Egypt vs United States of America: Gas reserves, per square kilometre

Egypt
1.79 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
United States of America
1.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2020
Egypt rank
27th
United States of America rank
28th

Gas reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Egypt
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.79 million cubic meters per square kilometre against 1.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 351,400 cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.

Egypt ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 28th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 193,093 cubic meters per square kilometre 600,150 cubic meters per square kilometre 407,057 cubic meters per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 535,325 cubic meters per square kilometre 512,505 cubic meters per square kilometre 22,820 cubic meters per square kilometre Egypt
2000s 1.47 million cubic meters per square kilometre 616,724 cubic meters per square kilometre 848,375 cubic meters per square kilometre Egypt
2010s 2.06 million cubic meters per square kilometre 1.07 million cubic meters per square kilometre 988,062 cubic meters per square kilometre Egypt
2020s 1.79 million cubic meters per square kilometre 1.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre 351,400 cubic meters per square kilometre Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per square kilometre, Egypt or United States of America?
Egypt, at 1.79 million cubic meters per square kilometre against 1.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per square kilometre between Egypt and United States of America?
351,400 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States of America?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Egypt and United States of America rank globally for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 28th 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.