Proved reserves of natural gas rose 36.0% to 1.36 trillion cb ft in New Zealand in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, proved reserves of natural gas in New Zealand reached an all time high of 6.10 trillion cb ft in 1981 and an all time low of 0.900 trillion cb ft in 2006. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, proved reserves of natural gas in Australia amounted to 30.4 trillion cb ft, 103 trillion cb ft in Indonesia, 83.0 trillion cb ft in Malaysia and 3.48 trillion cb ft in Philippines in 2015.
New Zealand has been ranked 62nd within the group of 96 countries we follow in terms of proved reserves of natural gas, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Proved Reserves of Natural Gas | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | trillion cb ft | 110 | 27.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 30.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | trillion cb ft | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | trillion cb ft | 107 | 107 | 141 | 155 | 164 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | trillion cb ft | 106 | 141 | 108 | 105 | 103 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | trillion cb ft | 83.0 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 83.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | trillion cb ft | 1.21 | 0.976 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | trillion cb ft | 8.00 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | trillion cb ft | 3.48 | 3.48 | 3.48 | 3.48 | 3.48 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | trillion cb ft | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Taiwan | trillion cb ft | 0.220 | 0.220 | 0.220 | 0.220 | 0.220 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | trillion cb ft | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.04 | 8.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | trillion cb ft | 6.80 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
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