GLOBAL RESERVES OF NATURAL GAS
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FIGURE 9.10 Regional distribution of known natural gas reserves: The Middle East and Northern Eurasia have 75% of the known reserves. Countries with the largest known natural gas reserves: 75% of known reserves occur in 12 countries; just three countries own over half of the world’s known gas reserves. (2011 Data from U.S. Energy Information Agency, www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=1&pid=7&aid=6)