Japan vs Korea: Gas reserves, per capita

Japan
166.28 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Korea
136.75 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Japan rank
89th
Korea rank
90th

Gas reserves, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
0100200300198020002021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 166.28 cubic meters per person against 136.75 cubic meters per person in Korea, a difference of 29.53 cubic meters per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 89th and Korea ranks 90th of 200 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 208.05 cubic meters per person 0 cubic meters per person 208.05 cubic meters per person Japan
1990s 247.81 cubic meters per person 0 cubic meters per person 247.81 cubic meters per person Japan
2000s 282.19 cubic meters per person 28.79 cubic meters per person 253.4 cubic meters per person Japan
2010s 164.18 cubic meters per person 110.8 cubic meters per person 53.38 cubic meters per person Japan
2020s 165.89 cubic meters per person 136.66 cubic meters per person 29.24 cubic meters per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per capita, Japan or Korea?
Japan, at 166.28 cubic meters per person against 136.75 cubic meters per person in Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per capita between Japan and Korea?
29.53 cubic meters per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for gas reserves, per capita?
Japan ranks 89th and Korea ranks 90th 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.