Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Gas reserves, per square kilometre

Australia
419,671 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
404,374 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Australia rank
46th
Papua New Guinea rank
48th

Gas reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 419,671 cubic meters per square kilometre against 404,374 cubic meters per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 15,297 cubic meters per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 66,343 cubic meters per square kilometre 69,157 cubic meters per square kilometre 2,814 cubic meters per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 76,669 cubic meters per square kilometre 523,130 cubic meters per square kilometre 446,460 cubic meters per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 186,616 cubic meters per square kilometre 641,560 cubic meters per square kilometre 454,943 cubic meters per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 254,922 cubic meters per square kilometre 392,319 cubic meters per square kilometre 137,396 cubic meters per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 417,830 cubic meters per square kilometre 411,252 cubic meters per square kilometre 6,578 cubic meters per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per square kilometre, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
Australia, at 419,671 cubic meters per square kilometre against 404,374 cubic meters per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per square kilometre between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
15,297 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th 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.