List of countries by recoverable shale gas

This is a list of countries by recoverable shale gas based on data collected by the Energy Information Administration agency of the United States Department of Energy.^[1] Numbers for the estimated amount of recoverable shale gas resources are provided alongside numbers for proven natural gas reserves.

A map of 48 shale basins in 38 countries, based on US Energy Information Administration data, 2011.

Table

* indicates "Natural resources in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Estimated recoverable reserves
(trillion cubic feet)

Country	Reserves	Year[1]
China	1,115	2013
Argentina	802	2013
Algeria	707	2013
United States	665	2013
Canada	573	2013
Mexico	545	2013
Australia	437	2013
South Africa	390	2013
Russia	285	2013
India *	245	2013
Rest of the World	1,535	2013
World	7,299	2013

See also

• Shale gas by country
• Hydraulic fracturing by country