Which countries have natural gas reserves? 65 countries in the Magna Factbook list natural gas among their natural resources, ranked and linked.
65 countries list natural gas among their natural resources. China — graded MAB by the Bureau — is the highest-ranked holder, ahead of United States, United Kingdom. Control of natural gas is geopolitical leverage: whoever holds the resource weighs on supply chains.
| # | Country | Magna grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | MAB |
| 2 | United States | MAB |
| 3 | United Kingdom | MAB |
| 4 | Germany | MBA |
| 5 | Russia | MBA |
| 6 | Denmark | MBA |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | MBA |
| 8 | Norway | MBA |
| 9 | Canada | MBA |
| 10 | India | MBA |
| 11 | Israel | MBA |
| 12 | Australia | MBA |
| # | Country | Magna grade |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | AE | MBA |
| 14 | Qatar | MBA |
| 15 | Netherlands | MBA |
| 16 | Kuwait | MBA |
| 17 | New Zealand | MBA |
| 18 | Indonesia | MBB |
| 19 | Peru | MBB |
| 20 | Albania | MBB |
| 21 | Romania | MBB |
| 22 | Malaysia | MBB |
| 23 | Thailand | MBB |
| 24 | Poland | MBB |
| 25 | Colombia | MBB |
| 26 | Hungary | MBB |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | MBB |
| 28 | Oman | MBB |
| 29 | Ireland | MCB |
| 30 | Mexico | MCB |
| 31 | Iran | MCB |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | MCB |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | MCB |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | MCB |
| 35 | Brunei | MCB |
| 36 | Bahrain | MCB |
| 37 | Algeria | MCB |
| 38 | Libya | MCB |
| 39 | Iraq | MCB |
| 40 | Egypt | MCB |
| 41 | Venezuela | MCB |
| 42 | Serbia | MCB |
| 43 | Pakistan | MCB |
| 44 | Ukraine | MCB |
| 45 | Ethiopia | MCB |
| 46 | South Africa | MCB |
| 47 | Bolivia | MCB |
| 48 | Belarus | MCB |
| 49 | Nigeria | MCB |
| 50 | Tanzania | MCB |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | MCC |
| 52 | Bangladesh | MCC |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | MCC |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | MCC |
| 55 | Gabon | MCC |
| 56 | Burma | MCC |
| 57 | Timor-Leste | MCC |
| 58 | Afghanistan | MCC |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | MCC |
| 60 | Barbados | MCC |
| 61 | Equatorial Guinea | MCC |
| 62 | Congo (Brazzaville) | MCC |
| 63 | Mozambique | MCD |
| 64 | Eritrea | MCD |
| 65 | Somalia | MCD |
