China vs Indonesia: Gas reserves, per square kilometre

China
708,789 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Indonesia
744,220 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
China rank
40th
Indonesia rank
38th

Gas reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M198020002021

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 744,220 cubic meters per square kilometre against 708,789 cubic meters per square kilometre in China, a difference of 35,431 cubic meters per square kilometre.

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

China ranks 40th and Indonesia ranks 38th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
1980s 86,655 cubic meters per square kilometre 650,771 cubic meters per square kilometre 564,115 cubic meters per square kilometre Indonesia
1990s 139,667 cubic meters per square kilometre 1.13 million cubic meters per square kilometre 989,191 cubic meters per square kilometre Indonesia
2000s 180,430 cubic meters per square kilometre 1.37 million cubic meters per square kilometre 1.19 million cubic meters per square kilometre Indonesia
2010s 470,979 cubic meters per square kilometre 1.61 million cubic meters per square kilometre 1.14 million cubic meters per square kilometre Indonesia
2020s 690,674 cubic meters per square kilometre 1.10 million cubic meters per square kilometre 405,826 cubic meters per square kilometre Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per square kilometre, China or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 744,220 cubic meters per square kilometre against 708,789 cubic meters per square kilometre in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per square kilometre between China and Indonesia?
35,431 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
China ranks 40th and Indonesia ranks 38th 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.