Egypt vs Papua New Guinea: Gas reserves, per capita

Egypt
16,078 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
18,289 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Egypt rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Gas reserves, per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18,289 cubic meters per person against 16,078 cubic meters per person in Egypt, a difference of 2,211 cubic meters per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Egypt ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 4,683 cubic meters per person 8,436 cubic meters per person 3,754 cubic meters per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 8,069 cubic meters per person 52,717 cubic meters per person 44,647 cubic meters per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 18,050 cubic meters per person 45,228 cubic meters per person 27,178 cubic meters per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 20,938 cubic meters per person 20,782 cubic meters per person 156.34 cubic meters per person Egypt
2020s 16,199 cubic meters per person 18,790 cubic meters per person 2,591 cubic meters per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per capita, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 18,289 cubic meters per person against 16,078 cubic meters per person in Egypt as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per capita between Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
2,211 cubic meters per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gas reserves, per capita?
Egypt ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gas reserves, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gas reserves, per capita
Unit
cubic meters per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 7,721 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Gas reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.