Natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves rose 4.17% to 0.044% in Poland in 2017, according to EIA.
Historically, natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves in Poland reached an all time high of 0.187% in 1987 and an all time low of 0.042% in 2016. When compared to Poland's main peers, natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves in Czech Republic amounted to 0.002%, 0.022% in Germany, 25.6% in Russia and 0.591% in Ukraine in 2017.
Poland has been ranked 54th within the group of 97 countries we follow in terms of natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves, 10 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 |
| Austria | % | 0.008% | 0.008% | 0.006% | 0.005% | 0.005% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | % | 1.60% | 1.57% | 2.06% | 2.23% | 2.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.004% | 0.003% | 0.006% | 0.005% | 0.005% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.092% | 0.091% | 0.064% | 0.059% | 0.051% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.011% | 0.011% | 0.011% | 0.011% | 0.011% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 0.087% | 0.049% | 0.047% | 0.045% | 0.045% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 0.033% | 0.033% | 0.054% | 0.053% | 0.056% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 25.0% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.2% | 25.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 0.007% | 0.007% | 0.007% | 0.007% | 0.007% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 4.54% | 4.91% | 4.50% | 4.85% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 0.581% | 0.573% | 0.570% | 0.559% | 0.584% |
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