China vs India: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP
China
0.3656 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
India
0.4359 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
China rank
58th
India rank
55th
Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.4359 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.3656 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0703 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.
China ranks 58th and India ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.16 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 1.82 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 1.35 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 2.15 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 1.98 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1781 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.7446 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 1.13 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.3862 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | India |
| 2010s | 0.4146 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.5831 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1685 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | India |
| 2020s | 0.3933 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.4683 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.075 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, per unit of gdp, China or India?
- India, at 0.4359 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.3656 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between China and India?
- 0.0703 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do China and India rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 58th and India ranks 55th 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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About this data
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.