Australia

Papua New Guinea

Australia & Oceania

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Kazakhstan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

China

East Asia

Azerbaijan

Russia

Eurasia

Denmark

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Romania

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Europe

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Colombia

Peru

Venezuela

Latin America

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

South Asia

Brunei

Indonesia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Kuwait

Libya

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Nigeria

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map highlighting countries based on proven natural gas reserves. Most reserves (Russia, Iran) are dark green. Moderate reserves (North America, Australia, China) are moderate blue. Least reserves (India, South America) are light blue.

Natural gas reserves as a percentage of known world reserves by country

Countries

World

Proven Natural Gas Reserves

Percent of world reserves

American Samoa (U.S.)

Cook Is. (New Zealand)

Fiji

French Polynesia (France)

Guam (U.S.)

Kiribati

Marshall Is.

Micronesia

Nauru

New Zealand

Niue (New Zealand)

Northern Mariana Is. (U.S.)

Palau

Samoa

Solomon Is.

Tuvalu

New Caledonia (France)

Tonga

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna Is. (France)

None

Timor-Leste

A map highlights membership in the Pacific Islands Forum. Yellow indicates members, such as Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. Orange indicates associate members, such as New Caledonia. Pink indicates forum observers, such as Timor-Leste.

Countries in Australia and Oceania that are member states of the Pacific Islands Forum, an organization founded in 1971 to enhance the economic and social well-being of the people of the South Pacific and foster cooperation among member governments

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)

Seychelles

Mauritius

Angola

Botswana

Democratic Republic of Congo

eSwatini

Lesotho

Madagascar

Malawi

Mozambique

Namibia

South Africa

Tanzania

Zambia

Zimbabwe

A map highlights the Southern African Development Community members such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Madagascar highlighted in light green.

Member states of the Southern African Development Community, an organization founded in 1980 to enhance economic cooperation among its members

SADC

Southern African Development Community (SADC) Members

São Tomé and Príncipe

Burundi

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

A map highlights E C C A S members highlighted in dark red: Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Rwanda, and Burundi.

Member states of the Economic Community of Central African States, an organization founded to achieve collective autonomy, raise the standard of living of its populations, and maintain economic stability through harmonious cooperation

ECCAS

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Members

Alaska

Arizona

Utah

District of Columbia

Florida

Idaho

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont

Washington

Wyoming

Montana

Maine

North Dakota

Kentucky

Virginia

Delaware

Mississippi

West Virginia

Nebraska

Texas

Missouri

Louisiana

Hawaii

North Carolina

Oregon

Alabama

New Mexico

Kansas

Wisconsin

British Columbia

New Jersey

South Carolina

Michigan

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Colorado

Nevada

Massachusetts

Georgia

New York

Maryland

Oklahoma

Tennessee

California

Arkansas

South Dakota

Ohio

Indiana

Minnesota

Iowa

Illinois

A map of the US highlights the major territorial acquisitions such as the Extent of the US, 1,800 in states like Virginia, Alabama, and Michigan shaded in cream. Mexican Cession, 1,850 in states like California and Nevada are shaded light purple.

Proven Natural Gas Reserves			Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)	Southern African Development Community (SADC) Members	Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Members	Major Territorial Acquisitions (U.S.)
Class	Rank	Percent of world reserves	Value	Value	Value	Extent of U.S., 1803	Louisiana Purchase, 1803	West Florida, 1810–1813	British Cession, 1818	East Florida, 1819	Northern Maine, 1842	Texas Annexation, 1845	Oregon Country, 1846	Mexican Cession, 1848	Gadsden Purchase, 1853	Alaska, 1867	Hawaii, 1898












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