Australia

Papua New Guinea

Australia & Oceania

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Kazakhstan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

China

East Asia

Azerbaijan

Russia

Eurasia

Denmark

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Romania

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Europe

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Colombia

Peru

Venezuela

Latin America

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

South Asia

Brunei

Indonesia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Kuwait

Libya

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Nigeria

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map highlighting countries based on proven natural gas reserves. Most reserves (Russia, Iran) are dark green. Moderate reserves (North America, Australia, China) are moderate blue. Least reserves (India, South America) are light blue.

Natural gas reserves as a percentage of known world reserves by country

Countries

World

Proven Natural Gas Reserves

Percent of world reserves

Alaska

Arizona

Utah

Yukon

Northwest Territories

District of Columbia

Florida

Idaho

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont

Washington

Wyoming

Nunavut

Montana

Maine

North Dakota

Kentucky

Nova Scotia

Virginia

Delaware

Prince Edward Island

Saskatchewan

Mississippi

West Virginia

Nebraska

Texas

Missouri

Louisiana

Hawaii

North Carolina

Oregon

New Brunswick

Alabama

New Mexico

Kansas

Wisconsin

British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Jersey

South Carolina

Michigan

Alberta

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Colorado

Nevada

Massachusetts

Georgia

New York

Maryland

Québec

Manitoba

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Ontario

California

Arkansas

South Dakota

Ohio

Indiana

Minnesota

Iowa

Illinois

None

A map depicts the average annual precipitation worldwide. Highest precipitation areas (dark blue), are notably in western Brazil, Guinea, and Indonesia. Lowest precipitation (light blue) areas include northern Africa, Greenland, and central Australia.

Global distribution of average annual precipitation

Average Annual Precipitation

Most of Asia, the southwestern and northeastern regions of North America, the western coastal region of South America, Iceland, the eastern and northwestern parts of Australia, and the extreme southern region of South Africa receive precipitation ranging from 10 to 19 inches shaded in light blue. Northern regions of Africa, Greenland, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, central Australia, and much of Russia, including its northern, southern, and eastern parts, receive around 10 inches of precipitation shaded in very light blue. Much of India, Nepal, eastern China, central Africa including Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Kenya, central North America, Mexico, and the eastern part of Canada receive 20 to 39 inches of precipitation. Central Africa and the eastern region of India, including South Asian regions, receive 40 to 59 inches of precipitation. Southern and southeastern Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Vietnam, and Japan receive 60 to 79 inches of precipitation. The western part of Brazil, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, the extreme northern region of Madagascar, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Costa Rica, and some regions in Central America receive over 80 inches of precipitation shaded in dark blue.

USGS

Inches

A map illustrates global elevations, categorized by different height ranges in meters: below sea level to 0, 1 to 199, 200 to 499, 500 to 1,999, 2,000 to 3,999, and above 4,000.

Elevation of Earth's surface, including the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets.

World Elevations

The map shows global elevations with color-coded categories for different height ranges:Below Sea Level to 0 meters (very dark blue): Small areas highlighted in the north-eastern U S A, around the Caspian Sea, and parts of Egypt, the north-eastern region of Ethiopia, and northern region of Germany.1 to 199 meters (dark blue): South Coastal Plain and lower Mississippi Valley in Eastern North America, large low-lying areas in South America (Amazon Basin, parts of southern Brazil, Paraguay, northern Argentina), most of northern Europe, valleys of major Asian rivers (Tigris, Euphrates, Indus, Ganges), parts of eastern China and Southeast Asia, coastal areas of Africa, and parts of northern and south-central Australia.200 to 499 meters (brown): Eastern North America, parts of South America, much of southern Europe, parts of West and North Africa, parts of Russia, most of Australia.500 to 1,999 meters (orange): Most of western North America except higher mountains, much of Asia, central and southern Africa, most of Norway, and other scattered regions.2,000 to 3,999 meters (dark pink): Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada in North America, central mountainous spine of Central America, higher areas in South America (excluding Andes), and Greenland and Antarctic ice caps.Above 4,000 meters (green): Central Andes Mountains in South America, Himalayas, and Tibetan Plateau in Asia.

NOAA

Meters

Wind directions relative to atmospheric pressure during July with arrows indicating wind patterns, high-pressure areas marked by diverging winds and low-pressure areas by converging winds. Notable patterns include trade winds, westerlies, and monsoons.

Wind direction relative to atmospheric pressure during July

Wind Direction, July

In North America, the winds predominantly flow from west to east, particularly across the United States and Canada. Mexico experiences winds moving from the west towards the interior. In South America, the wind patterns vary; northern regions such as Colombia and Venezuela see east-to-west winds, while in southern Brazil, winds shift eastward. Chile experiences winds moving from the west towards the interior, and Argentina shows a similar west-to-east flow, especially in the southern regions. European wind patterns generally flow from west to east, affecting Western and Eastern Europe uniformly. In Africa, the winds exhibit diverse movements: North Africa has winds flowing from the northeast to the southwest, impacting Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. West Africa sees southward winds, while East Africa experiences northeast to southwest flows. Southern Africa's winds move from the southeast towards the northwest, affecting countries like Angola and Zimbabwe. Asian wind patterns are dominated by west-to-east flows in northern regions such as Russia and Mongolia, while Eastern Asia, including China and Japan, follows a similar pattern. South Asia experiences the monsoon winds, which move from the southwest to the northeast, significantly impacting countries like India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In Australia and Oceania, the winds move clockwise around Australia, particularly towards the eastern and southern coasts. New Zealand experiences west-to-east winds, and in regions like Papua New Guinea and Fiji, the winds flow in a southeasterly direction. The Atlantic Ocean shows circular wind patterns due to high and low-pressure systems. In the North Atlantic, winds move from west to east towards Europe, with a counter-clockwise rotation near Greenland. The Indian Ocean is influenced by the southwest to northeast monsoon winds, affecting coastal regions of East Africa and South Asia. The Pacific Ocean's wind patterns vary with trade winds moving westward near the equator in the North Pacific, and southeast to northwest winds in the South Pacific, especially around Samoa.

nature

Acid Rain

African Languages

Agricultural Regions

Anthropogenic Biomes

Approximate Form and Extent of Outcrop of Carbonate Rocks

Aquifers: Distribution and Recharge

Areas Affected by Acid Rain

Areas Affected by Trypanosomiasis

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Snowfall

Average Distribution of Dew Point Temperatures, January

Average Distribution of Dew Point Temperatures, July

Average Number of Hail Storms

Average Number of Tornado Incidences per Year (U.S.)

Bantu Migrations

Barren or Sparsely Vegetated Areas

Biomes

British Conquest of India

British Empire, Early 1920s

Caribbean Languages

Chinese Empires

Climate Zones

Cold Front

Colonial Possessions, 1914

Continental Shelf

Core Diamond Mining Areas

Days with Heavy Fog

Deforestation: Net Loss, 2000-2015

Deserts and Desertification Risk

Distribution of Calcium Carbonate in Modern Surface Sediments

Distribution of Neritic (Nearshore) and Pelagic (Open Ocean) Sediments

Drought Risk

Drug Cultivation and Production Regions

Early Sub-Saharan States and Empires

Earthquake Hazard Areas (U.S.)

Ecological Regions: Level 1 Regions

Ethnic and Cultural Regions

Ethnic Diversity

Ethnic Groups (Iraq and Iran)

European Settlement Expansion

Forest Types, 1900

Former Soviet Republics

Former Warsaw Pact Members

General Area of Sedimentary Formations Favorable to Oil

Geographic Areas Under Dispute

Geology Rock Type

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Best-Case Projections

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (IPCC)

Proven Natural Gas Reserves			Average Annual Precipitation						World Elevations
Class	Rank	Percent of world reserves	80 and over inches	60–79 inches	40–59 inches	20–39 inches	10–19 inches	Under 10 inches	2000–3,999 m	500–1,999 m	200–499 m	1–199 m	Below sea level to 0 m	Wind Direction, July












			58.7%	2.48%	15.0%	26.8%	41.2%	7.90%	6.85%	9.03%	23.5%	9.18%	0.840%

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Proven Natural Gas Reserves