Top 5 Natural Gas-Producing Countries in the World

3. Iran

Production in 2021: 8,767 billion cubic feet

Iran has the second largest natural gas reserves after Russia with 1200 trillion cubic feet as of December 2021. After the EU’s ban on Russian fuel imports in 2022, Iran offered to supply to Europe but demanded that the US economic sanctions against the country should be lifted.

In 2021, Iran’s natural gas production increased to 8,767 billion cubic feet from the prior year’s 8,644 billion cubic feet.