Algeria vs Libya: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP

Algeria
24.18 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Libya
42.73 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Algeria rank
9th
Libya rank
6th

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Algeria
  • Libya
20406080198020002021

How they compare

Libya currently reports 42.73 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 24.18 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Algeria, a difference of 18.55 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.8 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 9th and Libya ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Libya Difference Ahead
1980s 62.66 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 21.88 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 40.77 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Algeria
1990s 74.27 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 41.16 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 33.12 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Algeria
2000s 50.94 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 34.62 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 16.32 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Algeria
2010s 22.33 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 24.11 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 1.78 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 25.75 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 37.42 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 11.67 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per unit of gdp, Algeria or Libya?
Libya, at 42.73 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 24.18 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Algeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Algeria and Libya?
18.55 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Libya?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Algeria and Libya rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
Algeria ranks 9th and Libya ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gas reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gas reserves, per unit of GDP
Unit
cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 7,394 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Gas reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.