Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia: Gas reserves, per square kilometre

Netherlands
3.94 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
4.38 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Netherlands rank
18th
Saudi Arabia rank
15th

Gas reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Netherlands
  • Saudi Arabia
020.0M40.0M60.0M198020002021

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.38 million cubic meters per square kilometre against 3.94 million cubic meters per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 444,880 cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 51.31 million cubic meters per square kilometre 1.65 million cubic meters per square kilometre 49.66 million cubic meters per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 54.39 million cubic meters per square kilometre 2.48 million cubic meters per square kilometre 51.91 million cubic meters per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 49.12 million cubic meters per square kilometre 3.06 million cubic meters per square kilometre 46.07 million cubic meters per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 30.37 million cubic meters per square kilometre 3.83 million cubic meters per square kilometre 26.53 million cubic meters per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 4.88 million cubic meters per square kilometre 4.30 million cubic meters per square kilometre 579,000 cubic meters per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per square kilometre, Netherlands or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 4.38 million cubic meters per square kilometre against 3.94 million cubic meters per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per square kilometre between Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
444,880 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Netherlands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th 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.