As of 2022, natural gas reserves worldwide amounted to a total of approximately 202 trillion cubic meters. Conventional natural gas reserves accounted for the majority of that volume, at 94 percent. The remaining six percent was attributable to unconventional natural gas reserves, of which 86 percent was shale gas.
Distribution of conventional and unconventional natural gas reserves worldwide in 2022
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GECF. (April 5, 2023). Distribution of conventional and unconventional natural gas reserves worldwide in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378782/global-share-of-natural-gas-reserves-by-extraction-method/
GECF. "Distribution of conventional and unconventional natural gas reserves worldwide in 2022." Chart. April 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378782/global-share-of-natural-gas-reserves-by-extraction-method/
GECF. (2023). Distribution of conventional and unconventional natural gas reserves worldwide in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378782/global-share-of-natural-gas-reserves-by-extraction-method/
GECF. "Distribution of Conventional and Unconventional Natural Gas Reserves Worldwide in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378782/global-share-of-natural-gas-reserves-by-extraction-method/
GECF, Distribution of conventional and unconventional natural gas reserves worldwide in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378782/global-share-of-natural-gas-reserves-by-extraction-method/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Distribution of conventional and unconventional natural gas reserves worldwide in 2022 [Graph], GECF, April 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378782/global-share-of-natural-gas-reserves-by-extraction-method/