Natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves rose 4.17% to 4.01% in Turkmenistan in 2017, according to EIA.
Historically, natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves in Turkmenistan reached an all time high of 4.01% in 2017 and an all time low of 1.16% in 2006. When compared to Turkmenistan's main peers, natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves in Afghanistan amounted to 0.027%, 17.9% in Iran, 1.29% in Kazakhstan and 0.984% in Uzbekistan in 2017.
Turkmenistan has been ranked 5th within the group of 97 countries we follow in terms of natural gas reserves as a share of worldwide reserves, 6 places above 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 1.60% | 1.57% | 2.06% | 2.23% | 2.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 15.6% | 17.2% | 17.3% | 17.1% | 18.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 1.67% | 1.64% | 1.63% | 1.60% | 1.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 1.27% | 1.25% | 1.24% | 1.22% | 1.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 0.442% | 0.391% | 0.351% | 0.382% | 0.370% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 25.0% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.2% | 25.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 3.95% | 3.89% | 3.87% | 3.80% | 3.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 0.969% | 0.955% | 0.950% | 0.932% | 0.973% |
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