| country | proved reserves | gas production | ratio R/P | ||
| trillion cubic metres (tcm) | share of total (%) | billion cubic meters (bcm) | share of total (%) | ||
| Algeria | 4.3 | 2.2 | 86.2 | 2.2 | 50.3 |
| Egypt | 2.1 | 1.1 | 64.9 | 1.6 | 32.9 |
| Libya | 1.4 | 0.7 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 151.5 |
| Nigeria | 5.4 | 2.7 | 49.3 | 1.2 | 109.4 |
| Other Africa | 57.5 | 0.8 | 28 | 0.7 | 58.1 |
| Total Africa | 527 | 7.5 | 237.9 | 6 | 62.7 |
| Total World | 198.8 | 100 | 3989.3 | 100 | 49.8 |