Iran is the leading OPEC member based on natural gas reserves, with a total slightly over 34 trillion cubic meters as of 2020. OPEC stands for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and was established in Iraq in 1960.
Natural gas reserves in OPEC countries from 2012 to 2020*
(in billion cubic meters)
* Figures are as of year-end and proven reserves.
** Indonesia reinstated its membership to OPEC in January 2016, after suspending its membership in 2009.
*** Qatar left OPEC in January 2019 and Ecuador left in January 2020. Prices have been left in this statistic for posterity reasons.
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