Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP

Nigeria
9.46 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Nigeria rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
25th

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 9.46 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.45 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 33.17 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 9.53 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 23.64 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 37.64 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 53.76 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 16.12 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 30.4 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 60.52 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 30.12 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 11.54 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 8.72 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 2.82 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2020s 9.47 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 7.48 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 1.99 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Nigeria, at 9.46 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
2.45 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th 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.