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overview

In 2017, 3,680.4 billion m³ of natural gas were produced worldwide (2010 = 3,178.2 billion m³). The largest producing countries in 2017 were the USA (734.5 billion m³), Russia (635.6 billion m³), Iran (223.9 billion m³), Canada (176.3 billion m³) and Qatar (175.7 billion m³) . Together these had a share of 53.0 percent of world production.

According to the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, the world's known natural gas reserves amounted to around 196,605 billion m³ in 2016. With the same consumption ( static range ), these should be sufficient for 59 years. Russia (24.3 percent), Iran (17.1 percent) and Qatar (12.2 percent) owned the largest share of the world's reserves.

The highest level of German natural gas production was reached in 1984 with 32.1 billion m³ (Federal Republic 19.3 billion m³ and GDR 12.8 billion m³). By 2016, production in Germany fell to 6.6 billion m³ (2010 = 12.7 billion m³). That was 20.6 percent of the production volume in 1984. According to the 2017 energy study by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Raw Materials, the German natural gas reserves that can be extracted at current prices and with today's production technology totaled 70 billion m³ in 2016. The economically and technically not recoverable, as well as not proven, but geologically possible natural gas resources amounted to 1,360 billion m³.

Natural gas does not exhaust itself in a gradually weakening emission process similar to the weakening of a crude oil deposit (compare peak oil ). It stops all of a sudden from 100% yield when the gas source is depleted. This significantly reduces the predictability and predictability of a supply. However, technical developments have led to the fact that - especially in the USA - for example hydraulic stimulation ("fracking") and horizontal drilling are now exploiting resources that were previously not economically recoverable.

In 2017, 3,670.4 billion m³ of natural gas were consumed worldwide. This means that natural gas covers around 24 percent of global energy consumption, and the trend is rising. The largest consumers were the USA, Russia, China , Iran and Japan . Natural gas exports worldwide totaled 1,134.1 billion m³. Important export countries were Russia, Qatar, Norway , the USA and Canada. Important importing countries were Japan, Germany, China, the USA and Italy .

advancement

By country

The following table shows the countries with the highest production in millions of tons and their share of world production in percent. All figures relate to the states within their current borders (excluding flare gas and recycled gas). As far as possible, the above data are given in standard cubic meters (measured at 15 degrees Celsius and 1013 millibars). Since the data are derived directly from tons or a corresponding unit of measurement with the help of a conversion factor for calculating the average, the specified amount does not necessarily correspond to the gas amounts specified in the respective country statistics.

Production in billions of cubic meters
Rank
(2017)
country 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Share in%
(2017)
1. United StatesUnited States United States 595.1 549.5 504.3 543.2 604.1 651.3 680.5 685.4 733.1 766.2 749.2 734.5 20.0
2. RussiaRussia Russia 83.0 254.0 590.0 528.5 588.9 607.0 592.3 604.7 581.7 575.1 579.4 635.6 17.3
3. IranIran Iran 13.2 7.1 23.2 60.2 152.4 159.9 166.2 166.8 185.8 189.4 202.4 223.9 6.1
4th CanadaCanada Canada 56.7 74.8 108.6 182.2 144.5 144.4 141.1 141.4 147.2 149.1 152.0 176.3 4.8
5. QatarQatar Qatar 1.0 4.7 6.3 23.7 116.7 143.0 157.0 177.6 174.1 178.5 181.2 175.7 4.8
6th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 2.9 14.3 15.3 27.2 94.8 99.1 109.0 111.8 122.2 136.1 138.4 149.2 4.1
7th NorwayNorway Norway 0.0 25.1 25.5 49.7 106.4 101.4 114.7 108.7 108.8 117.2 116.6 123.2 3.3
8th. AustraliaAustralia Australia 1.7 11.1 20.7 31.2 50.4 53.2 56.9 59.0 63.6 72.6 91.2 113.5 3.1
9. Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1.6 9.7 33.5 49.8 87.7 92.3 99.2 100.0 102.4 104.5 109.4 111.4 3.0
10. AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria 2.5 14.2 49.3 84.4 80.4 78.0 81.5 82.4 83.3 84.8 91.3 91.2 2.5
11. MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 0.0 0.0 17.8 45.3 56.2 62.2 61.5 67.3 68.4 71.2 73.8 78.4 2.1
12. IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 1.2 18.5 43.9 65.2 82.0 75.6 77.1 76.5 75.3 75.0 69.7 68.0 1.8
13. TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Turkmenistan 13.0 70.5 79.5 42.5 42.4 59.5 62.3 62.3 67.1 69.6 66.8 62.0 1.7
14th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE 0.8 7.5 20.1 38.4 51.3 51.7 52.3 54.6 54.2 60.2 61.9 60.4 1.6
15th UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan 32.0 34.8 36.9 51.1 59.6 57.0 56.9 56.9 57.3 57.7 62.8 53.4 1.5
16. EgyptEgypt Egypt 0.1 2.2 8.1 21.0 61.3 61.4 60.9 56.1 48.8 44.3 41.8 49.0 1.3
17th NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 0.1 1.7 4.0 12.5 36.6 39.9 43.3 36.2 45.0 50.1 44.9 47.2 1.3
18th United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 10.5 34.8 45.5 108.4 57.1 45.2 38.9 36.5 36.8 39.6 41.0 41.9 1.1
19th MexicoMexico Mexico 11.2 25.7 27.1 38.4 57.6 58.3 57.2 58.2 57.1 54.1 47.2 40.7 1.1
20th ThailandThailand Thailand 0.0 0.0 6.5 20.2 35.8 36.6 41.0 41.3 41.6 39.3 38.6 38.7 1.1
21st VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela 7.7 14.8 22.0 27.9 30.2 31.2 29.5 28.4 28.6 32.4 34.3 37.4 1.0
22nd ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 6.0 8.4 17.8 37.4 40.1 38.8 37.7 35.5 35.5 36.5 38.3 37.1 1.0
23. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 26.7 76.4 61.0 58.1 70.5 64.2 68.6 68.6 57.9 43.3 40.2 36.6 1.0
24. PakistanPakistan Pakistan 3.5 7.2 12.2 21.5 42.3 42.3 43.8 42.6 41.9 42.0 41.5 34.7 0.9
25th Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1.8 2.8 5.3 14.1 44.8 43.1 42.7 42.8 42.1 39.6 34.5 33.8 0.9
26th OmanOman Oman 0.0 0.7 2.6 8.7 29.3 30.9 32.2 34.8 33.3 34.7 35.4 32.3 0.9
27. IndiaIndia India 0.7 1.2 12.0 26.4 49.3 44.5 38.9 32.1 30.5 29.3 27.6 28.5 0.8
28. BrazilBrazil Brazil 0.1 1.0 3.1 7.5 14.4 16.7 19.3 21.3 22.7 23.1 23.5 27.5 0.7
29 KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan 2.0 4.3 6.4 8.2 17.6 19.3 17.2 18.4 18.7 19.0 19.9 27.1 0.7
30th BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh 0.0 1.3 4.8 10.0 19.9 20.3 22.2 22.8 23.9 26.9 27.5 26.6 0.7
31. UkraineUkraine Ukraine 61.0 56.7 25.4 16.2 18.1 18.7 18.6 19.3 18.2 17.9 17.8 19.4 0.5
32. MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar 0.1 0.4 0.9 3.4 12.1 12.4 12.7 13.1 16.8 19.6 18.9 18.0 0.5
33. AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan 6.0 14.0 9.0 5.1 15.1 14.8 15.6 16.2 17.6 17.9 17.5 17.7 0.5
34. KuwaitKuwait Kuwait 2.0 4.1 4.2 9.6 11.7 13.5 15.5 16.3 15.0 16.9 17.1 17.4 0.5
35. BoliviaBolivia Bolivia 0.0 2.4 3.0 3.2 14.2 15.6 17.8 20.3 21.0 20.3 19.7 17.1 0.5
36. BahrainBahrain Bahrain 0.6 2.3 5.8 8.8 13.1 13.3 13.7 14.7 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.1 0.4
37. PeruPeru Peru 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.3 7.2 11.4 11.9 12.2 12.9 12.5 14.0 13.0 0.4
38. BruneiBrunei Brunei 0.2 8.6 8.9 11.3 12.3 12.8 12.6 12.2 11.9 11.6 11.2 12.0 0.3
39. LibyaLibya Libya 0.2 1.2 6.6 16.8 10.9 11.0 11.3 11.6 11.3 11.8 10.1 11.5 0.3
40. VietnamVietnam Vietnam 0.0 0.0 1.1 6.8 9.4 8.5 9.4 9.8 10.2 10.7 10.7 9.5 0.3
...
44. GermanyGermany Germany 13.7 26.9 22.8 21.7 12.7 11.9 9.6 9.0 8.2 7.2 6.6 6.4 0.2

The three leading producing countries

Production in billions of cubic meters
year 1. Prod. 2. Prod. 3. Prod.
1950 United StatesUnited States United States 186.6 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 3.6 CanadaCanada Canada 1.7
1951 United StatesUnited States United States 215.8 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 3.8 MexicoMexico Mexico 2.1
1952 United StatesUnited States United States 234.0 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 3.9 MexicoMexico Mexico 2.4
1953 United StatesUnited States United States 250.2 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 4.4 RomaniaRomania Romania 3.1
1954 United StatesUnited States United States 255.3 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 4.9 RomaniaRomania Romania 3.3
1955 United StatesUnited States United States 274.0 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 5.9 CanadaCanada Canada 3.8
1956 United StatesUnited States United States  295.4 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 8.3 CanadaCanada Canada 4.2
1957 United StatesUnited States United States 311.5 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 14.1 CanadaCanada Canada 5.5
1958 United StatesUnited States United States 311.1 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 22.5 CanadaCanada Canada 8.4
1959 United StatesUnited States United States 336.9 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 28.6 CanadaCanada Canada 10.4
1960 United StatesUnited States United States 354.5 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 37.2 CanadaCanada Canada 12.6
1961 United StatesUnited States United States 364.3 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 50.4 CanadaCanada Canada 16.4
1962 United StatesUnited States United States 371.3 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 63.5  CanadaCanada Canada 23.6
1963 United StatesUnited States United States 396.1 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 77.7 CanadaCanada Canada 27.8
1964 United StatesUnited States United States 417.9 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 94.4 CanadaCanada Canada 35.0
1965 United StatesUnited States United States 442.4 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 111.2 CanadaCanada Canada 36.0
1966 United StatesUnited States United States 476.0 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 125.2 CanadaCanada Canada 33.4
1967 United StatesUnited States United States 499.9 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 138.6 CanadaCanada Canada 36.7
1968 United StatesUnited States United States 526.4 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 149.5 CanadaCanada Canada 42.1
1969 United StatesUnited States United States 562.1 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 159.5 CanadaCanada Canada 49.3
1970 United StatesUnited States United States 595.1 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 179.1 CanadaCanada Canada 56.7
1971 United StatesUnited States United States 611.9 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 192.2 CanadaCanada Canada 62.0
1972 United StatesUnited States United States 612.3 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 200.4 CanadaCanada Canada 70.0
1973 United StatesUnited States United States 615.4 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 213.8 CanadaCanada Canada 75.0
1974 United StatesUnited States United States 586.5 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 235.8 CanadaCanada Canada 73.4
1975 United StatesUnited States United States 544.7 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 261.8 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 76.7
1976 United StatesUnited States United States 540.8 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 290.5 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 82.0
1977 United StatesUnited States United States 542.6 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 313.1 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 82.3
1978  United StatesUnited States United States 541.5 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 336.8 CanadaCanada Canada 76.7
1979 United StatesUnited States United States 556.8 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 368.0 CanadaCanada Canada 80.9
1980 United StatesUnited States United States 549.4 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 393.8 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 76.4
1981 United StatesUnited States United States 543.2 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 421.1 CanadaCanada Canada 72.3
1982 United StatesUnited States United States 504.6 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 453.1 CanadaCanada Canada 75.9
1983 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 484.8 United StatesUnited States United States 455.7 CanadaCanada Canada 71.3
1984 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 531.6 United StatesUnited States United States 494.6 CanadaCanada Canada 78.2
1985 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 581.8 United StatesUnited States United States 465.9 CanadaCanada Canada 84.2
1986 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 621.0 United StatesUnited States United States 454.7 CanadaCanada Canada 79.1
1987 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 658.2 United StatesUnited States United States 470.6 CanadaCanada Canada 85.9
1988 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 696.9 United StatesUnited States United States 484.3 CanadaCanada Canada 99.2
1989 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 720.4 United StatesUnited States United States 490.2 CanadaCanada Canada 105.4
1990 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 747.7 United StatesUnited States United States 504.3 CanadaCanada Canada 108.6
1991 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 733.6  United StatesUnited States United States 501.1 CanadaCanada Canada 114.3
1992 RussiaRussia Russia 582.8 United StatesUnited States United States 505.2 CanadaCanada Canada 125.9
1993 RussiaRussia Russia 559.5 United StatesUnited States United States 512.4 CanadaCanada Canada 138.6
1994 RussiaRussia Russia 549.6 United StatesUnited States United States 533.0 CanadaCanada Canada 150.1
1995 RussiaRussia Russia 532.6 United StatesUnited States United States 526.7 CanadaCanada Canada 159.8
1996 RussiaRussia Russia 543.5 United StatesUnited States United States 533.9 CanadaCanada Canada 165.7
1997 United StatesUnited States United States 535.3 RussiaRussia Russia 515.2 CanadaCanada Canada 168.6
1998 United StatesUnited States United States 538.7 RussiaRussia Russia 532.7 CanadaCanada Canada 173.4
1999 RussiaRussia Russia 535.7 United StatesUnited States United States 533.3 CanadaCanada Canada 176.8
2000 United StatesUnited States United States 543.2 RussiaRussia Russia 528.5 CanadaCanada Canada 182.2
2001  United StatesUnited States United States 555.5 RussiaRussia Russia 526.2 CanadaCanada Canada 186.5
2002 RussiaRussia Russia 538.8 United StatesUnited States United States 536.0 CanadaCanada Canada 187.9
2003 RussiaRussia Russia 561.5 United StatesUnited States United States 540.8 CanadaCanada Canada 184.7
2004  RussiaRussia Russia 573.3 United StatesUnited States United States 526.4 CanadaCanada Canada 183.7
2005 RussiaRussia Russia 580.1 United StatesUnited States United States 511.1 CanadaCanada Canada 187.1
2006 RussiaRussia Russia 595.2 United StatesUnited States United States 524.0 CanadaCanada Canada 188.4
2007 RussiaRussia Russia 592.0 United StatesUnited States United States 545.6 CanadaCanada Canada 182.7
2008 RussiaRussia Russia 601.7 United StatesUnited States United States 570.8 CanadaCanada Canada 176.6
2009 United StatesUnited States United States 584.0 RussiaRussia Russia 527.7 CanadaCanada Canada 164.0
2010 United StatesUnited States United States 604.1 RussiaRussia Russia 588.9 IranIran Iran 152.4
2011 United StatesUnited States United States 651.3 RussiaRussia Russia 607.0 IranIran Iran 166.2
2012 United StatesUnited States United States 680.5 RussiaRussia Russia 592.3 IranIran Iran 166.2
2013 United StatesUnited States United States 685.4 RussiaRussia Russia 604.7 QatarQatar Qatar 177.6
2014 United StatesUnited States United States 733.1 RussiaRussia Russia 581.7 IranIran Iran 185.8
2015 United StatesUnited States United States 766.2 RussiaRussia Russia 575.1 IranIran Iran 189.4
2016 United StatesUnited States United States 749.2 RussiaRussia Russia 579.4 IranIran Iran 202.4

Maximum gas production by country

All countries with natural gas production

The point in time of the maximum production rate, the maximum gas production , of a country can only be determined with certainty several years after its occurrence. The peak of natural gas production for most producers in Europe was a few years or decades ago. Great Britain produced the highest amount in history in 2000 with 108.4 billion m³, the Netherlands in 1977 with 82.3 billion m³, Ukraine in 1975 with 68.7 billion m³ and Romania in 1982 with 37.0 billion m³. German gas production peaked in 1984 with 32.1 billion m³ (Federal Republic 19.3 billion m³ and GDR 12.8 billion m³).

The following table shows the year in which the production of a country reached its absolute peak, the current production and its share of the maximum. All figures relate to the states within their current borders.

Production in billions of cubic meters
Rank
(2016)
country Maximum
(year)
Maximum
(amount)
Quantity
(2016)
Volume 2016
in% of the
maximum
1. United StatesUnited States United States 2015 766.2 749.2 97.8
2. RussiaRussia Russia 2011 607.0 579.4 95.5
3. IranIran Iran 2016 202.4 202.4 100.0
4th CanadaCanada Canada 2006 188.4 152.0 80.7
5. QatarQatar Qatar 2016 181.2 181.2 100.0
6th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 2016 138.4 138.4 100.0
7th NorwayNorway Norway 2015 117.2 116.6 99.5
8th. Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2016 109.4 109.4 100.0
9. AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria 2016 91.3 91.3 100.0
10. AustraliaAustralia Australia 2016 91.2 91.2 100.0
11. MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 2016 73.8 73.8 100.0
12. IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 2010 77.1 69.7 90.4
13. TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Turkmenistan 1989 81.4 66.8 80.4
14th UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan 2016 62.8 62.8 100.0
15th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE 2016 61.9 61.9 100.0
16. MexicoMexico Mexico 2011 58.3 47.2 81.0
17th NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 2015 50.1 44.9 89.6
18th EgyptEgypt Egypt 2011 61.4 41.8 68.1
19th PakistanPakistan Pakistan 2012 43.8 41.5 94.7
20th United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 2000 108.4 41.0 37.8
21st NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 1977 82.3 40.2 48.8
22nd ThailandThailand Thailand 2014 41.6 38.6 92.8
23. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 2006 46.1 38.3 83.1
24. OmanOman Oman 2016 35.4 35.4 100.0
25th Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 2010 44.8 34.5 77.0
26th VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela 2016 34.3 34.3 100.0
27. IndiaIndia India 2010 49.3 27.6 56.0
28. BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh 2016 27.5 27.5 100.0
29 BrazilBrazil Brazil 2016 23.5 23.5 100.0
30th KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan 2016 19.9 19.9 100.0
31. BoliviaBolivia Bolivia 2014 21.0 19.7 93.8
32. MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar 2015 17.9 17.5 97.8
33. UkraineUkraine Ukraine 1975 68.7 17.8 25.9
34. AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan 2015 17.9 17.5 97.8
35. KuwaitKuwait Kuwait 2016 17.1 17.1 100.0
36. BahrainBahrain Bahrain 2016 15.5 15.5 100.0
37. PeruPeru Peru 2016 14.0 14.0 100.0
38. BruneiBrunei Brunei 2011 12.8 11.2 87.5
39. VietnamVietnam Vietnam 2016 10.7 10.7 100.0
40. LibyaLibya Libya 2000 16.8 10.1 60.1
...
44. GermanyGermany Germany 1984 32.1 6.6 20.6

By company

The following table lists the companies with the highest production in billions of cubic meters, their share of world production in percent and the cumulative frequency.

world

Production in billions of cubic meters (2007)
rank Companies country advancement Percentage ownership % Cumulation in%
1. Gazprom RussiaRussia Russia 549.6 18.2 18.2
2. Sonatrach AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria 93.7 3.1 21.4
3. BP United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 84.2 2.8 24.1
4th National Iranian Oil Company IranIran Iran 84.1 2.8 26.9
5. Saudi Aramco Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 82.7 2.7 29.7
6th ExxonMobil United StatesUnited States United States 76.0 2.5 32.2
7th Turkmengaz TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Turkmenistan 72.3 2.4 34.6
8th. Uzbekneftegaz UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan 65.3 2.2 36.8
9. Royal Dutch Shell NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
63.7 2.1 38.9
10. PEMEX MexicoMexico Mexico 62.6 2.1 41.0
11. Petronas MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 55.0 1.8 42.8
12. ConocoPhillips United StatesUnited States United States 52.5 1.7 44.5
13. Chevron United StatesUnited States United States 51.8 1.7 46.3
14th Qatar Petroleum QatarQatar Qatar 51.7 1.7 48.0
15th Total FranceFrance France 50.0 1.7 49.6
16. Petrochina China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 46.1 1.5 51.2
17th Eni ItalyItaly Italy 42.5 1.4 52.6
18th Statoil NorwayNorway Norway 38.3 1.3 53.8
19th EnCana CanadaCanada Canada 36.9 1.2 55.1
20th Repsol YPF SpainSpain Spain 32.3 1.1 56.1

United States

in million cubic feet per day (MMcf / d)
rank Companies Funding
average of the 1st half of 2016
1 ExxonMobil 3129
2 Chesapeake Energy 3000
3 Southwestern Energy 2286
4th Anadarko Petroleum 2245
5 EQT Corporation 1830
6th Cabot Oil & Gas 1634
7th BP 1634
8th Devon Energy 1532
9 Antero Resources 1330
10 ConocoPhillips 1263
11 Chevron 1177
12 BHP Billiton 976
13 Consol Energy 960
14th Range Resources 922
15th Noble Energy 917
16 EOG Resources 825
17th Royal Dutch Shell 823
18th Statoil 785
19th Ultra petroleum 742
20th Rice Energy 713

World funding

The following table shows world production in billions of cubic meters (m³). All figures without flare gas and recycling gas.

Production in billions of cubic meters
year Prod.
1970 1001.5
1971 1066.4
1972 1117.8
1973 1170.6
1974 1192.5
1975 1194.7
1976 1243.4
1977 1293.0
1978 1338.7
1979 1427.3
year Prod.
1980 1434.3
1981 1457.1
1982 1459.0
1983 1464.6
1984 1595.7
1985 1648.6
1986 1696.7
1987 1780.1
1988 1863.4
1989 1922.8
year Prod.
1990 1980.4
1991 2001.5
1992 2017.8
1993 2057.1
1994 2083.3
1995 2115.3
1996 2214.8
1997 2219.7
1998 2268.7
1999 2330.7
year Prod.
2000 2411.3
2001 2477.2
2002 2518.9
2003 2616.6
2004 2688.5
2005 2770.4
2006 2869.4
2007 2939.3
2008 3047.2
2009 2955.9
year Prod.
2010 3178.2
2011 3276.2
2012 3362.6
2013 3410.7
2014 3463.2
2015 3538.6

Reserves by country

Reserves are understood to be the amount of raw materials that can be extracted at current prices and with today's mining technologies. A distinction is made according to

  • conventional reserves: free natural gas or petroleum gas
  • Non-conventional reserves: tight gas, shale gas , coal seam gas, aquifer gas and natural gas from gas hydrate

The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Raw Materials differentiates between reserves and resources. The meaning of the two terms is so different in the various languages ​​that a consistent use of the term reserve is almost impossible. In German it usually refers to the part of a resource whose extraction is economical according to the current state of the art . With rising world market prices, deposits can become reserves, and vice versa. Resources, on the other hand, are deposits that are verifiably available, but cannot currently be extracted economically. In German, the term of the resource overlaps with that of the occurrence.

The following table lists the countries with the largest natural gas reserves including shale gas and coalbed gas in billions of m³ and their share of world reserves in percent.

Reserves in billion cubic meters (2016)
rank country Reserves Percentage ownership %
1. RussiaRussia Russia 47,777 24.3
2. IranIran Iran 33,721 17.1
3. QatarQatar Qatar 24,073 12.2
4th TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Turkmenistan 9,870 5.0
5. United StatesUnited States United States 8,714 4.4
6th Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 7,794 4.0
7th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE 6.091 3.1
8th. VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela 5,702 2.9
9. NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 5,284 2.7
10. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 5,191 2.6
11. AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria 4,501 2.3
12. IraqIraq Iraq 3,694 1.9
13. AustraliaAustralia Australia 3,205 1.6
14th IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 2,773 1.4
15th MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 2,190 1.1
16. CanadaCanada Canada 2,171 1.1
17th EgyptEgypt Egypt 2,086 1.1
18th KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan 1,907 1.0
19th KuwaitKuwait Kuwait 1,783 0.9
20th NorwayNorway Norway 1,782 0.9
...
56. GermanyGermany Germany 70 0.04
world 196.605 100.0

Resources by country

Resources are defined as the proven amount of raw materials that cannot currently be technically and / or economically extracted, as well as the undetected, but geologically possible, future extractable amount of a raw material deposit.

The following table shows the countries with the largest natural gas resources including shale gas and coalbed gas in billions of m³ and their share of the world resources in percent.

Resources in billion cubic meters (2016)
rank country resources Percentage ownership %
1. RussiaRussia Russia 152.050 23.6
2. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 64,900 10.1
3. United StatesUnited States United States 53,246 8.3
4th CanadaCanada Canada 37.901 5.9
5. AustraliaAustralia Australia 35,085 5.5
6th AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria 26,720 4.2
7th Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 24,664 3.8
8th. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 23,710 3.7
9. BrazilBrazil Brazil 18,466 2.9
10. MexicoMexico Mexico 17,770 2.8
11. TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Turkmenistan 15,000 2.3
12. EgyptEgypt Egypt 10,830 1.7
13. IranIran Iran 10,000 1.6
14th IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 9,980 1.6
15th South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 9,080 1.4
16. United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE 7,315 1.1
17th VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela 7.130 1.0
18th IndiaIndia India 7,039 1.0
19th MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique 5,500 0.9
20th MadagascarMadagascar Madagascar 4,700 0.7
...
48. GermanyGermany Germany 1,360 0.2
world 643.157 100.0

Consumption by country

The largest natural gas consumers are listed in billion m³, their share in global consumption in percent and the cumulative frequency.

Consumption in billion cubic meters (2016)
rank country consumption Percentage ownership %
1. United StatesUnited States United States 778.6 21.6
2. RussiaRussia Russia 437.9 12.1
3. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 204.0 5.7
4th IranIran Iran 200.8 5.6
5. JapanJapan Japan 111.2 3.1
6th Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 109.4 3.0
7th GermanyGermany Germany 101.5 2.8
8th. CanadaCanada Canada 99.9 2.8
9. MexicoMexico Mexico 89.5 2.5
10. United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 81.4 2.3
11. United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE 71.8 2.0
12. ItalyItaly Italy 64.5 1.8
13. UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan 50.7 1.4
13. ThailandThailand Thailand 50.7 1.4
15th IndiaIndia India 50.1 1.4
16. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 49.6 1.4
17th EgyptEgypt Egypt 48.3 1.3
18th TurkeyTurkey Turkey 46.5 1.3
19th Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 45.0 1.2
20th IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 43.2 1.2
world 3,609.9 100.0

Export to countries

The largest natural gas exporters are listed in billions of m³ and their share in the export market in percent.

Export in billion cubic meters (2016)
rank country export Percentage ownership %
1. RussiaRussia Russia 208.6 19.2
2. QatarQatar Qatar 124.5 11.4
3. NorwayNorway Norway 115.0 10.6
4th CanadaCanada Canada 82.4 7.6
5. United StatesUnited States United States 66.1 6.1
6th AustraliaAustralia Australia 56.8 5.2
7th AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria 53.0 4.9
8th. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 52.3 4.8
9. TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Turkmenistan 47.2 4.3
10. MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 32.2 3.0
11. IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 31.0 2.9
12. NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 23.2 2.1
13. GermanyGermany Germany 19.3 1.8
14th BoliviaBolivia Bolivia 16.1 1.5
15th Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 14.3 1.3
16. KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan 13.7 1.3
17th MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar 13.5 1.2
18th UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan 13.0 1.2
19th United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 10.6 1.0
20th OmanOman Oman 10.3 0.9
world 1,087.6 100.0

Import by country

The largest natural gas importers are listed in billion m³ and their share in global imports in percent.

Import in billion cubic meters (2016)
rank country import Percentage ownership %
1. GermanyGermany Germany 112.0 10.3
2. JapanJapan Japan 108.5 10.0
3. United StatesUnited States United States 85.1 7.8
4th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 72.4 6.7
5. ItalyItaly Italy 65.1 6.0
6th United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 48.5 4.5
7th FranceFrance France 46.4 4.3
8th. TurkeyTurkey Turkey 46.3 4.3
9. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 44.2 4.1
10. MexicoMexico Mexico 43.1 4.0
11. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 39.3 3.6
12. SpainSpain Spain 32.4 3.0
13. BelgiumBelgium Belgium 25.0 2.3
14th IndiaIndia India 22.5 2.1
15th RussiaRussia Russia 21.7 2.0
16. CanadaCanada Canada 21.0 1.9
17th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE 18.4 1.7
18th TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan 17.9 1.7
19th BelarusBelarus Belarus 16.6 1.5
20th PolandPoland Poland 14.7 1.4
world 1,086.2 100.0

Gas price

On December 13, 2005, gas prices hit an all-time high of $ 15.73 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). On April 19, 2012, the price was $ 1.90 per MMBtu.

1 MMBtu corresponds to about 1055 MJ or 293 kWh , that is 26.4 cubic meters of gas, based on an energy content of 40 megajoules / m³.

The following shows the annual high, low and closing levels in US dollars per MMBtu and the annual price change in percent. The data up to 1989 refer to the monthly average prices as published by the gas producers, then to the prices of the gas futures at the Henry Hub in Erath (Louisiana) , which began trading in 1990 on NYMEX in New York . Erath is the place where physical US natural gas is formally offered against the NYMEX future.

Gas prices in US dollars per MMBtu in New York from 1970
year Peak Lowest point Final stand Change
in%
1970 0.17 0.17 0.17
1971 0.18 0.18 0.18 5.88
1972 0.19 0.19 0.19 5.56
1973 0.22 0.22 0.22 5.26
1974 0.30 0.30 0.30 13.64
1975 0.44 0.44 0.44 46.67
1976 0.64 0.54 0.64 45.45
1977 0.84 0.67 0.84 31.25
1978 0.96 0.87 0.96 14.29
1979 1.31 1.02 1.31 36.46
1980 1.76 1.37 1.74 32.82
1981 2.16 1.77 2.16 24.14
1982 2.62 2.23 2.62 21.30
1983 2.68 2.52 2.61 −0.38
1984 2.87 2.57 2.57 −1.53
1985 2.71 2.28 2.28 −11.28
1986 2.26 1.73 1.76 −22.81
1987 1.74 1.56 1.70 −3.41
1988 1.96 1.52 1.89 11.18
1989 1.98 1.55 1.92 1.59
1990 2.65 1.40 1.95 1.56
1991 2.14 1.06 1.34 −31.28
1992 2.79 1.02 1.69 26.12
1993 2.80 1.52 2.00 18.34
1994 2.69 1.40 1.73 −13.50
1995 2.23 1.25 1.87 8.09
1996 4.52 1.54 2.48 32.62
1997 3.70 1.52 2.13 −14.11
1998 2.58 1.48 1.84 −13.62
1999 3.26 1.50 2.33 26.63
2000 10.10 2.12 9.78 319.74
2001 9.87 1.88 2.57 −73.72
2002 5.53 1.85 4.79 86.38
2003 10.10 4.43 6.19 29.23
2004 9.48 4.54 6.15 −0.65
2005 15.73 5.70 11.23 82.60
2006 10.98 4.40 6.29 −43.99
2007 8.71 5.26 7.53 19.71
2008 13.69 5.28 5.66 −24.83
2009 6.25 2.41 5.53 −2.30
2010 6.01 3.51 4.41 −20.25
2011 4.96 2.96 2.97 −32.65
2012 4.01 1.90 3.37 13.47
2013 4.58 3.09 4.25 26.11
2014 6.37 2.88 2.92
2015 3.35 1.70 2.35

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Web links

See also

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