Natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves fell 15.6% to 0.290% in Pakistan in 2017, according to EIA.
Historically, natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves in Pakistan reached an all time high of 0.635% in 1993 and an all time low of 0.290% in 2017. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves in Afghanistan amounted to 0.027%, 2.78% in China, 0.656% in India and 17.9% in Iran in 2017.
Pakistan has been ranked 30th within the group of 97 countries we follow in terms of natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Natural Gas Reserves (As % of Worldwide Reserves) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Afghanistan | % | 0.026% | 0.026% | 0.026% | 0.025% | 0.026% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | % | 0.103% | 0.095% | 0.095% | 0.134% | 0.127% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 1.60% | 1.57% | 2.06% | 2.23% | 2.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 0.565% | 0.598% | 0.640% | 0.686% | 0.754% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 15.6% | 17.2% | 17.3% | 17.1% | 18.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 1.67% | 1.64% | 1.63% | 1.60% | 1.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.011% | 0.011% | 0.011% | 0.011% | 0.011% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 0.442% | 0.391% | 0.351% | 0.382% | 0.370% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 25.0% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.2% | 25.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tajikistan | % | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 3.95% | 3.89% | 3.87% | 3.80% | 3.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 4.54% | 4.91% | 4.50% | 4.85% | ... | ... |
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