Natural Gas is one of the energy sources used for the industrial and common purposes of residences. Natural Gas reserves have not been explored completely, there are thousands of unexplored Places across the globe and as per the report, Russia stands first with 44 trillion Cubic meters of Gas Reserves and Iran, Qatar respectively in second and third position. Russia is the largest country in the world, which means a lot of space to explore, Qatar is the smallest country with Gas reserve of 25 trillion, Qatar owns the highest Gas Reserves in small space.
| Rank | Country/Region | Proven reserves (m³) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 33,600,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est |
| 2 | Russia | 32,900,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est |
| 3 | Qatar | 25,100,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 17,500,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est |
| 5 | United States | 8,500,000,000,000 | 12 June 2013 est |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 8,200,000,000,000 | 1 January 2012 est |
| 7 | Venezuela | 5,524,500,000,000 | 19 July 2011 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 5,246,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est |
| 9 | Algeria | 4,502,000,000,000 | 1 January 2010 est |
| 10 | Australia | 3,825,000,000,000 | 1 January 2012 est |