The Middle East is the world's region with the highest natural gas reserves to production ratio, while North America has the lowest, at 110 and 14 years, respectively. This means that at the current level of production, natural gas reserves in the Middle East will last around another 110 years before being depleted.
Natural gas reserves to production ratio worldwide in 2020, by region
(in years)
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