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Production of natural gas worldwide in 2025, by country (in billion cubic meters)

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June 2026

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2025

Supplementary notes

Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.
According to the source, the data represent standard cubic meters (measured at 15°C and 1,013 mbar) where possible. Since the data are derived directly from metric tons of oil equivalent using an average conversion factor, they do not necessarily equate with gas volumes expressed in specific national terms.

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As of 2025, the United States was the biggest producer of natural gas in the world. With a production of approximately *** cubic meters that year, U.S. natural gas production was over * cubic meters more than the second biggest producer - Russia. These two nations are by far the biggest contributors to natural gas production on the planet. In 2024, global natural gas production reached a peak of *** cubic meters.

Global natural gas reserves

Global proved natural gas reserves totaled nearly 209 trillion cubic meters in 2024. The Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States are home to the largest regional natural gas reserves. The country with the largest proved natural gas reserves is Russia, which holds * cubic meters in 2024. In the previous year, Russia’s state-owned energy group Gazprom held a **** percent share of global natural gas.

Natural gas trade

In addition to having the largest natural gas reserves, Russia is also one of the world’s leading gas exporting country. The majority of Russia’s gas exports are via pipelines, and in 2024 it exported approximately *** cubic meters through this method. In comparison, Qatar is the third largest natural gas exporter, but is the leading LNG exporting country.