Iraq vs Yemen: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP

Iraq
17.78 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Yemen
22.15 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Iraq rank
14th
Yemen rank
11th

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Iraq
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 22.15 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 17.78 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 4.37 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 14th and Yemen ranks 11th of 197 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 1,619 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 37.7 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 1,581 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Iraq
2000s 67.06 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 33.05 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 34 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Iraq
2010s 17.03 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 14.79 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 2.24 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per unit of gdp, Iraq or Yemen?
Yemen, at 22.15 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 17.78 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2018.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Iraq and Yemen?
4.37 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
Iraq ranks 14th and Yemen ranks 11th 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.