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 is 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 2023, the United States has led the world in both natural gas production and natural gas exports.

Countries by rank

Country	Continent	Natural gas production 2023 (million m³)^[2]
United States	North America	967,300
Russia	Europe/Asia	701,000
Iran	Asia	237,581
China	Asia	179,317
Canada	North America	178,725
Qatar	Asia	167,480
Australia	Oceania	142,110
Saudi Arabia	Asia	114,000
Norway	Europe	112,000
Algeria	Africa	87,860
Turkmenistan	Asia	83,630
Malaysia	Asia	74,985
Egypt	Africa	64,292
United Arab Emirates	Asia	62,890
Indonesia	Asia	62,612
Uzbekistan	Africa	46,900
Nigeria	Asia	46,300
Argentina	South America	41,200
Thailand	Asia	38,420
Pakistan	Asia	38,100
Oman	Asia	36,600
Netherlands	Europe	32,858
United Kingdom	Europe	32,480
Trinidad and Tobago	Caribbean	30,880
Bangladesh	Asia	28,630
India	Asia	27,735
Mexico	North America	27,100
Kazakhstan	Asia/Europe	25,800
Brazil	North America	25,400
Azerbaijan	Asia	23,075
Venezuela	North America	22,700
Ukraine	Europe	19,800
Kuwait	Asia	19,510
Bahrain	Asia	18,271
Myanmar	Asia	18,200
Bolivia	South America	15,330
Peru	South America	12,990
Brunei	Asia	12,500
Libya	Africa	12,415
Papua New Guinea	Oceania	11,785
Colombia	South America	11,305
Iraq	Asia	10,711
Israel	Asia	10,475
Romania	Europe	8,900
Vietnam	Asia	7,200
New Zealand	Oceania	7,000
Equatorial Guinea	Africa	6,800
Angola	Africa	6,500
Mozambique	Africa	5,500
Ghana	Africa	5,100
East Timor	Asia	4,500
Cameroon	Africa	4,000
Germany	Europe	3,800
Poland	Europe	3,600
Syria	Asia	2,000
Italy	Europe	2,800
Denmark	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