Pazkhian: Despite the sanctions, Iran's gas production reached 300 billion cubic meters Madikian announced that despite the international sanctions, the country managed to increase its natural gas production to about 300 billion cubic meters and was ranked third in the world among gas producers. Referring to the high capacity of energy production in Iran, Dr. Madishian said: In addition to being among the largest gas producers in the world, the country is also among the highest in the world in terms of domestic consumption.