Shale Gas By Country
This table is based on data collected by the Energy Information Administration agency of the United States Department of Energy. List of countries by recoverable shale gas contains the complete list.
| Country | Estimated recoverable resources (trillion cubic feet) |
Proven natural gas reserves (trillion cubic feet) |
Date of Information |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,275 | 107.0 | 2011 |
| 2 | United States | 862 | 272.5 | 2011 |
| 3 | Argentina | 774 | 13.4 | 2011 |
| 4 | Mexico | 681 | 12.0 | 2011 |
| 5 | South Africa | 485 | - | 2011 |
| 6 | Australia | 396 | 110.0 | 2011 |
| 7 | Canada | 388 | 62.0 | 2011 |
| 8 | Libya | 290 | 54.7 | 2011 |
| 9 | Brazil | 226 | 12.9 | 2011 |
| 10 | Algeria | 231 | 159.0 | 2011 |
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