The map above is a catogram that resizes the world’s countries by the amount of natural gas they produce. The data is from 2017 and comes from the CIA, ENI and BP.
The top 10 natural gas producers as of 2017 are:
- United States of America
- Russia
- Iran
- Canada
- Qatar
- China
- Norway
- Australia
- Saudi Arabia
- Algeria
You can see an animated map and full stats for the world’s countries below:
| Country | Natural Gas Production (Million Cubic Meters) |
|---|---|
| United States of America | 772,800,000,000 |
| Russia | 665,600,000,000 |
| Iran | 214,500,000,000 |
| Qatar | 166,400,000,000 |
| Canada | 159,100,000,000 |
| China | 145,900,000,000 |
| Norway | 123,900,000,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | 109,300,000,000 |
| Australia | 105,200,000,000 |
| Algeria | 93,500,000,000 |
| Turkmenistan | 77,450,000,000 |
| Indonesia | 72,090,000,000 |
| Malaysia | 69,490,000,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | 62,010,000,000 |
| Uzbekistan | 52,100,000,000 |
| Egypt | 50,860,000,000 |
| Netherlands | 45,330,000,000 |
| Nigeria | 44,480,000,000 |
| United Kingdom | 42,110,000,000 |
| Argentina | 40,920,000,000 |
| Pakistan | 39,050,000,000 |
| Thailand | 38,590,000,000 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 36,730,000,000 |
| Mexico | 31,570,000,000 |
| India | 31,540,000,000 |
| Oman | 31,230,000,000 |
| Bangladesh | 29,530,000,000 |
| Venezuela | 27,070,000,000 |
| Brazil | 23,960,000,000 |
| Kazakhstan | 22,410,000,000 |
| Ukraine | 19,730,000,000 |
| Bolivia | 18,690,000,000 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 18,410,000,000 |
| Kuwait | 17,100,000,000 |
| Azerbaijan | 16,960,000,000 |
| Bahrain | 15,890,000,000 |
| Peru | 12,990,000,000 |
| Brunei | 12,740,000,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11,180,000,000 |
| Romania | 10,870,000,000 |
| Colombia | 10,020,000,000 |
| Israel | 9,826,000,000 |
| Libya | 9,089,000,000 |
| Vietnam | 8,098,000,000 |
| Germany | 7,900,000,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 6,069,000,000 |
| Mozambique | 6,003,000,000 |
| Timor-Leste (East Timor) | 5,776,000,000 |
| Poland | 5,748,000,000 |
| Italy | 5,550,000,000 |
| New Zealand | 5,097,000,000 |
| Denmark | 4,842,000,000 |
| Syria | 3,738,000,000 |
| Ireland | 3,511,000,000 |
| Angola | 3,115,000,000 |
| Tanzania | 3,115,000,000 |
| Philippines | 3,058,000,000 |
| Japan | 3,058,000,000 |
| Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 2,322,000,000 |
| Hungary | 1,812,000,000 |
| Congo (Republic of the: Brazzaville) | 1,387,000,000 |
| Iraq | 1,274,000,000 |
| Tunisia | 1,274,000,000 |
| Austria | 1,274,000,000 |
| Chile | 1,218,000,000 |
| Cuba | 1,189,000,000 |
| Croatia | 1,048,000,000 |
| Ghana | 914,400,000 |
| Cameroon | 910,400,000 |
| South Africa | 906,100,000 |
| Serbia | 509,700,000 |
| Yemen | 481,400,000 |
| Ecuador | 477,800,000 |
| Gabon | 401,000,000 |
| Turkey | 368,100,000 |
| South Korea (Republic of Korea) | 339,800,000 |
| Taiwan (Republic of China) | 237,900,000 |
| Czech Republic | 220,000,000 |
| Afghanistan | 164,200,000 |
| Jordan | 121,800,000 |
| Slovakia | 104,800,000 |
| Morocco | 87,780,000 |
| Bulgaria | 79,280,000 |
| Belarus | 59,460,000 |
| Senegal | 59,460,000 |
| Albania | 50,970,000 |
| Spain | 36,810,000 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 28,320,000 |
| Tajikistan | 19,820,000 |
| France | 16,990,000 |
| Barbados | 14,160,000 |
| Moldova | 11,330,000 |
| Greece | 8,000,000 |
| Slovenia | 8,000,000 |
| Georgia | 7,363,000 |
| Switzerland | 0 |
| Finland | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 0 |
| Iceland | 0 |
| Andorra | 0 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 |
| Armenia | 0 |
| Bahamas | 0 |
| Belgium | 0 |
| Belize | 0 |
| Benin | 0 |
| Bhutan | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
| Botswana | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 0 |
| Burundi | 0 |
| Cambodia | 0 |
| Cape Verde | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 0 |
| Chad | 0 |
| Comoros | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 0 |
| Cyprus | 0 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic of the: Kinshasa) | 0 |
| Djibouti | 0 |
| Dominica | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 |
| El Salvador | 0 |
| Eritrea | 0 |
| Estonia | 0 |
| Ethiopia | 0 |
| Fiji | 0 |
| Grenada | 0 |
| Guatemala | 0 |
| Guinea | 0 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 |
| Guyana | 0 |
| Haiti | 0 |
| Holy See | 0 |
| Honduras | 0 |
| Jamaica | 0 |
| Kenya | 0 |
| Kiribati | 0 |
| Laos | 0 |
| Latvia | 0 |
| Lebanon | 0 |
| Lesotho | 0 |
| Liberia | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 0 |
| Lithuania | 0 |
| Macedonia | 0 |
| Madagascar | 0 |
| Malawi | 0 |
| Maldives | 0 |
| Mali | 0 |
| Malta | 0 |
| Marshall Islands | 0 |
| Mauritania | 0 |
| Mauritius | 0 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 |
| Monaco | 0 |
| Mongolia | 0 |
| Montenegro | 0 |
| Namibia | 0 |
| Nauru | 0 |
| Nepal | 0 |
| Nicaragua | 0 |
| Niger | 0 |
| North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) | 0 |
| Palau | 0 |
| Palestine | 0 |
| Panama | 0 |
| Paraguay | 0 |
| Portugal | 0 |
| Rwanda | 0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 |
| Saint Lucia | 0 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 |
| Samoa | 0 |
| San Marino | 0 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0 |
| Seychelles | 0 |
| Sierra Leone | 0 |
| Singapore | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 0 |
| Somalia | 0 |
| South Sudan | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 |
| Sudan | 0 |
| Suriname | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 |
| The Gambia | 0 |
| Togo | 0 |
| Tonga | 0 |
| Tuvalu | 0 |
| Uganda | 0 |
| Uruguay | 0 |
| Vanuatu | 0 |
| Zambia | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 |
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