Australia vs Norway: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP

Australia
2.07 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Norway
2.96 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Australia rank
38th
Norway rank
36th

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.96 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 2.07 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.89 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.

Australia ranks 38th and Norway ranks 36th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 3.1 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 26.6 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 23.5 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Norway
1990s 1.63 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 12.64 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 11 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Norway
2000s 2.73 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 6.78 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 4.05 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Norway
2010s 1.44 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 4.35 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 2.91 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Norway
2020s 2.23 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 3.6 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 1.37 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per unit of gdp, Australia or Norway?
Norway, at 2.96 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 2.07 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Australia and Norway?
0.89 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Australia and Norway rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 38th and Norway ranks 36th 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.