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
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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About this data
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.