List of countries by natural gas production
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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
- ↑ IEA. Key World Energy Statistics 2014. Natural Gas.
- ↑ Key World Statistics 2014 IEA
- ↑ Enerdata Statistical Yearbook Publication-April 2010.
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook 2010. Enerdata Publications.
- ↑ World natural gas production in 2010 — Global Energy Statistical Yearbook 2011: Enerdata, 2011
- ↑ CIA. The World Factbook. Natural gas - production.
- ↑ 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.