France vs Japan: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP

France
0.0026 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Japan
0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
France rank
97th
Japan rank
95th

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • France
  • Japan
00.10.20.3198020002021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.0014 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times France's.

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

France ranks 97th and Japan ranks 95th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.117 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0141 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.1029 cubic meters per US$ of GDP France
1990s 0.0209 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0071 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0138 cubic meters per US$ of GDP France
2000s 0.0062 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0076 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0014 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 0.0031 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0039 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0008 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.0028 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per unit of gdp, France or Japan?
Japan, at 0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in France as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between France and Japan?
0.0014 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do France and Japan rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
France ranks 97th and Japan ranks 95th 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.