Japan vs Spain: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP

Japan
0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Spain
0.0017 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Japan rank
95th
Spain rank
98th

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
00.10.20.30.40.5198020002021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.0023 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.

Japan ranks 95th and Spain ranks 98th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0141 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.1786 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.1645 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Spain
1990s 0.0071 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0306 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0235 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Spain
2000s 0.0076 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0019 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0057 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 0.0039 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0019 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0019 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0022 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 Spain?
Japan, at 0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Japan and Spain?
0.0023 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 95th and Spain ranks 98th 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.