Dry natural gas production as a share of worldwide production rose 4.38% to 5.26% in Iran in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, dry natural gas production as a share of worldwide production in Iran reached an all time high of 5.26% in 2015 and an all time low of 0.384% in 1981. When compared to Iran's main peers, dry natural gas production as a share of worldwide production in Iraq amounted to 0.029%, 1.12% in Pakistan and 2.38% in Turkmenistan in 2015.
Iran has been ranked 3rd within the group of 97 countries we follow in terms of dry natural gas production as a share of worldwide production, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Dry Natural Gas Production (As % of Worldwide Production) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Afghanistan | % | 0.001% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.005% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 2.83% | 2.96% | 3.12% | 3.08% | 3.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 1.37% | 1.64% | 1.45% | 1.22% | 1.03% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 4.74% | 4.58% | 4.61% | 4.75% | 4.71% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 0.039% | 0.041% | 0.027% | 0.019% | 0.034% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 0.369% | 0.273% | 0.345% | 0.350% | 0.574% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 0.353% | 0.368% | 0.411% | 0.461% | 0.477% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 1.30% | 1.24% | 1.19% | 1.23% | 1.15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 2.63% | 2.75% | 2.80% | 2.95% | 2.86% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 0.219% | 0.280% | 0.239% | 0.191% | 0.155% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 1.28% | 1.42% | 2.01% | 2.10% | 2.10% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 2.06% | 1.89% | 1.91% | 1.87% | 1.74% |