Natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves rose 7.70% to 2.83% in Nigeria in 2017, according to EIA.
Historically, natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves in Nigeria reached an all time high of 3.02% in 2006 and an all time low of 1.04% in 1985.
Nigeria has been ranked 8th within the group of 97 countries we follow in terms of natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves, 1 place 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 |
| Algeria | % | 2.37% | 2.34% | 2.32% | 2.28% | 2.38% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cameroon | % | 0.071% | 0.070% | 0.070% | 0.068% | 0.071% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gabon | % | 0.015% | 0.015% | 0.015% | 0.014% | 0.015% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 0.815% | 0.775% | 0.798% | 0.785% | 0.796% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Niger | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nigeria | % | 2.79% | 2.65% | 2.66% | 2.59% | 2.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Togo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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