List of countries by natural gas production

This is a list of countries by natural gas production based on statistics from The U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Natural Gas in this list means dry natural gas; which is used in homes and business for heating, cooling, cooking and electricity generation, it can also be compressed and used as a fuel.^[1]

Dry natural gas in mainly composed of methane. In contrast, wet natural gas also contains significant portions of other liquids such as ethane, propane or butane (also known as Natural Gas Liquids). Wet natural gas is used for petrochemicals as well as gasoline (petrol).

In 2022, the United States has led the world in both natural gas production and natural gas exports.

Countries by rank

Country	Continent	Natural gas production 2022 (million m³)^[2]
United States	North America	1,029,000
Russia	Europe/Asia	618,000
Iran	Asia	263,000
China	Asia	225,000
Canada	North America	188,000
Qatar	Asia	170,000
Australia	Oceania	154,000
Saudi Arabia	Asia	122,000
Norway	Europe	124,000
Algeria	Africa	101,000
Turkmenistan	Asia	86,000
Malaysia	Asia	75,000
Egypt	Africa	65,000
Indonesia	Asia	57,000
United Arab Emirates	Asia	57,000
Uzbekistan	Asia	48,000
Argentina	South America	43,000
Oman	Asia	41,000
Nigeria	Africa	40,000
United Kingdom	Europe	38,000
Pakistan	Asia	37,000
Azerbaijan	Asia/Europe	34,000
India	Asia	33,000
Mexico	North America	31,000
Thailand	Asia	31,000
Kazakhstan	Asia/Europe	27,000
Trinidad and Tobago	South America	27,000
Bangladesh	Asia	25,000
Brazil	South America	23,000
Israel	Asia	23,000
Kuwait	Asia	19,000
Ukraine	Europe	19,000
Bahrain	Asia	18,000
Netherlands	Europe	18,000
Venezuela	South America	18,000
Myanmar	Asia	17,000
Bolivia	South America	14,000
Libya	Africa	12,000
Peru	South America	12,000
Brunei	Asia	11,000
Colombia	South America	11,000
Papua New Guinea	Oceania	11,000
Iraq	Asia	9,900
Romania	Europe	9,500
Vietnam	Asia	7,700
Equatorial Guinea	Africa	6,800
Poland	Europe	5,600
Angola	Africa	5,500
Mozambique	Africa	5,300
Germany	Europe	4,800
New Zealand	Oceania	3,800
Ghana	Africa	3,200
Italy	Europe	3,100
Syria	Asia	3,100
East Timor	Asia	2,900
Cameroon	Africa	2,600
Ivory Coast	Africa	2,600
Philippines	Asia	2,300
Japan	Asia	2,200
Denmark	Europe	1,900
Tanzania	Africa	1,800
Hungary	Europe	1,500
Ireland	Europe	1,400
Tunisia	Africa	1,300
Chile	South America	1,200
Croatia	Europe	700
Cuba	North America	700
Austria	Europe	600
Gabon	Africa	500
Congo	Africa	400
Serbia	Europe	400
Turkey	Asia/Europe	400
Ecuador	South America	300
Czech Republic	Europe	200
Jordan	Asia	200
Yemen	Asia	200
Albania	Europe	<100
Barbados	North America	<100
Belarus	Europe	<100
Belgium	Europe	<100
Bulgaria	Europe	<100
France	Europe	<100
Georgia	Europe/Asia	<100
Guatemala	North America	<100
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	<100
Morocco	Africa	<100
Niger	Africa	<100
Rwanda	Africa	<100
Senegal	Africa	<100
Slovakia	Europe	<100
Slovenia	Europe	<100
South Africa	Africa	<100
Spain	Europe	<100
Taiwan	Asia	<100
Tajikistan	Asia	<100
World		4,108,000