Japan vs Republic of Korea: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP

Japan
0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Republic of Korea
0.0036 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Japan rank
95th
Republic of Korea rank
96th

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
00.0050.010.0150.02198020002021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0036 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 95th and Republic of Korea ranks 96th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0141 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0141 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Japan
1990s 0.0071 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0071 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 0.0076 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0063 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 0.0039 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0036 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0039 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0002 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, Japan or Republic of Korea?
Japan, at 0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0036 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Republic of Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Japan and Republic of Korea?
0.0004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 95th and Republic of Korea ranks 96th 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.