletin 2014, [est.http://www.opec.org/library/Annual%20Statistical%20Bulletin/interactive/current/FileZ/Main.htm Marketed Natural Gas Production], accessed 19 May 2015.


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