Natural gas is part of nearly every aspect of our daily lives. It is used for heating, cooking, electricity generation, as fuel for motor vehicles, in fertilizers, and in the manufacture of plastics. The fuel is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas and non-renewable fossil fuel that forms below the Earth’s surface. Although the Earth has enormous quantities of natural gas, much of it is in areas far from where the fuel is needed. To facilitate transport and reduce volume, natural gas is frequently converted into liquefied natural gas (LNG), in a process called liquefaction.
Here are the top 20 largest natural gas producing countries in the world.
| Rank | Country | Cubic meters |
| 1. | United States | 934.2 billion |
| 2. | Russia | 701.7 billion |
| 3. | Iran | 256.7 billion |
| 4. | China | 209.2 billion |
| 5. | Qatar | 177.0 billion |
| 6. | Canada | 172.3 billion |
| 7. | Australia | 147.2 billion |
| 8. | Saudi Arabia | 117.3 billion |
| 9. | Norway | 114.3 billion |
| 10. | Algeria | 100.8 billion |
| 11. | Turkmenistan | 79.3 billion |
| 12. | Malaysia | 74.2 billion |
| 13. | Egypt | 67.8 billion |
| 14. | Indonesia | 59.3 billion |
| 15. | United Arab Emirates | 57.0 billion |
| 16. | Uzbekistan | 50.9 billion |
| 17. | Nigeria | 45.9 billion |
| 18. | Argentina | 45.3 billion |
| 19. | United Kingdom | 39.9 billion |
| 20. | Mexico | 36.9 billion |
