This is a list of countries by recoverable shale gas based on data collected by the Energy Information Administration agency of the United States Department of Energy. [1] Numbers for the estimated amount of recoverable shale gas resources are provided alongside numbers for proven natural gas reserves.
* indicates "Natural resources in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
Country | Reserves | Year [1] |
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China | 1,115 | 2013 |
Argentina | 802 | 2013 |
Algeria | 707 | 2013 |
United States | 665 | 2013 |
Canada | 573 | 2013 |
Mexico | 545 | 2013 |
Australia | 437 | 2013 |
South Africa | 390 | 2013 |
Russia | 285 | 2013 |
India * | 245 | 2013 |
Rest of the World | 1,535 | 2013 |
World | 7,299 | 2013 |