Global natural gas reserves breakdown by region 1960-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 25, 2024

The Middle East houses the greatest proved reserves of natural gas in the world. As of 2023, nearly 40 percent of all natural gas reserves were located in the Middle East. Worldwide reserves of natural gas reached over 206 trillion cubic meters that same year, having increased ten-fold since the 1960s.

Distribution of proved natural gas reserves worldwide in 1960 and 2023, by region

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Statistic: Distribution of proved natural gas reserves worldwide in 1960 and 2023, by region

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2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

1960 and 2023

Supplementary notes

Proved natural gas reserves are 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.

Figures manually calculated using absolute volumes available.

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