Australia vs India: Gas reserves, per square kilometre

Australia
419,671 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
India
464,356 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Australia rank
46th
India rank
43rd

Gas reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 464,356 cubic meters per square kilometre against 419,671 cubic meters per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 44,685 cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 46th and India ranks 43rd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia India Difference Ahead
1980s 75,616 cubic meters per square kilometre 145,628 cubic meters per square kilometre 70,012 cubic meters per square kilometre India
1990s 76,669 cubic meters per square kilometre 224,358 cubic meters per square kilometre 147,689 cubic meters per square kilometre India
2000s 186,616 cubic meters per square kilometre 296,166 cubic meters per square kilometre 109,550 cubic meters per square kilometre India
2010s 254,922 cubic meters per square kilometre 418,206 cubic meters per square kilometre 163,284 cubic meters per square kilometre India
2020s 417,830 cubic meters per square kilometre 457,451 cubic meters per square kilometre 39,620 cubic meters per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per square kilometre, Australia or India?
India, at 464,356 cubic meters per square kilometre against 419,671 cubic meters per square kilometre in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per square kilometre between Australia and India?
44,685 cubic meters per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Australia and India rank globally for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 46th and India ranks 43rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gas reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gas reserves, per square kilometre
Unit
cubic meters per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 7,651 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Gas reserves divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.