Russia has larger natural gas reserves than any other country in the world. As of 2022, around 47,800 billion cubic meters worth of natural gas were held in reserves across the country. The majority of these reserves were conventional. Meanwhile, the United States held the largest unconventional gas reserves.
Countries with largest natural gas reserves worldwide in 2022, by type
(in billion cubic meters)
Characteristic
Conventional
Shale gas
Coalbed methane
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BGR. (January 10, 2024). Countries with largest natural gas reserves worldwide in 2022, by type (in billion cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264769/top-countries-based-on-conventional-natural-gas-reserves/
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BGR. "Countries with Largest Natural Gas Reserves Worldwide in 2022, by Type (in Billion Cubic Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264769/top-countries-based-on-conventional-natural-gas-reserves/
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Countries with largest natural gas reserves worldwide in 2022, by type (in billion cubic meters) [Graph], BGR, January 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264769/top-countries-based-on-conventional-natural-gas-reserves/