BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec.2
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
World’s gas reserves stood at 211.428 trillion cubic meters as of 2019, as compared to 211.044 trillion cubic meters in 2018, Trend reports citing Eni’s World Gas and Renewables Review 2020.
Eni estimates that world gas reserves stood at 156.920 trillion cubic meters in 2000, rising to 172.465 trillion cubic meters in 2005 and 194.336 trillion cubic meters in 2010.
The upward trend continued in 2015 with 206.576 trillion cubic meters and in 2016 with 208.038 trillion cubic meters.
In 2017, this figure stood at 211.216 trillion cubic meters before dropping to 211.044 trillion cubic meters in 2018.
Europe’s gas reserves amounted to 3.829 trillion cubic meters in 2019, Russia and Central Asia’s reserves stood at 73.910 trillion cubic meters, Middle East – 81.014 trillion cubic meters, Africa - 15.439 trillion cubic meters, Asia-Pacific - 14.240 trillion cubic meters, Americas - 22.995 trillion cubic meters.
EU countries accounted for 739 billion cubic meters, MENA - 89.309 trillion cubic meters, OECD - 2.825 trillion cubic meters, non-OECD – 208.603 trillion cubic meters, OPEC – 72.864 trillion cubic meters, non-OPEC - 138.565 trillion cubic meters.
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