Azerbaijan vs Iraq: Gas reserves, per square kilometre
Azerbaijan
20.56 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Iraq
8.59 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
9th
Iraq rank
10th
Gas reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Azerbaijan
- Iraq
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 20.56 million cubic meters per square kilometre against 8.59 million cubic meters per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 11.97 million cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 2.4 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iraq ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Iraq ranks 10th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.50 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 7.29 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 5.78 million cubic meters per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2000s | 7.65 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 7.17 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 475,568 cubic meters per square kilometre | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 11.48 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 7.57 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 3.91 million cubic meters per square kilometre | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 18.84 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 8.59 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 10.25 million cubic meters per square kilometre | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, per square kilometre, Azerbaijan or Iraq?
- Azerbaijan, at 20.56 million cubic meters per square kilometre against 8.59 million cubic meters per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves, per square kilometre between Azerbaijan and Iraq?
- 11.97 million cubic meters per square kilometre, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iraq?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Azerbaijan and Iraq rank globally for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
- Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Iraq ranks 10th 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.