Introduction
Natural gas (simply called “gas”), a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons primarily composed of methane and other alkanes, is a fossil fuel and non-renewable energy source. It can be dangerous to humans as the colorless and odorless gas is deadly. This is the reason why an odorizer is usually added to alert people to potential leaks. It is formed when organic matter decomposes under immense heat and pressure under the earth’s surface for millions of years.
Producing natural gas can be a lucrative endeavor for countries, as the price of gas increases as the supply dwindles while the demand increases. Indeed, gas is used in many daily activities, including for motor vehicles, heating, electricity, and cooking. Still, it can be expensive to produce gas because the infrastructure to extract, store, and transport gas is costly. There is also an increasing effort to make the process of producing natural gas more environmentally friendly, which can also increase the cost of production.
Learn for yourself about natural gas by country by examining the data in the map and charts.
# | Country | Natural Gas Production | Crude Oil Production |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States of America | 914.6 bcm | 17,924.2 MMbbl/d |
2 | Russia | 638.5 bcm | 10,749.5 MMbbl/d |
3 | Iran | 250.8 bcm | 3,450.3 MMbbl/d |
4 | People's Republic of China | 194 bcm | 4,712.2 MMbbl/d |
5 | Qatar | 171.3 bcm | 1,815.1 MMbbl/d |
6 | Canada | 165.2 bcm | 5,468.1 MMbbl/d |
7 | Australia | 142.5 bcm | 441.5 MMbbl/d |
8 | Saudi Arabia | 112.1 bcm | 10,815.7 MMbbl/d |
9 | Norway | 111.5 bcm | 2,026 MMbbl/d |
10 | Algeria | 81.5 bcm | 1,414.8 MMbbl/d |
11 | Malaysia | 73.2 bcm | 593.8 MMbbl/d |
12 | Indonesia | 63.2 bcm | 842.3 MMbbl/d |
13 | Turkmenistan | 59 bcm | 249.7 MMbbl/d |
14 | Egypt | 58.5 bcm | 660.8 MMbbl/d |
15 | United Arab Emirates | 55.4 bcm | 3,769.1 MMbbl/d |
16 | Nigeria | 49.4 bcm | 1,646.9 MMbbl/d |
17 | Uzbekistan | 47.1 bcm | 36.2 MMbbl/d |
18 | United Kingdom | 39.5 bcm | 890.4 MMbbl/d |
19 | Argentina | 38.3 bcm | 690.2 MMbbl/d |
20 | Oman | 36.9 bcm | 978.8 MMbbl/d |
21 | Thailand | 32.7 bcm | 438.2 MMbbl/d |
22 | Kazakhstan | 31.7 bcm | 1,864.9 MMbbl/d |
23 | Pakistan | 30.6 bcm | 100.7 MMbbl/d |
24 | Mexico | 30.1 bcm | 1,905.5 MMbbl/d |
25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.5 bcm | 81 MMbbl/d |
26 | Azerbaijan | 25.8 bcm | 711.7 MMbbl/d |
27 | Bangladesh | 24.7 bcm | 13.5 MMbbl/d |
28 | Brazil | 23.9 bcm | 3,629.1 MMbbl/d |
29 | India | 23.8 bcm | 771.4 MMbbl/d |
30 | Netherlands | 20 bcm | 76.1 MMbbl/d |
31 | Ukraine | 19 bcm | 57.7 MMbbl/d |
32 | Venezuela | 18.8 bcm | 604.8 MMbbl/d |
33 | Myanmar | 17.7 bcm | |
34 | Bahrain | 16.4 bcm | 185.3 MMbbl/d |
35 | Kuwait | 15 bcm | 2,720.5 MMbbl/d |
36 | Bolivia | 14.4 bcm | 65.4 MMbbl/d |
37 | Colombia | 13.3 bcm | 756.4 MMbbl/d |
38 | Libya | 13.3 bcm | 1,252.8 MMbbl/d |
39 | Brunei | 12.6 bcm | 107.3 MMbbl/d |
40 | Peru | 12.1 bcm | 122.5 MMbbl/d |
41 | Iraq | 10.5 bcm | 4,161.5 MMbbl/d |
42 | Romania | 8.7 bcm | 74 MMbbl/d |
43 | Vietnam | 8.7 bcm | 197.7 MMbbl/d |
44 | Germany | 4.5 bcm | 135 MMbbl/d |
45 | Italy | 3.9 bcm | 107.7 MMbbl/d |
46 | Poland | 3.9 bcm | 28.4 MMbbl/d |
47 | Syria | 3 bcm | 80.8 MMbbl/d |
48 | Denmark | 1.4 bcm | 68 MMbbl/d |
49 | Yemen | 0.1 bcm | 70.1 MMbbl/d |
Natural Gas Production by Country
Algeria
Natural Gas Production
81.5 bcm
Ranked in the World
#10
1,414.8 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#16
Argentina
Natural Gas Production
38.3 bcm
Ranked in the World
#19
690.2 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#25
Australia
Natural Gas Production
142.5 bcm
Ranked in the World
#7
441.5 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#30
Azerbaijan
Natural Gas Production
25.8 bcm
Ranked in the World
#26
711.7 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#24
Bahrain
Natural Gas Production
16.4 bcm
Ranked in the World
#34
185.3 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#36
Bangladesh
Natural Gas Production
24.7 bcm
Ranked in the World
#27
13.5 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#77
Bolivia
Natural Gas Production
14.4 bcm
Ranked in the World
#36
65.4 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#56
Brazil
Natural Gas Production
23.9 bcm
Ranked in the World
#28
3,629.1 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#8
Brunei
Natural Gas Production
12.6 bcm
Ranked in the World
#39
107.3 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#44
Canada
Natural Gas Production
165.2 bcm
Ranked in the World
#6
5,468.1 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#4
Colombia
Natural Gas Production
13.3 bcm
Ranked in the World
#37
756.4 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#23
Denmark
Natural Gas Production
1.4 bcm
Ranked in the World
#48
68 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#54
Egypt
Natural Gas Production
58.5 bcm
Ranked in the World
#14
660.8 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#26
Germany
Natural Gas Production
4.5 bcm
Ranked in the World
#44
135 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#40
India
Natural Gas Production
23.8 bcm
Ranked in the World
#29
771.4 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#22
Indonesia
Natural Gas Production
63.2 bcm
Ranked in the World
#12
842.3 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#21
Iran
Natural Gas Production
250.8 bcm
Ranked in the World
#3
3,450.3 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#9
Iraq
Natural Gas Production
10.5 bcm
Ranked in the World
#41
4,161.5 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#6
Italy
Natural Gas Production
3.9 bcm
Ranked in the World
#45
107.7 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#43
Kazakhstan
Natural Gas Production
31.7 bcm
Ranked in the World
#22
1,864.9 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#13
Kuwait
Natural Gas Production
15 bcm
Ranked in the World
#35
2,720.5 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#10
Libya
Natural Gas Production
13.3 bcm
Ranked in the World
#38
1,252.8 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#17
Malaysia
Natural Gas Production
73.2 bcm
Ranked in the World
#11
593.8 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#28
Mexico
Natural Gas Production
30.1 bcm
Ranked in the World
#24
1,905.5 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#12
Myanmar
Natural Gas Production
17.7 bcm
Ranked in the World
#33
Netherlands
Natural Gas Production
20 bcm
Ranked in the World
#30
76.1 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#51
Nigeria
Natural Gas Production
49.4 bcm
Ranked in the World
#16
1,646.9 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#15
Norway
Natural Gas Production
111.5 bcm
Ranked in the World
#9
2,026 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#11
Oman
Natural Gas Production
36.9 bcm
Ranked in the World
#20
978.8 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#19
Pakistan
Natural Gas Production
30.6 bcm
Ranked in the World
#23
100.7 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#45
People's Republic of China
Natural Gas Production
194 bcm
Ranked in the World
#4
4,712.2 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#5
Peru
Natural Gas Production
12.1 bcm
Ranked in the World
#40
122.5 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#41
Poland
Natural Gas Production
3.9 bcm
Ranked in the World
#46
28.4 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#68
Qatar
Natural Gas Production
171.3 bcm
Ranked in the World
#5
1,815.1 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#14
Romania
Natural Gas Production
8.7 bcm
Ranked in the World
#42
74 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#52
Russia
Natural Gas Production
638.5 bcm
Ranked in the World
#2
10,749.5 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#3
Saudi Arabia
Natural Gas Production
112.1 bcm
Ranked in the World
#8
10,815.7 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#2
Syria
Natural Gas Production
3 bcm
Ranked in the World
#47
80.8 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#50
Thailand
Natural Gas Production
32.7 bcm
Ranked in the World
#21
438.2 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#31
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural Gas Production
29.5 bcm
Ranked in the World
#25
81 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#49
Turkmenistan
Natural Gas Production
59 bcm
Ranked in the World
#13
249.7 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#33
Ukraine
Natural Gas Production
19 bcm
Ranked in the World
#31
57.7 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#58
United Arab Emirates
Natural Gas Production
55.4 bcm
Ranked in the World
#15
3,769.1 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#7
United Kingdom
Natural Gas Production
39.5 bcm
Ranked in the World
#18
890.4 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#20
United States of America
Natural Gas Production
914.6 bcm
Ranked in the World
#1
17,924.2 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#1
Uzbekistan
Natural Gas Production
47.1 bcm
Ranked in the World
#17
36.2 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#64
Venezuela
Natural Gas Production
18.8 bcm
Ranked in the World
#32
604.8 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#27
Vietnam
Natural Gas Production
8.7 bcm
Ranked in the World
#43
197.7 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#34
Yemen
Natural Gas Production
0.1 bcm
Ranked in the World
#49
70.1 MMbbl/d
Ranked in the World
#53
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